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Friday, 16 April 2010
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Counter tickets for World Cup go on sale
16 Apr 2010There was a carnival like atmosphere in South Africa as World Cup football ticket centres opened for the final phase of sales. Audio
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Evening Business for 16 April 2010
16 Apr 2010News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Pope asks Christians to do penance
16 Apr 2010Christians need to do penance that's the message from Pope Benedict to the faithful in connection with the sex abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church. Audio
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UK holds first televised political leaders debate
16 Apr 2010Gordon Brown, David Cameron the leader of the opposition Conservative Party and Nick Clegg the leader of the Liberal Democrats argued about the economy and domestic issues such as immigration, health… Read more Audio
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Russia freezes adoptions by Americans
16 Apr 2010The Russian government is suspending all adoptions of children by United States citizens. The announcement comes after a seven year-old Russian boy was sent back on his own to Moscow because his… Read more Audio
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Polls close in Sudan's election
16 Apr 2010The polls have closed after five days of voting in Sudan's first multi-party election since 1986. Audio
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Aim for Mars not the Moon
16 Apr 2010President Obama's decision earlier this year to kill off America's next space flight programme just as the space shuttle approaches retirement has divided pioneer astronauts and dismayed communities… Read more Audio
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Japanese whaling meat on sale in U.S.
16 Apr 2010With less than two months until the International Whaling Commission meeting, scientists are pitching a last minute bid to stop Japan's so called scientific research program. Audio
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Travel chaos caused by Iceland volcano
16 Apr 2010As many as 600 thousand air travellers around the world have had their plans thrown into chaos, thanks to a massive plume of ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland. Audio
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U.N. report critical of Musharraf govt. over Bhutto's death
16 Apr 2010The long awaited UN report into the assassination of the Pakistani political leader Benazir Bhutto two years ago is highly critical of the military government of General Pervez Musharraf which was in… Read more Audio
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Unsubsidized tertiary students cost educators
16 Apr 2010Tertiary Education Commission figures show universities and polytechnics have been carrying unsubsidised students and they would have been worth nearly thirty-three million dollars in government… Read more Audio
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Thai protester escapes arrest through window
16 Apr 2010A Thai anti-government protest leader has escaped from a Bangkok hotel besieged by security forces by climbing down a rope. Audio
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Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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