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These are the world's highest-paid athletes
18 May 2024Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has topped Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes, but a new face has moved into second.
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All White Clayton Lewis reportedly arrested over betting scandal
18 May 2024New Zealand Football says it is concerned about the serious allegations made in the A-League betting scandal unfolding in Sydney.
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Brazil declared host of 2027 Women's World Cup at FIFA Congress
17 May 2024Brazil will be the first South American country to hold the tournament.
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Uneasy calm sets in New Caledonia as reinforcements arrive
18 May 2024Food rationing is in place, and hundreds more police, army and firefighters are on the streets in an effort to regain control of Nouméa.
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US House votes to force weapons shipments to Israel, rebuking Biden
17 May 2024The Israel Security Assistance Support Act is not expected to become law, but its passage underscored the deep US election-year divide over Israel policy.
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Algerian man found alive in cellar after 26 years
17 May 2024Omar bin Omran disappeared as a teenager in the 1990s and was found on Sunday, 200m from where he grew up.
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Putin and Xi condemn the US and pledge a new era
17 May 2024The two leaders' joint statement proclaimed opposition to the US on a host of security issues and a shared view on Taiwan, Ukraine and North Korea.
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Donald Trump's lawyers seek to undermine Cohen's credibility
17 May 2024Hush money trial: Trump's lawyers cited former fixer Michael Cohen's insults and accused him of lying.
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New Caledonia violence leaves families in NZ anxious
16 May 2024Worried New Caledonian expats are "terrified" for friends and family amid ongoing civil unrest in the island nation. Audio
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Nakba: Palestinians mark 76 years of dispossession
In many ways, the Palestinians' mass expulsion from what is now Israel in 1948 pales in comparison to the calamity now unfolding in Gaza.
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Suspect charged with attempted murder of Slovak PM Robert Fico
17 May 2024The man could face life in prison after a shooting put the Slovak prime minister in the ICU.
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What sparked New Caledonia's deadly riots?
17 May 2024At least four people are dead and hundreds are injured amid widespread fires, armed clashes with police and mass looting.
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Air Vanuatu owes at least US$65m, liquidators say
16 May 2024The dire extent of Air Vanuatu's demise has been revealed by the airline's liquidators EY.
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What we know, and don't know, about the US presidential debates
16 May 2024President Joe Biden and Republican nominee Donald Trump have agreed to participate in two of them: one in June and one in September.
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Crew still trapped on ship that hit Baltimore bridge
16 May 2024As a controlled explosion rocked the Dali, nearly two dozen sailors remained below deck in the massive ship's hull, seven weeks ater the bridge collapse.
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Pilot pulls off miraculous dog rescue in Australian outback
16 May 2024A dog owner has described how a "needle in the haystack" rescue of his dog brought a "tear to his eye".
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Thousands of Kiwi Indians excluded from voting in election
19 Apr 2024With nearly 968 million people expected to vote, India's 2024 general election will be the world's largest.
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'Explosions and gunshots': Kiwi describes Nouméa on fire
16 May 2024"They were rioting right through town. The town was on fire," an Auckland man says, describing widespread violence in New Caledonia. Audio
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Magician David Copperfield accused of sexual misconduct
16 May 2024Sixteen women have made allegations which the magician's representative says are "false and scurrilous".
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Slovak PM shot in public by 71-year-old poet
16 May 2024Slovak media said the shooter was a 71-year-old man but the motive was not immediately clear.
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Parents of Kye Schaefer, 21-year-old surfer stabbed in Coffs Harbour, issue tearful plea
16 May 2024"I think no words can sort of ultimately describe how we're feeling," Pam Schaefer says.
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Why are there riots in New Caledonia against France's voting reform?
16 May 2024Explainer: New Caledonia is central to France President Emmanuel Macron's plan to increase French influence in the Pacific.
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Who is Robert Fico? Slovakian PM suffers assassination attempt
16 May 2024The shooting came after years of controversy for a 'polarising' leader.
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Russian forces take control of three settlements in Ukraine
16 May 2024US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is offering new aid as Kyiv reels from the renewed Russian attacks.