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Frenchman discovers gold buried in garden

South Africa investigates how 17 men were duped into joining mercenaries in the Russia-Ukraine war

Where are tens of thousands of people in Sudan fleeing to?

Morocco: Achraf Hakimi at AFCON 2025? His agent responds

Breakers hit the wall late to blow their chance against Adelaide 36ers
Petteri Koponen’s men sunk to their eighth defeat of the NBL season with a cold final quarter costing them dearly in Christchurch.

Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes west of Wellington
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has struck 15km west of Wellington.

All Blacks: Sititi back to start in ‘homecoming’ test against Scotland
The flanker named after a Scottish hero is one of several changes Scott Robertson has made for this weekend.

Magnitude 5 earthquake hits Wellington
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Wellington on Thursday evening.

All Blacks flanker dropped for Scotland test in Edinburgh
Blindside flanker Simon Parker has been replaced by Wallace Sititi and Leicester Fainga’anuku will start at centre for the All Blacks against Scotland.

Pochettino on 'missing' Premier League and USA's cultural reset
Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says he is "missing" the Premier League and would like to return in the future.

Mone-linked firm PPE Medpro owes £39m in taxes
Administrator's report shows firm owes £39m to HMRC on top of £148m owed to Department of Health

Why the battle still rages over land ownership in Scotland
The reaction to the Scottish government's wide-ranging new laws show the divided opinions on the issue.

'Vibe coding' named word of the year by Collins Dictionary
The art of making an app by describing it to artificial intelligence (AI) tops 10 new terms on the shortlist.

William announces Earthshot Prize 2025 winners in Rio
Winners include a project for making the Atlantic Forest financially viable and a global ocean treaty initiative

Jockey's staggering dental admission after win
Craig Williams reveals to Billy Slater that he had some dental work done hours before riding a winner on Oaks day.

Astronauts stranded in space after their return capsule is struck by mystery object in orbit

Al Jazeera, UNRWA, Iran, stolen aid: IDF releases evidence of Hamas collusion, exploitation

Exclusive: Financial services CIO urges banks to embrace Celonis tech
Former Metro Bank CIO Louise Leavey urges banks to view technology as a continuous evolution, embracing AI and automation to enhance finance services and resilience.

Earthquake in Cook Strait shakes Wellington
Thousands have reported feeling the magnitude 4.9 earthquake.

A popular ad blocker just dropped the price for a lifetime subscription
TL;DR: Block ads on nine devices for life with Adguard’s Family Plan, now $19 (reg. $169.99). Ads are a frustrating part of using the internet. They’re also entirely avoidable. If you want to block annoying ads for the whole family (or multiple of your own devices), try AdGuard’s Family Plan while it’s only $18.97 (reg....

What we learned from the first half of the NFL season
With half of the NFL season in the books we look at what we learned from the first nine weeks, who the biggest surprises and disappointments are and how the play-off picture is shaping up

US to cut flights at 40 airports if shutdown doesn't end, transportation secretary warns
Flight capacity will be cut 10% across the country, as air traffic controllers report experiencing fatigue, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.

Great Barrier Reef may partially recover from 'grim future' if global warming stays below 2C
A new study has found certain corals are more resilient in warmer waters, giving hope to the world-famous reef.

How caffeine can help you manage headaches and three other tips
If you're getting a pattern of milder, recurring headaches here are four things you can do to help manage it.

Djokovic in tears over former coach
Novak Djokovic fought back tears after his second-round win at the Hellenic Championship in Athens.