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UK government faces headwinds as thousands of workers take fresh industrial action
It's been a miserable New Year return to work for commuters in the UK, facing five days of rail strikes this week.Around half of the UK's railway lines are closed, and only…
Mass clashes in Brussels and other cities after Morocco’s football team beat Belgium
Police used water cannon and tear gas to deal with unrest in the centre of Brussels on Sunday following Morocco’s 2-0 World Cup win over Belgium in Qatar.
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Cyberattack hits Montenegro government, defence minister suspects Russia
Rasko Konjevic
The computer systems of several state bodies including the finance ministry were “infected”, he said 26 August, and the NATO-member Balkan nation has asked its…
Fractured state: why old tensions die hard in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
A few weeks after returning from Ukraine, with most foreign media having scaled down their presence in the war-torn country, I was asked to dig into the conflict’s potential…
Bolivia opposition protest against political persecution
A large opposition demonstration marched Thursday in La Paz denouncing political persecution from the presidency of leftist Luis Arce, but was stopped by government supporters who…
Anderson gets a shot at flying dream with RNZAF
Pilot officer Tim Anderson is switching roles in the RNZAF and on his way to his dream of becoming a pilot.
A young Tim Anderson from Dannemora grew up under the flight path of…
Hungary’s top diplomat visits Moscow to negotiate gas supplies despite EU bid to cut deliveries
Hungary’s government wants to buy close to a billion cubic metres of natural gas from Russia despite European Union plans to curb the use of gas, its top diplomat said ahead…
Ram-raids continue across east Auckland
The Noel Leeming store at Botany Town Centre was targeted by thieves on July 20. Times photo Wayne Martin
Yet another east Auckland business is repairing the damage caused by…