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Recall issued for viral new ice cream flavour
All batches and all dates of Fruitae brand Lemon Flavour Sorbet are being recalled.

Concerns for welfare of Auckland woman, Ingrid Nason, missing for a week
Ingrid Nason, 33, has not been seen since August 15 in the Three Kings area.

Over 20 nations join EU, UN in opposing Israel’s illegal E1 settlement plan

Ex-German security adviser calls on Berlin to recognize Palestine

Years-old video of river rescue falsely linked to disaster in India's Uttarakhand state

Immigrants from Central Asia find hostility and violence in Russia

Persistent shorter life expectancies for Maori, Pasifika ‘a disaster for all of us’
An independent group tasked with ensuring the long-term health challenges facing New Zealanders are met has found we’re living longer, but an ethnic divide remains.

Concerns for Auckland woman missing for six days
Ingrid Nason has been missing from the Three Kings area since August 15.

NZ Post suspends deliveries to the US as tariffs take effect
NZ Post has suspended some postage services to the United States, citing “some restrictions while formal processes around the new US tariffs are being finalised”.

Hawke's Bay v Canterbury – NPC round four
Follow live coverage as Hawke's Bay host Canterbury at McLean Park in Napier in round four of the National Provincial Championship.

Sikh owners, Sikh manager - what Morecambe takeover means to community
BBC Sport explores the impact of Morecambe's new ownership and manager on the Sikh community, as the National League club enter a new era.

At least 18 killed and dozens injured in separate Colombia attacks
A car bomb killed six people in Cali while a downed police helicopter left 12 officers dead.

Elon Musk and X reach settlement with axed Twitter workers
Ex-Twitter staff sued the platform after some 6,000 employees were sacked in 2022.

Weekly quiz: Why was a Swedish church moved on giant trailers?
How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

Staff facing growing risks of extreme heat in workplaces, WHO warns
Workers, employers and governments need to adapt to a more extreme climate, the organisation says.

Mastodon guitarist Hinds dies in motorcycle crash
The 51-year-old, who left the band earlier this year, died in a collision in Atlanta, US.

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Anger in Italy over non-consensual photos of women shared online
The My Wife Facebook group had 32,000 members before it was shut down for violating adult sexual exploitation policies.

'My dog was my ring bearer' - the pooches playing a starring role in weddings
Many couples are including their pooch in their big day, we talk to some whose dogs have played a key role.