Norton Sowerby sentenced on three counts of manslaughter after driving across Hamilton train tracks, killing his friends
The vehicle was struck by a passing train, killing three of his friends. William Chaney Marsters Brown, 46,…
Blind Low Vision NZ warns cost of assistive tech leaving people behind
Bradley considered himself one of the lucky ones because as his vision got worse, technology advanced. For the…
High Court trial for murder-accused Rakai Thompson begins after the Waitara, Taranaki death of Te Omeka Akariri-Buckley
Rakai Jacob Thompson has been accused of murdering the 17-year-old promising rugby league player, with whom he was…
Roughly 200 Venice High Students March in ICE Protest
About 200 high school students staged a protest in Venice Tuesday afternoon against U.S. illegal immigration enforcement policies.…
Turkey’s global reserves hit record high of $186.2 billion
The Turkish Central Bank’s official international reserves reached a new all-time high of $186.2 billion as of October…
US shutdown lifts gold to new high as stock markets waver
Manufacturing activity shrank at the fastest pace in five months in September, reflecting subdued domestic demand and fewer…
Athletics World Championships: New Zealand pole vault trio advance to final, Hamish Kerr leaps into high jump final in Tokyo
World indoor champion Molly Caudery withdrew from the event after suffering an ankle injury in warm-ups. Overnight, Hamish…
School rugby: Rotorua Boys’ High players picked for NZ Schools and Māori U18 rugby teams
Rotorua Boys’ High School, Raukura, claimed their fifth national First XV rugby championship with a 43-17 win in…
Un village belge, connu pour être l’un des plus beaux du pays, a accueilli le tournage d’une série anglaise
Au-delà de ses grandes villes, la Belgique compte un grand nombre de villages pittoresques. En Wallonie comme en…
HC stays order awarding 1/3 share of Faridkot royal family to ruler’s grandnephew
The Punjab and Haryana high court has stayed a Chandigarh court order that granted 33.33% share of erstwhile…
Unemployment tipped to hit nine-year high as labour market weakens
There was anecdotal evidence that firms holding on to labour were not experiencing the pick-up in demand they…
Record heat strains Iraqi economy
2025-07-27T19:10:49+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad A record-breaking heatwave is imposing growing…