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Making the best use of your time
2 Dec 2025What makes a good day, and how can we ensure we have more good days than bad across our lifetimes?
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Trump willing to release MRI results but has 'no idea' what it examined
2 Dec 2025"If they want to release it, it's OK with me to release it. It's perfect," the US president told reporters.
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Former Trump lawyer unlawfully serving as US attorney - appeals court
2 Dec 2025The legal blow to the Trump administration could have far-reaching consequences on other appointments across the country.
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A320 jets have new quality problem, Airbus confirms
The issue affects a "limited" number of A320-family aircraft and comes after a recall over a software bug, which affected airlines including in New Zealand.
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Police bust alleged 'satanic' Sydney child abuse network
1 Dec 2025Four men were charged as police allege the group distributed "ritualistic and satanic" child abuse material online.
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Diver's body recovered after cave diving incident
1 Dec 2025The 65-year-olds death prompted a recovery operation involving the SA Police Water Operations Unit and cave specialists.
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Spelling errors could help identify high school threat suspect
1 Dec 2025New details about violent threats against an Adelaide high school include bizarre images believed to contain examples of the individual's handwriting.
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Police comb fire-ravaged Hong Kong apartments
1 Dec 2025The city's deadliest fire in more than 75 years has claimed the lives of 146 and counting.
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UK military committed war crimes in Afghanistan, former officer tell inquiry
1 Dec 2025The inquiry was ordered after a BBC TV documentary reported that SAS soldiers had killed 54 people during the war in Afghanistan in suspicious circumstances.
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'Entire lives swept away' as hundreds killed in Sri Lanka flooding
1 Dec 2025People in New Zealand say their relatives in Sri Lanka are in "complete isolation" after being surrounded by floodwaters.
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Thai cave rescuer to help retrieve diver's body from 'maze-like' system
1 Dec 2025A team of cave diving specialists will attempt to retrieve the body of a man trapped in one of Australia's longest underwater caves.
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Israel's Netanyahu seeks pardon in years-long corruption trial
1 Dec 2025Benjamin Netanyahu has argued that criminal proceedings are hindering his ability to govern and a pardon would be good for Israel.
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Calls for accountability over lethal Hong Kong fire silenced
1 Dec 2025Not long before he was reportedly detained, Miles Kwan approached commuters outside a Hong Kong train station, urging them to demand accountability for the deadly inferno that tore through nearby…
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8 ways to drink less during the silly season
1 Dec 2025Some simple, evidence-based strategies will help you navigate the Christmas party season without relying on will power alone.
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Four dead after 14 people shot at family gathering in California
30 Nov 2025Children and adults were among those shot in the incident - the suspected shooter fled and remains at large.
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Shipping disrupted amidst NSW climate protest
1 Dec 2025Hundreds of protesters took to the water on kayaks and watercraft as part of Rising Tide's annual protest, blocking coal ships.
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Why are screen villains always drinking milk?
29 Nov 2025From Frankenstein to cold-blooded assassin Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men, milk is a long way from human kindness in movieland.
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Thousands protest in Philippines against flood control fraud
30 Nov 2025Rage over so-called ghost flood-control projects has been mounting for months in the country which has faced powerful typhoons in recent months.
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Surfers may soon have to pay to ride Fiji's world-class waves
30 Nov 2025The Fijian government has moved to repeal a unique law that opened up access to world-class reef breaks for tourists and locals alike.
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Venezuelan airspace should be considered closed - Trump
30 Nov 2025Venezuela's foreign minister has denounced the directive as an "extravagant, illegal, and unjustified aggression against the people of Venezuela".
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More than 300 dead in Indonesia floods, hundreds stranded
30 Nov 2025Large parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have been stricken by cyclone-fuelled torrential rain for a week, with a rare tropical storm forming in the Malacca Strait.
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Air NZ expects A320 fleet back in service by Sunday evening
29 Nov 2025The national airline reports software updates are near fully completed.
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NZ navy ship made transit through sensitive Taiwan Strait
27 Nov 2025Defence Minister Judith Collins said the supply vessel made its way through the Strait at the start of November on its way to the North Asian region.
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Frozen rewrote Disney princess narrative - and it's still relevant
30 Nov 2025The movie wasn't just a box office success - it introduced a princess who was strong, flawed and uninterested in romance.
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