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New Zealand fourth-quarter GDP below expectations

New Zealand’s economy shrank in the last quarter as the central bank’s aggressive interest rate hikes led businesses to invest less and consumers to reduce spending. Official data on Thursday.

March 16, 2023 4:17 pm
 

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Malawi buries cyclone victims; death toll rises

Malawian families gathered on Wednesday to remember and bury the victims of Tropical Cyclone Freddy.

March 16, 2023 3:49 pm
 

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Oldest fossils of marine reptiles found in Arctic

Ichthyosaurs were a successful group of marine reptiles that prospered during the age of dinosaurs.

March 16, 2023 2:05 pm
 

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Chile culls 40,000 poultry amid industrial bird flu outbreak

Around 40,000 poultry were culled and buried in central Chile after the country detected its first case of bird flu in an industrial setting.

March 16, 2023 1:20 pm
 

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Russian hackers; new cyber assault against Ukraine

Russian hackers appear to be preparing a renewed wave of cyber attacks against Ukraine.

March 16, 2023 12:06 pm
 

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US Senate confirms Garcetti as ambassador to India

The U.S. Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee Eric Garcetti as ambassador to India on Wednesday.

March 16, 2023 10:33 am
 

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Brazil to release fiscal framework proposal

Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday said the proposal for a new fiscal framework prepared by Economy Minister Fernando Haddad will be announced before their trip to China next week.

March 16, 2023 9:33 am
 

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Trump allies attack DeSantis with campaign ethics complaint

A fundraising group tied to Donald Trump is accusing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis of breaking state laws by running a “shadow campaign” for president, marking Trump’s latest attack on his former protege and now closest rival for the 2024 Republican party nomination.

March 16, 2023 7:26 am
 

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Brazilian researchers find 'terrifying' plastic rocks on remote island

The geology of Brazil’s volcanic Trindade Island has fascinated scientists for years, but the discovery of rocks made from plastic debris in this remote turtle refuge is sparking alarm.

March 16, 2023 6:27 am
 

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Morning Bid: Pride and prudence expected in UK budget

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee

March 15, 2023 5:52 pm
 

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Ukraine accuses Russian snipers of abusing child, gang raping mother

Ukraine has accused two Russian soldiers of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl and gang raping her mother at gunpoint in front of her father.

March 15, 2023 3:53 pm
 

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Farmers' protest party set to shake up Dutch political landscape

A farmers’ protest party looks set to shake up the political landscape in the Netherlands, with polls indicating it will be the big winner in provincial elections that determine the make-up of the Senate.

March 15, 2023 1:27 pm

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