Russia is pulling troops back from an area near its border with Ukraine, in a move which will cool tensions in the region and also with the west. Tens of […]
Vladimir Putin hits back at Joe Biden’s ‘killer’ assessment
Vladimir Putin has hit back at Joe Biden after the US president said he agreed that his Russian counterpart was a “killer”. Mr Putin suggested the US president was accusing […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Neighbouring schools on high alert after latest Papatoetoe High School scare
Nearly a third of pupils at a South Auckland intermediate are staying away from class today as the Papatoetoe community is back on high alert following a fresh school Covid […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Papatoetoe High School families advised to go elsewhere or wait two hours
The queue for Covid testing at Papatoetoe High School has got so long that some families are being advised to go to other testing stations or come back tomorrow. School […]
‘We will not go back – we have to die some day’: India’s protesting farmers remain resolute
There is no let up by farmers protesting at the Singhu border in Delhi. The passion remains the same and the numbers have grown. A large number of women protesters […]
Trade Me says it won’t pay back $4.1 million wage subsidy despite bumper trading periods
Trade Me’s financial performance has exceeded expectations since being ravaged by Covid-19 restrictions but is not intending to repay $4.1 million of government wage subsidies due to ongoing uncertainty. The […]
Mitch McConnell privately backs impeachment as House moves to charge Trump
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell has concluded that President Donald Trump committed impeachable offenses and believes that Democrats’ move to impeach him will make it easier to purge Trump from […]
Too scared to go back inside their homes: Aftermath of Turkey’s deadly earthquake
The neighbourhood of Bayrakli in the Aegean city of Izmir is new compared to the rest of the century-old city. Developed at the start of the 2000s, it’s a mixture […]
Osaka comes back, tops Azarenka at US Open; 3rd Slam title – The Denver Post
NEW YORK (AP) — After one errant forehand in the first set of the U.S. Open final, Naomi Osaka looked at her coach in the mostly empty Arthur Ashe Stadium […]
Cut back GCSEs and A-levels next year, say heads
Head teachers in England say GCSEs and A-levels will have to be slimmed down for next year’s exams, because of the teaching time lost in the lockdown. A grassroots group […]