Damien O’Connor signed a memorandum of understanding with agriculture leaders. Photo / Supplied The Government has signed an agreement with the agriculture sector as part…
Brazil votes in most polarized election in decades
Brazilians are voting on Sunday in the first round of their country’s most polarized election in decades, with leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva favoured…
Space news weekly recap: DART crash, Artemis 1 postponed and more
Last week, NASA successfully crashed the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos in what is humanity’s first planetary defence test. Elsewhere,…
Ram raids: Seven youths arrested after Paekākāriki shop ram raid
A composite image shows damage to the Paekākāriki village store and the car used to ram-raid it early this morning. Photo / Supplied / Bhavesh…
OIC chief urges global community to ensure support and protection of older people
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Some RCMP officers still aren’t taking sexual assault claims seriously enough, watchdog says
The civilian watchdog agency overseeing the RCMP routinely takes Mounties to task for bungling sexual assault investigations, despite the RCMP’s promises to do better. A spokesperson…
Skywatching in October 2022: Mars changing course, Orionid meteor shower, and more
According to NASA, October is going to be an interesting month for stargazers as the giant planets Jupiter and Saturn will be visible in the…
Dark day in history put right as ancestral Māori remains repatriated
Ancestral remains are laid on Te Atamira during the powhiti at Te Papa. Photo / Te Papa “It’s a great day because our ancestors are…
Saudi Arabia reports 77 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death
RIYADH: Creative artworks and state-of-the-art installations by Saudi artists at Artorama are offering visitors a unique immersive experience. Artorama, Nowaar Entertainment’s latest event, will run until…
Hurricane Ian death roll rises, states assess damage
As of Saturday night, nearly 1 million homes and businesses were still without electricity in Florida. FORT MYERS, Fla. — Rescuers evacuated stunned survivors on…