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‘No guns, no shoes’: Russia sends ill-equipped men to war in Ukraine

New York Times: 'Half of them are hungover, old ... the ambulance should be on duty.'

China’s leader strikes a defiant note, warning of ‘stormy seas’

New York Times: In a major party address, Xi Jinping doubles down on his hard-line stance.

From cancer-killing cells to fake burgers - is NZ ready for genetic modification?

After 20 years of debate, scientists say it's time for meaningful reform of our GM laws.

Cold case: Who killed Japanese tourist Kayo Matsuzawa?

The Herald looks back at the 1998 killing of Japanese tourist Kayo Matsuzawa

How a National MP went to war for her son - and how it cost her her job

Email that cost MP her portfolio came from inside the agency she wanted investigated.

Horror, beautifully indexed: Steve Braunias buys a complete set of the Final Solution

Steve Braunias on owning a complete set of the Nuremberg trials of Nazi war criminals.

Welcome to the new heart of Auckland: Queen St

The roadworks on Queen St will soon be finished. And then what?

How Colleen Hoover rose to rule the bestseller list

New York Times: She's sold more than 20 million books. And she's done it her way.

Elon Musk has the world's strangest social calendar

New York Times: What the world's richest man is up to when he's not tweeting.

Can James Cameron's Avatar save cinema again?

Times: James Cameron knows how to pack a cinema better than anybody.

Saving faces: Why social media is brainwashing young women

Young women increasingly want cosmetic procedures because of pressure from social media.

Post-pandemic beauty: Should you be 'skin cycling'?

New York Times: A newly popular skincare approach alternates products and days off.

Are they listening? How Labour lost control of the narrative on mental health reform

It promised to transform a 'broken' system but critics say progress has been too slow.

Talk of 'civil war', ignited by search of Trump's home, is flaring online

New York Times: Violent rhetoric ramps up as the US midterm elections approach.

'No options here': Desperate family leaving NZ to get help for self-harming teen

Parents are struggling to get effective support for kids with serious mental conditions.

How I helped convict Denmark's psychopathic submarine killer

Times: Emma Sullivan knew and admired Peter Madsen. Then he brutally murdered a reporter.

How to smash Sober October – then stay off the booze for good

Telegraph: Thanks to growing social acceptance, sobriety has never been simpler.

Which nuclear weapons could Vladimir Putin use against Ukraine?

Financial Times: Russia has a stockpile of so-called tactical nukes.