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Christchurch school's Stairway to Heaven cover an online hit
A Christchurch school performance of Stairway to Heaven has wowed the crowd so much it led to a flood of requests for the footage, and has now been viewed more than 150,000 times. Video, Audio
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New Zealand residents escape Gaza, Peters says
4:29 pm todayFive New Zealand permanent residents have escaped Gaza through the Rafah crossing overnight, Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters says.
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Julian Dennison is back in Uproar, taking on the Springboks' 1981 tour of New Zealand
2 Dec 2023Dennison says he hopes his new movie "helps people to understand, encourages people to learn, to read about things, to talk about things." Video
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Mount Marapi: Eleven hikers killed as volcano erupts in Indonesia
9:19 pm todayEleven hikers have been found dead near the crater of Indonesia's Marapi volcano after it erupted over the weekend, rescuers say.
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Israeli bombing of Gaza intensifies, refugee camp reported hit
10:07 am todayIsraeli forces bombed wide areas of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, civilians in the besieged territory seeking shelter in an ever-shrinking area of the south.
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Four killed, including two children, in New York stabbing
7:22 am todayFour people, including two children, have been killed and three others injured following a stabbing in Queens, New York.
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Explainer: How climate change is making the world sick
8:24 am todayHeat stress. Lung damage from wildfire smoke - the way that public health has been impacted by climate change is in focus for the first time ever at the annual UN climate summit.
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AI increasingly becoming a threat to 'knowledge workers'
3 Dec 2023Humans are already working alongside robots in industries such as manufacturing, but knew technology developments are threatening 'knowledge workers' jobs too.
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Philippine military on high alert after bombing called terrorism
3 Dec 2023Philippine forces were on high alert on Sunday after a bomb killed four people and wounded several during a Catholic Mass in a university gymnasium in the south of the country, an attack the…
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Russian media report police have raided Moscow gay clubs
3 Dec 2023Russian media have reported that Moscow police have raided several gay clubs, a day after the Supreme Court moved to outlaw the 'LGBT movement.'
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Paris attack near Eiffel Tower leaves one dead and two injured
3 Dec 2023A man has died and two others have been injured in a knife and hammer attack on a street in central Paris.
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Muslim American leaders want a new 2024 president candidate
3 Dec 2023Muslim American leaders have vowed to mobilize their communities against President Joe Biden's reelection over his support of Israel's war in Gaza, but they have yet to settle on an alternative 2024…
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The seven types of people on Spotify Wrapped day
3 Dec 2023It doesn't matter who you are, whether you hate music or have never and will never use Spotify. Everyone fits the mould for at least one of these types on Wrapped day.
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'A night of horror' - 193 people killed in latest attacks on Gaza
3 Dec 2023Israel has carried out intense air strikes on Khan Younis in southern Gaza, with residents describing it as the heaviest bombing of the war.
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Tsunami alert lifted after 7.4 earthquake strikes Philippines
3 Dec 2023The earthquake was at least magnitude 7.5 and struck Mindanao late on Saturday
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'Hell on Earth has returned to Gaza' - Israel/Hamas truce talks collapse
2 Dec 2023Renewed fighting in Gaza stretched into a second day on Saturday after talks to extend a week-old truce with Hamas collapsed and mediators said Israeli bombardments were complicating attempts to again…
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Can technology solve the global climate crisis?
2 Dec 2023Governments and investors are pouring billions of dollars into emerging technologies to combat global warming in long-shot bets that entrepreneurship can help lead the way to a climate-friendly world.
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The final frontier? How humans could live underwater in 'ocean stations'
2 Dec 2023In 2026, a crew of six fully-trained aquanauts will be deployed to a new oceanic habitat system - beginning what promises to be the era of humanity's continuous presence underwater.
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US court says Trump must face lawsuits over US Capitol attack
2 Dec 2023A US appeals court has ruled Donald Trump must face civil lawsuits over his role in the attack on the Capitol by his supporters,
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Shane MacGowan's wife hopes 'Fairytale of New York' will be Christmas number one
2 Dec 2023Victoria Mary Clarke compared the song's tumultuous love story with her own marriage to MacGowan.
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North Korea says interference in its satellites would be declaration of war - KCNA
2 Dec 2023According to North Korea, it successfully launched its first military spy satellite on 21 November.
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Protester self-immolates outside Israeli consulate in US
2 Dec 2023A protester with a Palestinian flag self-immolated on Friday outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta.
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'To hell with this place': George Santos expelled from US House
2 Dec 2023He was the first to be kicked out without having fought for the Confederacy or being convicted of a crime.
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Clashes over fossil fuels, Gaza conflict cloud COP28 climate summit
2 Dec 2023UN Secretary General António Guterres urged world leaders at the COP28 climate summit on Friday to plan for a future without fossil fuels.
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Israel wants buffer zone in post-war Gaza - sources
2 Dec 2023Israel has informed Arab states it wants to carve out a buffer zone on the Palestinian side of Gaza's border to prevent future attacks, sources say.
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Released Palestinians allege abuse in Israeli jails
1 Dec 2023Palestinians tell the BBC they were beaten and had dogs set on them while in Israeli detention.
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Israel resumes Gaza assault after rockets fired, heavy fighting reported
1 Dec 2023Heavy fighting has been reported in Gaza as Israel's military resumed combat operations against Hamas after accusing the Palestinian militant group of violating a temporary truce by firing towards…
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Five years after murder, friend marks what would have been Grace Millane's 27th birthday
2 Dec 2023Hannah Burrell knew she would be in New Zealand for the fifth anniversary of her friend's death, and wanted to honour her.
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