5 people injured after gas cooker explosion in Auckland
Five people have been injured in Auckland central after a gas cooker exploded on a building site. Fire and Emergency received reports of an explosion in Auckland cen
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Kobe Bryant's widow awarded US$16M over leaked crash photos
Kobe Bryant's widow has been awarded US $16 million in damages over leaked graphic photos of the helicopter crash that killed the US basketball star and his daughter in 2
British-Belgian pilot becomes youngest to fly around the world solo
A teenage pilot has become the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft. 17-year-old Mack Rutherford landed at Sofia in Bulgaria, after a five-
Pakistan police charge ex-PM under terrorism act
Pakistan's police have charged the country's former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, under anti-terror laws. Their investigation comes after he accused the police and judic
Gunfire at Kentucky State Fair results in fleeing crowds, multiple arrests
Gunfire interrupted the Kentucky State Fair with people running away from the area and resulting in several arrests. Kentucky State Police said in a statement that the
NBA stars Steph and Seth Curry in Fiji
NBA stars and brothers Stephen Curry and Seth Curry are in Fiji on vacation. The two time MVP winner Stephen Curry plays for the Golden State Warriors while Seth Curry
Canberra Airport evacuated after gunman fires shots in check-in area
Canberra Airport has been evacuated and planes have been grounded after a gunman fired shots near the check-in security screening area of the terminal. ACT police has
Suspected bank robber rescued from tunnel near Vatican
An Italian man has been rescued from a collapsed tunnel near the Vatican, and police suspect he could have been burrowing his way into a bank. He is now recovering in
Trump invokes Fifth Amendment rights and declines to answer questions from NY Attorney General
Former US President Donald Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment rights and declined to answer questions from the New York Attorney General at a scheduled deposition. Stat
Donald Trump says FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago Florida home
Donald Trump has said his Florida home was raided by the FBI, in a dramatic escalation of the legal investigations into the former US president. In a lengthy statement
Billionaires funding massive treasure hunt in Greenland
Some of the world's richest men are funding a massive treasure hunt, complete with helicopters and transmitters, on the west coast of Greenland. The climate crisis is
Four more grain ships leave Ukraine as hopes grow for export stability
Four more ships carrying grain and sunflower oil have left Ukraine ports via a safe maritime corridor. Millions of tonnes of grain have been stuck in Ukraine due to Ru
President Joe Biden has tested negative for COVID-19
US President Joe Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 days after getting a second bout of the virus. This was confirmed by the Physician to the President Doctor Kevi
Top scientist fools people into thinking chorizo was a planet
Celebrated physicist and French scientist, Étienne Klein has apologised after tweeting a photo of a slice of chorizo, claiming it was an image of a distant star taken
Biden tests positive for COVID-19 again
US President Joe Biden continues to test positive for COVID-19 and now has a bit of a "loose cough" as he experiences a rebound case of the virus. White House physicia
Al-Qaeda leader dies in US drone strike
An American counter-terrorism operation in Afghanistan has killed the al-Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri. US media are reporting that he was killed in a drone strike c
World News: One ticket in Illinois has won the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot of nearly US $1.34 billion
One lucky ticket purchased in the US state of Illinois has won US $1.34 billion in the second-largest Mega Millions prize. According to Mega Millions, if the winner op
Convicted Russian arms dealer to be swapped for 2 Americans
After months of internal debate, the Biden administration has offered to exchange Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms trafficker serving a 25-year US prison sentence, a
Russia to pull out of International Space Station
Russia says it will withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024 and build its own station instead. The US and Russia, along with other partners, have succ
WHO declares highest alert over monkeypox outbreak
The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. The classification is the highest alert that the WHO can issue and
Ukraine and Russia sign deals to allow exports of grains
Ukraine and Russia have signed deals which will allow Kyiv to resume exports of grain through the Black Sea. The agreement will allow millions of tonnes of grain, curr