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Hong Kong's High Court has jailed prominent media figure and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai for 20 years. The sentence, handed...
The United States will soon transfer a substantial initial sum to offset its multi-billion-pound debts to the United Nations, its...
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said US President Donald Trump should apologise for posting a social media video last...
Recent data suggests a fundamental shift in how international markets perceive Chinese economic reliability. According to the Global Soft Power...
Artificial intelligence–generated news pages are attracting significant engagement from New Zealand social media users, raising concerns among journalists, academics, and...
FMG Insurance and Farmers’ Mutual Group (FMG) have confessed to providing misleading information on specific insurance products to thousands of...
Meditation is widely marketed as a safe route to calm and focus, but new neuroscience research suggests its effects on...
Private assets are becoming a core feature of insurance portfolios across Asia-Pacific, with insurers expecting allocations to climb to roughly...
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora released an updated health alert, following official notification on February 7, 2026, of...
New York State lawmakers are pushing a proposal to suspend approvals for new data centres for at least three years....
January 2026 saw 11,806 new vehicle registrations, up 960 units (8.9%) from January last year, the Motor Industry Association said. “January...
Silver prices have plunged amid extreme market turbulence, sparking debate over the potential floor for this volatile commodity. The white metal...
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA – Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko) and Tonga's National Reserve Bank are alerting investors in Tonga...
The Washington Post has announced the immediate resignation of its publisher and chief executive, Will Lewis. This move comes just...
Millions of Japanese voters are casting ballots today in a snap general election called by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Polls predict...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed that Washington aims to secure a truce with Russia by early summer. Negotiations remain deadlocked...