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From Proust to Alison Holst: The books Culture 101 listeners love to read again and again
It turns out Culture 101 listeners have diverse literary tastes.

More than 100 arrested outside London court amid Palestine Action case

North Korea touts industrial ‘miracles’ as output exceeds targets, state media says

Vespa Is Celebrating Its 80th Anniversary With A Party in Rome

What is Helium-3 and could we get it from the moon?
Helium-3 is expensive and demand is forecast to soar, so some are planning to mine it on the moon.

Auckland road closed by hazardous substance spill
A truck carrying a container of the hazardous substance crashed on Blockhouse Bay Road.

World Cup VAR claims ‘white supremacy’ hand gesture was ‘involuntary twitch’
Fifa’s Independent Disciplinary Committee clears Australian referee Shaun Evans despite controversial upside-down ‘OK’ hand sign.

Blow for All Whites ahead of opener with midfielder ruled out of tournament
Matt Garbett’s dream of playing at a World Cup has been crushed in cruel fashion.

‘Cancer-free’: Love Island star and David Nyika fiancée Lexy Thornberry shares health update
Love Island Australia star Lexy Thornberry, who is engaged to NZ boxer David Nyika, has announced shes cancer-free.

Super Rugby: Distance no barrier as Hurricanes superfans travel 17,000km
Hurricanes fans Andrew and Connor Grant will have travelled 17,000km to watch their team play by the time the Super Rugby season ends.

High gas prices have more Americans opting for EVs: ChargePoint data

Senator Cruz questions private investment firm plan to acquire T-Mobile wireless spectrum

SpaceX to release results on website, X only, bypassing wire services

Belgium vs Egypt: 1-1 draw in Football World Cup Group G game
Emam Ashour gave Egypt the lead in the first-half with an excellent strike but it was cancelled out by an own goal.

How much will Labour's transport fare cap really cost?
Analysis - Economists say the party has underestimated its $65m pricetag, but also that National's $1.6b claim is "utter nonsense".

What was it all for? US-Iran agreement brings bitter rivals full circle
The past year may resemble a circle, but the trajectory has spiraled downwards.

Drink driving convictions decline especially amongst young people
Ministry of Justice figures show convictions are down 52 percent for those aged 19 and under and 38 percent for 20-24-year-olds.

Kiwis remain wary about the use of AI in products and services
An Ipsos survey shows 65 percent of Kiwis said they felt nervous about products and services that use AI.

Russian artist critical of Putin shot dead in eastern Poland

'Strong partnership': Canva, OpenAI team up for hackathon
Hundreds of admin hours are draining staff time from lifesaving, research and STEM work at Australian nonprofits.

Australia, New Zealand AI boom lacks data foundations
Many firms are adopting AI quickly, but weak data architecture is leaving them unable to measure returns or manage governance risks.

Full house! Super Rugby Pacific final sells out in 15 minutes
All available tickets for the final between the Hurricanes and Chiefs were snapped up within 15 minutes of going on sale to the general public on Tuesday morning.

Gartner says more than 10% of firms will be AI-first
Control over data, governance and AI accuracy is becoming a boardroom priority as Gartner says the shift could reshape enterprise strategy by 2030.

US closes probe into 2024 Delta Air Lines meltdown sparked by CrowdStrike outage

Immigration officials 'deliberately withheld' information on failed technology upgrade
The Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says more than $30m was wasted and two governments weren't told the truth.

Half of Auckland's PWC Tower to sell, valued at $600m
The $300m investment by Hong Kong-based global investment firm PAG would also establish an investment vehicle for global investments in partnership with Precinct Properties.