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Bank warning overstated: experts
NZ investment specialists agree it's time for caution but say the world is not on the brink of another global financial crisis.
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Revealed: Bowie died from liver cancer
David Bowie knew he had terminal liver cancer more than a year ago but was desperate to live so he could see his daughter grow up according to his collaborator.
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Richie McCaw announces engagement
"It's been great celebrating our engagement with friends and family in sunny central Otago. Here's to a great year ahead," says the former All Blacks skipper.
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Mishap created life as we know it
In a paper published in the open access journal eLife this week, researchers say they have pinpointed what may well be one of evolution's greatest copy mess-ups yet.
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Change to Creme Egg recipe costs $13m
Cadbury suffers multi-million pound losses after a controversial change to their chocolate recipe last year.
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10 dead, 15 injured in Istanbul explosion
Turkey's Dogan news agency says at least six Germans, one Norwegian and one Peruvian are among the injured in the explosion in Istanbul's tourist hub of Sultanahmet.
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Gayle fail an office flirtation writ large
COMMENT: Chris Gayle certainly tried to cross the bar last week during an interview, live on TV, with sports reporter Mel McLaughlin, writes Raybon Kan.
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DRS stance haunts India in ODI defeat
India's refusal to accept the Decision Review System came back to haunt them as George Bailey and Steve Smith posted match-winning centuries in Australia's five-wicket…
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Bowie's wife's moving messages
Music legend's wife hinted at the sad news of his secret battle, in the days leading up to his death.
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Bosses can snoop on emails to girlfriend
The European Court of Human Rights sends out alarming message to workers who email their loved ones during working hours.
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What fizzy drinks do to your vital organs
Sugary drinks put you at greater risk of developing dangerous levels of fat around vital organs, researchers have discovered.
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Chess star's gambit hits hot defence
Chess grandmaster Nigel Short is set to take on 20 women in a challenge to test his theory that women are not "hardwired" to play at the top level of the game.
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Nervous wait for NCEA exam results
A bit of confidence, a few nerves and quite a lot of excitement - Ben Cullen is a picture of anticipation as he awaits his exam results.
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