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Blanket speed limit reductions will take our city backwards
Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown says heavy traffic congestion and long journey times cost Auckland’s economy over $1 billion a year. Times file photo Wayne Martin
By Simeon Brown, MP…
Sweden to offer liquidity guarantees to energy companies
Sweden plans to offer liquidity guarantees to energy utilities to help avert a financial crisis after Russia decided to keep the Nord Stream gas pipeline shut indefinitely. The…
An unofficial guide to Olaf Scholz’s ‘unusual’ trip to Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host Scholz for a three-day tour jumping across three provinces. The visit was announced in June after the two leaders met on the sidelines of…
Ukraine-Russia grain deal: the unanswered questions
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Ukraine’s grain is starting to flow through the Black Sea again thanks to a U.N.-brokered deal with Russia. If the deal holds, then it could…
Second Islamic Jihad commander killed as Israel-Gaza fighting continues
A second senior commander of the militant Islamic Jihad group was killed overnight, Reuters reported on Sunday, amid continuing fighting between Israel and Palestinians that has…