Labour warns new bug 'worse than fruit fly'
A bug that's even worse than the fruit fly has arrived and may be establishing itself in this country, Labour is warning. 'Almost every crop at risk' »
-
10 Costly Mistakes Shoppers Make at Supermarkets
You could easily save money on groceries by shopping smarter.
Kiplinger -
Zelda Williams: 'No Point' Asking Why Robin Williams Took His Own Life
Six months after Robin Williams took his own life, his daughter Zelda is opening up about what hers is like now that he's gone.
Yahoo Entertainment -
Sickening details of abuse at prestigious Sydney school
A Royal Commission has heard sickening details of abuse at a prestigious all boys private school in Sydney.
Yahoo and Agencies -
Kardashian family agree 100m deal
Kris Jenner has reportedly agreed a $100 million four-year deal with E! for herself and her daughters.
Bang Showbiz -
Russia's Khodorkovsky: Putin is a 'naked king' facing economic ruin
By Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON (Reuters) - Former Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said on Thursday Vladimir Putin was a "naked king" presiding over an economy that will weaken further,...
Reuters -
Consumer Reports' top vehicle picks by category
Consumer Reports released its annual list of top auto brands and individual vehicles on Tuesday. The top picks in each of ten categories must score well in a road test; perform well in government and insurance ...
Associated Press -
Couple swallowed by sinkhole
Concerns about public safety standards in South Korea have been fuelled by shocking CCTV images of a young couple being swallowed up by a sinkhole that opened at their feet on the sidewalk in Seoul.
AFP -
Passenger tells of horror flight
A passenger has revealed details of a flight on which he claims a fellow passenger allegedly masturbated while looking at pornography and touched a woman inappropriately.
Total Travel -
Liam Gallagher brands Kanye West 'Utter S***'
Liam Gallagher has branded Kanye West "Utter S***" following a performance of his track 'All Day' at the BRIT Awards.
Bang Showbiz -
IS executioner 'Jihadi John' named by media
London (AFP) - "Jihadi John", the masked Islamic State militant apparently responsible for beheading Western hostages, was named on Thursday as Kuwaiti-born London computer programmer Mohammed Emwazi.
AFP -
Confessions of a cruise ship doctor
Being a cruise ship doctor may seem like the medical profession’s dream gig— and in a lot of ways it is.
Total Travel -
Astronomers find giant black hole in early universe
A black hole 12 billion times as massive as the sun has been found in a glowing quasar that existed when the universe was just a fraction of its current age.
Reuters -
Barker 'gutted' by Team NZ's treatment
Dean Barker's been dropped as Team NZ's helmsman and the former skipper says he's "gutted" at the way he's been treated.
NZ Newswire -
Foreign Minister Responds To Interview Question In The Most Unexpected Way
She's proving to be quite the expert in Emojis.
marie claire -
UPDATE: Kiwibank cancels eftpos, debit cards after 2 ATMs hit by card skimmers
Kiwibank, the government owned lender and subsidiary of New Zealand Post, has taken urgent action and frozen some customer accounts after two of its ATMS were fitted with card skimming devices and funds were taken offshore. The Wellington-based bank was contacting 1,500 customers who used the Courtneay Place Kiwibank ATM in Wellington between Feb. 16 and Feb. 20, and its Marewa ATM in Napier between Feb 19 and Feb. 20, spokesperson Bruce Thompson said in a statement.
BusinessDesk -
Floating strip club's latest trouble: Human waste disposal
Almost from the moment a converted crabbing boat became a floating strip club off the shore of an Alaska island, it's been beset by legal tangles over safety rules and liquor laws. Now there are allegations ...
Associated Press -
Meet The Mini Doppelgangers Of Kate Moss And Cara Delevingne
No you're not seeing double: these are the mini doppelgangers of Cara Delevingne and Kate Moss.
marie claire -
Sweden barred from Australia sub program
Swedish submarine builder SAAB has been excluded from the short list for Australia's new submarines because it wasn't designing and building submarines at present, Defence says. Defence Materiel Organisation submarines manager David Gould said Defence clearly spelled out the need for a builder of demonstrable and present experience in designing and building submarines. He said SAAB, owner of Kockums, designer of Australia's Collins submarines, was a fine engineering company, but had not gone through the full process from early stages of design through to production of a new submarines since the 1990s.
AAP -
Besiktas oust stunned Liverpool on penalties
Istanbul (AFP) - Turks Besiktas knocked Liverpool out of the Europa League on Thursday in a thrilling Istanbul clash at the scene of one of the English club's greatest triumphs, clawing back their first leg deficit and then winning on penalties.
AFP -
Apple ordered to pay $533 million for patent infringement
By Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc has been ordered to pay $532.9 million (344.03 million pounds) after a federal jury in Texas found that its iTunes software infringed thre...
Reuters
