After 30 years of negotiations with the Ngati Maniapoto tribe, the NZ government has also agreed to the return of 36 sites of cultural significance to Maori.

The country’s deputy PM says his country will not support “forceful actions” by either of his two neighbours - Russia and China.

Residents posting on social media and newspapers say there have been fewer sightings of the morality police on the streets in recent weeks as authorities apparently try to avoid provoking more protests.

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Prince Joachim is the younger brother of Crown Prince Frederik, husband of Australia-born Crown Princess Mary whose children are not affected.

Officially, there have been fewer than 6000 COVID-19 deaths in China, but this could change now daily cases are climbing while restrictions are being eased.

The undersea quake struck at a depth of 36km.

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Republicans will have to make a choice whether to continue embracing Trump’s anti-democratic views.

It’s easy to imagine why these phenomena have led to UFO reports in the past. 

Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano erupts, sending ash billowing into the sky.

Mount Semeru is Indonesia’s highest volcano on its most densely populated island.

His followers have made death threats against critics of the Thai monarchy. Now Rienthong Nanna wants to come to Australia to enjoy lobster and his mother’s roses.

EVs would be banned from non-essential journeys, shop hours reduced and streaming services only permitted at low resolutions under proposed energy-saving measures.

One of the United States’ most senior intelligence chiefs says that the war on terror distracted them for more than a decade from the growing threat of China.

The hijab has been the subject of daily protests since the September death of Mahsa Amini after she was reportedly arrested for wearing her headscarf incorrectly.

Beijing residents have cheered the removal of COVID testing booths as the number of new daily cases hits almost record highs.

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Filmmakers are said to have examined the coverage of the princess and the duchess with the aim of demonstrating the different treatment by the palace and press.

An agreement to place a price cap on seaborne Russian oil has also angered the Kremlin which says it will not accept it and is now considering how to respond.

Four others were injured when the large, unexpected wave hit the Viking Polaris.