NZ hit by magnitude 6.2 quake
Parliament was suspended as residents across the nation were rattled, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex continuing their tour.
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US attacks create wider divide
Rather than uniting Americans against violence, the recent attacks have kept partisans dug into their respective foxholes.
Falling foul of PC power
Why playing race and gender “gotcha” is mostly a preoccupation of educated and affluent whites.
Nice day for welly wanging
Despite earthquakes and rain, the gave NZ weather the boot today, with Meghan showing a talent for welly wanging.
Mafia orders hit on drug dog
Pocho is a dead dog walking. The Jack Russell has had a price put on his head by the Camorra mafia, because he’s taken a bite out of their profits.
Crash plane Boeing’s bestseller
Virgin Australia is among 100 buyers for the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft that crashed yesterday, regarded as one of the safest in the world.
UK moves on tax for tech giants
Britain has made the most concrete bid yet by an industrialised nation to increase taxes on global tech giants.
What Merkel’s resignation means
Angela Merkel’s decision to quit as party leader makes her immediate future as Germany’s leader much more precarious.
Aussies to jump Heathrow queues
Goodbye long queues after that 23-hour flight. Australians will be able to access e-passport gates at all UK airports.
Mayday after 2 minutes in air
The Lion Air plane that crashed into the Java Sea yesterday was in the air for only 2 to 3 minutes before the pilot sent a Mayday call.
Leicester mourns visionary tycoon who earned respect beyond football
Leicester City is in deep mourning after the Thai billionaire who managed to touch and influence an entire community.
Voters kept off roll in key races
Voting irregularities have been found that could change the results of the crucial US mid-term elections in key states.
1MDB scandal yacht to be sold
Malaysia’s government launched a month-long auction for a luxury yacht bought with money stolen from 1MDB.
Brazil’s Trump cruises to victory
Jair Bolsonaro has been elected president of Brazil, promising a change in direction for the giant Latin American country.
Bolsonaro on promise to smash a system as corrupt as Eastern bloc world commentary
Jair Bolsonaro has smashed the Brazilian political establishment as surely as Donald Trump smashed its US counterpart.
Meghan’s ‘pepi’ avoids war zone
The Duchess of Sussex broke into a grin as a Maori elder wished her strength with her soon-to-be ‘pepi’.
Shabbat gunman ‘lived like a ghost’
The Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers lived a double life of an amiable loner in person but a vicious anti-Semite online.
Hesse hands out beating to German elite
Angela Merkel’s conservatives emerged with an extremely lacklustre win from the vote overnight Sunday in central Hesse.
Merkel to quit as party leader
Angela Merkel has told members of her ruling CDU party that she will stand aside as its elected leader in December.
How an ankle can help your eyes
Surgeons at a British hospital are performing a groundbreaking operation to restore sensation in the eye by using the ankle.
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