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Roe v Wade shows why abortion dominates America's divisions
Analysis - Though often unspoken, masked or downplayed, abortion has always been at the heart of US political polarisation, writes Tim Watkin.
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'Like a human the size of Mount Everest' - the bacteria so big it can be seen without a microscope
A stunning discovery in a mangrove forest may change how we think about bacteria and the world around us Audio
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'Loss for women everywhere' - Ardern on Roe v Wade decision
25 Jun 2022Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called the US decision to overturn Roe v Wade "incredibly upsetting," while National's Christopher Luxon says it is an "issue for…
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Norway bar shooting investigated as terrorist act
25 Jun 2022Two people have been shot dead and 21 injured in a shooting at a nightclub and nearby streets in the centre of the Norwegian capital, Oslo, police say.
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Russian missiles strike across Ukraine, says Kyiv
25 Jun 2022Russian missiles rained down across Ukraine as the biggest land conflict in Europe since World War II entered its fifth month.
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Eighteen dead in mass break-in to Spanish enclave of Melilla
25 Jun 2022Officials said the deaths occurred after fences were cut and several hundred migrants tried to break through into the Spanish enclave in North Africa.
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New Zealand joins new Pacific partnership group with US, UK
25 Jun 2022New Zealand has joined the United States, Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom in an informal group aimed at boosting economic and diplomatic ties with Pacific island nations.
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Protests across US reflect seismic change in abortion rights law
Thousands of Americans have taken to the streets in peaceful protests against the Supreme Court's decision that has overturned the Roe v Wade case that recognised a constitutional right to an…
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World's deepest shipwreck discovered
25 Jun 2022The US Navy ship "Sammy B" sank off the Philippines in a ferocious World War II battle with the Japanese.
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Boris Johnson admits by-election results 'not brilliant' - but vows to go on
25 Jun 2022The UK prime minister is defiant in the face of two devastating by-election results and the resignation of his party's chair.
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US abortion clinics start to close after Supreme Court ruling
Clinics have already begun closing in some US states after a Supreme Court ruling removed the constitutional right to abortion.
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Ukraine: Kyiv orders forces to withdraw from Severodonetsk
The city in eastern Ukraine has endured weeks of bombardment, as Russian forces try to take complete control of the region.
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US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade abortion landmark
25 Jun 2022Millions of women in the US will lose the constitutional right to abortion, after the Supreme Court overturned a 50-year-old ruling that legalised it.
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US vows more high-level engagement with Pacific islands amid China push
24 Jun 2022More high-level US officials are expected to visit Pacific island countries as Washington steps up its engagement to counter China in the strategically important region.
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US Senate passes gun safety bill, Supreme Court knocks down handgun limits
A bipartisan package of modest gun safety measures has passed the US Senate even as the Supreme Court broadly expands gun rights.
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US Supreme Court ruling expands gun rights
24 Jun 2022The decision, criticised by President Joe Biden, is expected to allow more people to carry guns legally.
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Trump's election challenge 'a murder-suicide pact'
The Capitol riot panel hears of an explosive Oval Office showdown with Donald Trump and justice department lawyers.
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'Crucial step': EU awards Ukraine and Moldova candidate status
24 Jun 2022Ukraine and Moldova have both been granted EU candidate status, European Council president Charles Michel has announced.
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Afghanistan quake: Many children feared dead in disaster
24 Jun 2022Doctors in Afghanistan say many children may have been killed in Wednesday's earthquake, while the death toll is expected to rise.
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Mass biodiversity loss would slash global credit ratings, report warns
23 Jun 2022Major global biodiversity loss could cause enough economic damage by the end of the decade to cut more than half of the world's sovereign credit ratings, a major study has warned.
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Ukraine's Zelensky looks to EU offer as Russia bombards cities
23 Jun 2022Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has hailed progress towards joining the EU as Russian forces pound Kharkiv and the eastern Donbas region.
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Suspect named as Mexican authorities recover bodies of killed priests, tour guide
23 Jun 2022Mexican authorities have located the bodies of two Jesuit priests and a tour guide shot dead this week in a gang-ravaged area of northern Mexico after a major search.
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Medical staff to face trial over Maradona's death
23 Jun 2022Eight medical personnel are to stand trial accused of criminal negligence in the death of legendary Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona.
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Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall reportedly to divorce
23 Jun 2022Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and actress Jerry Hall are getting a divorce, US media report.
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Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 1000, toll expected to rise
23 Jun 2022Houses were reduced to rubble after the magnitude 6.1 earthquake and rescue operations were complicated by heavy rain, landslides and many villages being in inaccessible hillside areas. Audio
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Fox News parent must face defamation lawsuit over election coverage
A Delaware judge on Tuesday rejected a motion by the parent of Fox News Network to dismiss Dominion Voting Systems Inc's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit over the network's 2020 presidential election…
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Afghanistan earthquake: At least 920 people killed and 600 wounded, officials say
22 Jun 2022A powerful earthquake has killed at least 920 people and left hundreds more injured in Afghanistan, Taliban officials say.
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UK inflation hits 40-year record, highest in G7
The Bank of England said last week that inflation was likely to remain above 9 percent over the coming months before peaking at slightly above 11 percent in October.
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- Roe v Wade shows why abortion dominates America's divisions
- Largest-known bacterium found in mangrove — and you can see it without a microscope
- Two men in custody after death of woman in Christchurch