Searchers have recovered a body at Abbey Caves in Northland where a Year 11 student from Whangārei Boys’ High School went missing after a school trip during bad weather on Tuesday. Northland District Commander Superintendent Tony Hill announced the discovery of the body shortly before 6.30am on Wednesday. He said the body was found late […]
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University of Auckland PhD Graduate Completed Doctoral Thesis in Samoan Language
Source: University of Auckland. Educator Muliagatele Vavaō Fetui has graduated with a PhD in Pacific Studies from the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Arts in the autumn ceremonies, after completing only the second PhD thesis every written entirely in Samoan. His thesis, Notions of Respect and Politeness in a Transnational Samoan Community: Toe Laumeanuti o […]
Man Accused of Killing 5 in Texas Had Help Evading Capture, Officials Say
The man, Francisco Oropesa, was caught a few miles from the site of the shooting, hiding under a pile of laundry, the county sheriff said. HOUSTON — Officials said on Wednesday that they had arrested the wife of the man they believe had fatally shot five people in a neighborhood dispute outside Cleveland, Texas. The […]
Mother and Three Children Among 7 Found Dead in Oklahoma US, Relative Says
By Edgar Sandoval May 2, 2023. Janette Mayo drove two hours to attend a choir recital last Thursday at a middle school in rural Oklahoma in the South Central region of the United States. Her granddaughter Tiffany Dore Guess wore a black and gold robe and sang beautifully, Ms. Mayo recalled. The next day, she […]
Explosion in Russian Border Region Derails Freight Train – Governor
An explosion in the Russian border region of Bryansk derailed a freight train on Monday, authorities said. Local governor Alexander Bogomaz said an explosive device went off along the Bryansk-Unecha line, 60km from Ukraine. The incident, which occurred at 10:17 Moscow time (07:17 GMT), saw the locomotive catch fire and seven freight wagons derailed, Russian […]
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Pranked By Russians
By Natalie Sherman, Business reporter, New York The head of the US central bank appears to be the latest personality to fall prey to a pair of Russian pranksters. A video call with Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell was shared on Russian television from the duo, whose prior targets include Prince Harry and former German […]
Fox News Settles Defamation Suit for $787.5 Million, Dominion Says
Fox News reached a last-minute settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, which accused Fox News of pushing conspiracies that harmed the company. Fox News abruptly agreed on Tuesday to pay $787.5 million to resolve a defamation suit filed by Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s promotion of misinformation about the 2020 election, averting a lengthy and […]
Japan’s Prime Minister Assures Safety of G7 Leaders After Pipe Bomb Attack
Japan’s Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, has vowed to ensure the safety of politicians and officials attending this year’s round of G7 meetings, days after he escaped unharmed after being targeted in a pipe bomb attack. The incident on Saturday came as foreign ministers began three days of talks in Japan for this year’s G7 President. […]
Abba Pays Tribute to Long-Serving Guitarist Lasse Wellander, Passed Away Aged 70
Abba have paid tribute to the “musical brilliance” of their longstanding guitarist, Lasse Wellander, who has died aged 70 after being diagnosed with cancer. The musician, who played on the band’s biggest albums and toured with them between 1975 and 1980, died early on Friday “surrounded by his loved ones”, a his family said in […]
Brazil Kindergarten Attack: Man Kills Four Children in Blumenau
By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News At least four young children have been killed by a man wielding a hatchet in a kindergarten in the city of Blumenau in southern Brazil, local officials say. Another four children were injured by the 25-year-old man who entered the creche at around 09:00 local time (12:00 GMT) on Wednesday. […]