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New Zealand's central bank has stepped up its fight against soaring prices, raising its key interest rate to the highest level in over 13 years.The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) increased its key rate of interest by 0.75 percentage points to 4.25%.That was the biggest rise since the rate, k...
Entertainment & Glomour
Actor Jason David Frank, who originated the role of Tommy Oliver in the Power Rangers TV series, has died aged 49.His manager Justine Hunt confirmed to the Associated Press the actor died on Saturday in Texas, describing him as a "wonderful human being"Frank's character started out as ...
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An earthquake on the main Indonesian island of Java has killed at least 162 people and injured hundreds, regional governor Ridwan Kamil has said.The 5.6 magnitude quake struck Cianjur town in West Java, at a shallow depth of 10km (six miles), according to US Geological Survey data.Scores of people w...
Twitter's new owner Elon Musk has said Donald Trump's account has been reinstated after running a poll in which users narrowly backed the move."The people have spoken," tweeted Mr Musk, saying that 51.8% of more than 15 million Twitter users voted for the ban to be lifted.But the f...
The UN says the world's population has hit eight billion, just 11 years after passing the seven-billion milestone.After a big surge in the middle of the 20th Century, population growth is already slowing down.It could take 15 years to reach nine billion and the UN doesn't expect to reach 10 ...
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Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered an immediate police investigation into a gun attack which wounded opposition leader Imran Khan.The former prime minister was shot in the leg while leading his supporters on a protest march last Thursday.One person was killed and at least 10 injured in the att...
The white supremacist who murdered 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand is appealing against his conviction.Brenton Tarrant, 32, has filed an appeal against his case and sentence, court officials said. No hearing for the appeal has been set at this stage. Tarrant was jailed to life without parole...
The man dubbed "India's first voter" has died at the age of 105.Shyam Saran Negi is thought to have been the first person to cast a ballot when India held its first general election after gaining independence from British rule.Mr Negi has voted in every election since then.The centenar...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has publicly approved the evacuation of civilians from parts of Russian-occupied Kherson in southern Ukraine.Kyiv's forces have been steadily advancing on the strategic port city.Mr Putin said people living in dangerous areas should leave as "the civilian po...
Russia has launched more than 50 missiles targeting critical infrastructure across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, causing power and water outages, Ukraine says.At least two blasts were reported in Kyiv. One resident told the BBC his district was without electricity.In the north-eastern city of...
The violent attack on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's husband comes with just over a week to go before the US midterm elections - a moment when political tensions are coming to the boil.As if to emphasise this point, just a few hours after news of the assault on Paul Pelosi on Friday, the US...
Rishi Sunak will become the UK's first British Asian prime minister after his only remaining rival pulled out of the Tory leadership contest.Nearly 200 Conservative MPs publicly backed the former chancellor ahead of the nomination deadline on Monday.Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt dropped out afte...
A huge blaze has engulfed a train line and homes in Aguascalientes, central Mexico, after a fuel truck crash.Dramatic video of the fire went viral on social media, including aerial shots of black smoke blanketing a large area of the city. One video showed a cargo train hurtling through flames. Mexic...
Indian vaccine maker Serum Institute of India (SII) has said it had to dump 100 million doses of their Covid-19 vaccine after they expired.The firm stopped producing Covishield in December last year due to low demand, CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Thursday.SII, the world's largest vaccine maker, h...
Italy's far-right leader Giorgia Meloni and her coalition allies have met President Sergio Mattarella and say they are ready to form a government "as quickly as possible".He is set to ask Ms Meloni in the coming hours to become prime minister.Veteran ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi...
A village in the eastern Indian state of Bihar is celebrating after a resident got a government job - its first in 75 years.Rakesh Kumar, 30, has been appointed as a primary teacher in a public school.Residents distributed sweets and smeared coloured powder in joy when they heard the news last week....
Five rescue workers in the Philippines have been killed in a typhoon that has left homes flooded and millions without electricity.They were washed away in flash floods while carrying out operations in the district of San Miguel, north of the capital Manila.The district was among those hit hard by Ty...
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As Donald Trump's legal woes mount, donors and the Republican party have paid millions in dollars of his legal fees.His newest legal headache saw him and three of his children hit with a fraud lawsuit, which alleges they lied about the value of property "by billions".Financial data sho...
US President Joe Biden has again said the US would defend Taiwan in the event of an attack by China.Asked in a CBS interview if US troops would defend the island, Mr Biden said: "Yes, if in fact, there was an unprecedented attack."The remarks prompted the White House to clarify that the of...
Hackers have told the BBC they carried out a destructive cyber-attack against Holiday Inn owner Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) "for fun".Describing themselves as a couple from Vietnam, they say they first tried a ransomware attack, then deleted large amounts of data when they were foi...
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