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Live blog: Count starts as voting closes in Australia's eastern states
Live - Voting has closed in some states in Australia's federal elections after a campaign that's focused on budget surpluses, taxes and climate change. Follow RNZ's live blog here.
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Missouri passes bill that outlaws most abortions at eight weeks
about 2 hours agoMissouri's state legislature has passed a controversial bill that would outlaw nearly all abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy.
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Dog discovers newborn buried in field
17 minutes agoA dog in northern Thailand has rescued a newborn baby after it was buried alive, allegedly by its teenage mother.
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Australians go to the polls in close-run general election
Australians have begun voting on Saturday in the first general election since political infighting ousted the nation's fourth leader in a decade.
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Labour-Tory Brexit talks end without deal
Talks between Labour and Theresa May's government aimed at breaking the Brexit impasse have ended without an agreement.
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Internet legend Grumpy Cat dies aged seven
Grumpy Cat, the feline famous on the internet for her permanent scowl, has died aged seven, her owners say.
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US lifts steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada
The US has reached a deal with Canada to lift tariffs on steel and aluminium imports in a move that could lead to approval for a new North American trade deal.
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Today's world news: What you need to know
Australia is mourning a former PM as it heads to the polls, Donald Trump plans to overhaul US immigration and more.
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Rwandan massacre victim's Australian parents kept in dark
The Perth father of a 23-year-old man who was hacked to death by a Rwandan militia has been left devastated after discovering two of his son's alleged killers have been resettled in Australia.
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One-punch attacker sentenced to five years in jail
A Melbourne man with New Zealand heritage jailed over an unprovoked one-punch attack faces deportation from Australia once he's released from prison.
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Australian government on course for election defeat - poll
A new opinion poll out in Australia indicates Prime Minister Scott Morrison is on course for a narrow defeat in tomorrow's election.
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Aussie-NZ policy differences may change with new govt
Policy differences between New Zealand and Australia will be under review if Labor makes it into government over the ditch this weekend.
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China threatens US over Huawei sanctions
China has threatened to retaliate against US sanctions seen as an attempt to restrict international trade by the Chinese technology giant Huawei.
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Russian bots rigged Voice Kids TV talent show result
A 10-year-old singer has won a Russian TV talent show thanks to thousands of fraudulent votes.
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Bob Hawke, Australia's 23rd prime minister, dies aged 89
Mr Hawke led the country and his party from 1983 to 1991, and his contribution to public life helped shape modern Australia.
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International cyber-crime gang busted
Prosecutions are announced in four countries over the scam, which hit thousands of bank accounts.
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Theresa May to discuss timetable to choose new PM
The British Prime Minister has promised to set a timetable for the election of her successor after the next Brexit vote in the first week of June.
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Give up your weekend for Fleabag's second season
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's cracking comedy is back, and it might be the best thing you see on TV this year, writes Chris Schulz.
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France recognises more radiation sickness claims
France says it has recognised another 80 claims from French Polynesian people for compensation for the illnesses caused by the nuclear weapons tests.
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One of Interpol's most wanted fugitives arrested
The political leader of the Basque separatist group Eta has been arrested in the French Alps after 17 years on the run, officials say.
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Rwandans accused of tourist murders secretly taken to Australia
Two Rwandan men accused of murdering tourists - including two New Zealand women - in 1999 were recently settled in Australia after spending years in US immigration detention.
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Trump pardons author of biography that flatters him
Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to Conrad Black, a former newspaper publisher who has written a flattering political biography of the president.
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Electricity company blamed for deadliest California wildfire
Transmission lines owned by Pacific Gas & Electric caused the most destructive wildfire ever in California which killed 85 people last year, investigators say.
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Battles of Cassino: 'The NZers were up against the elite of the German forces'
The Battles of Cassino in 1944 were the last significant fights involving New Zealanders in World War II and are being commemorated in Italy today.
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Alabama governor signs near-total abortion ban into law
Alabama's Republican governor has signed the most stringent abortion legislation in the US, making performing an abortion a felony in nearly all cases.
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'Goodness' in post-Chch NZ affects Aussie campaign
Australian political commentators and academics say race and immigration have been largely missing from this month's election campaign as a consequence of the mosque attacks.
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Trump declares national emergency over IT threats
President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to protect US computer networks from "foreign adversaries".
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Crossbow killings: Sex cult leader 'treated women like slaves'
The man killed in a crossbow murder-suicide pact in Germany is believed to have led a cultish group devoted to medieval folklore and treated the women around him like slaves, reports say.
