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Democrats Win Both House and Senate in US Midterms

Democrats Win Both House and Senate in US Midterms

Democrats to Control Congress for Final Years of Trump's Presidency

Democrats have won majorities in both the United States House of Representatives and Senate following the November 3 midterm elections, ending Republican control of both chambers of Congress. The change will not take effect immediately. Republicans…

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0 November 5, 2026

Final 1News Verian Poll: National Leads Labour by One Point

Final 1News Verian Poll: National Leads Labour by One Point ACT and NZ First Lose Ground as Opportunity Holds Steady

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1 November 4, 2026

RBA Raises Rates to 4.85% as Aussie Dollar Slips

RBA Raises Rates to 4.85% as Aussie Dollar Slips Kiwi Gains Ground Despite Australia's Fifth Rate Rise

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0 November 4, 2026

Record $6.3 Billion Binance Hack Linked to North Korea

Record $6.3 Billion Binance Hack Linked to North Korea $3 Billion in Stolen Crypto Frozen

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0 October 31, 2026

Latest

Aussie Dollar Near 13-Year High Against Kiwi

Aussie Dollar Near 13-Year High Against Kiwi Markets Price Nearly 90% Chance of RBA Rate Hike

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0 November 2, 2026

US Consulting Executive Suspected of Helping Run ShinyHunters Extortion Site

US Consulting Executive Suspected of Helping Run ShinyHunters Extortion Site Report Alleges Ransomware Negotiators Knew of Breaches Before Victims Did

By TheZeal

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0 October 30, 2026

PHP2Shell Attacks Detected Worldwide, Government Breach Reported

PHP2Shell Attacks Detected Worldwide, Government Breach Reported Suspected China-Linked Hackers Compromise 25 Systems in One Campaign

By TheZeal

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0 October 30, 2026

Kiwi Dollar Plunges as Reserve Bank Holds OCR at 2.75%

Kiwi Dollar Plunges as Reserve Bank Holds OCR at 2.75% NZ Dollar Falls Below 80 Australian Cents

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4 October 28, 2026

World

Turkey Advances Defence Pact With Saudi Arabia and Pakistan

Turkey Advances Defence Pact With Saudi Arabia and Pakistan

Mecca Agreement Treats Attack on One Nation as Attack on All Three

Turkey's parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee approved a mutual defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on Tuesday, October 27, bringing the three countries closer to a formal military alliance. The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement,…

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0 October 28, 2026

Four Muslim-Majority Nations Sign Defence Cooperation Pact

Four Muslim-Majority Nations Sign Defence Cooperation Pact Turkey, Pakistan, Qatar and Indonesia Move to Strengthen Military Industries

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0 October 22, 2026

Ebola Death Toll Passes 4,600 as Nigeria Reports First Case

Ebola Death Toll Passes 4,600 as Nigeria Reports First Case Delayed Diagnosis Raises Fears of Further Spread

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0 October 22, 2026

France Imposes Curfews After Riots and 2,400 Arrests

France Imposes Curfews After Riots and 2,400 Arrests Extreme-Left Militants Blamed as Interior Minister Admits Police Lost Control

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1 October 20, 2026

PHP Emergency Security Patches Released

PHP Emergency Security Patches Released

Unpatched Servers Remain Vulnerable as Cyberattack Attempts Emerge

PHP developers have released emergency security patches for two critical vulnerabilities after governments and major websites temporarily shut down services to protect themselves from cyberattacks. Issued on Wednesday, 21 October, the fixes are…

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0 October 22, 2026

Two Critical PHP Flaws Raise Alarm Across the Web

Two Critical PHP Flaws Raise Alarm Across the Web Emergency Patches Planned Amid Remote Code Execution Warnings

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0 October 21, 2026

Deepfakes Could Fool Judges

Deepfakes Could Fool Judges OpenAI and Meta Warn Courts Over AI-Generated Evidence

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0 October 18, 2026

Ransomware Negotiator Arrested as FBI Targets ShinyHunters

Ransomware Negotiator Arrested as FBI Targets ShinyHunters Canadian Executive Faces US Extortion Charges

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0 October 16, 2026

Business

Oil Prices Remain Near Six-Month Highs Despite Iran Talks

Oil Prices Remain Near Six-Month Highs Despite Iran Talks

Brent Crude Remains Above $113 as Houthi Attacks Threaten Oil Supplies

Oil prices fell on Tuesday, October 27, as diplomatic efforts involving Iran raised hopes of easing Middle East tensions, reversing part of last week's surge to six-month highs. Brent crude settled at US$113.88 a barrel, down 1.67%, while US…

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0 October 28, 2026

Oil Prices Hit Six-Month High as Houthi Attacks Escalate

Oil Prices Hit Six-Month High as Houthi Attacks Escalate Brent Crude Tops $116 Amid Strikes on Saudi Arabia

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1 October 24, 2026

Former Air NZ Boss to Cut 3,000 Jobs Amid AI Push

Former Air NZ Boss to Cut 3,000 Jobs Amid AI Push Kroger to Cut 37% of Corporate Workforce Over Three Years

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0 October 18, 2026

India's Reserve Bank Moves to Defend the Rupee

India's Reserve Bank Moves to Defend the Rupee Rupee Rallies 1% as RBI Tightens Trading Rules

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0 October 13, 2026

Avengers: Endgame Overtakes Avatar Again

Encore Re-Release Puts Marvel Back on Top

Avengers: Endgame has reclaimed its place as the highest-grossing movie of all time, overtaking James Cameron's Avatar following the success of its Encore theatrical re-release. Box Office Mojo now puts Avengers: Endgame at US$2.9257 billion…

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0 October 6, 2026

How New Zealand Became East of Eden

How New Zealand Became East of Eden Netflix Recreates Steinbeck’s California in New Zealand

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0 October 3, 2026

Paramount-Warner Bros Mega-Merger to Become Skydance

Paramount-Warner Bros Mega-Merger to Become Skydance $110 Billion Hollywood Merger Nears October 6 Close

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0 October 3, 2026

Avengers: Doomsday Breaks Australian Presale Record

Avengers: Doomsday Breaks Australian Presale Record Marvel Blockbuster Passes AUD$1 Million in Presales

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0 September 27, 2026

1News Verian Poll: Labour Stalls, Luxon's Coalition Advances

1News Verian Poll: Labour Stalls, Luxon's Coalition Advances

ACT and NZ First Gains Bring Second Term Closer

Despite National slipping three percentage points, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's coalition has moved closer to securing a second term in the latest 1News Verian poll. The poll, released Tuesday, October 27, places National on…

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0 October 27, 2026

1News Verian Poll: National Surges, Yet Coalition Still Falls Short

1News Verian Poll: National Surges, Yet Coalition Still Falls Short Opportunity Holds Balance of Power?

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0 October 20, 2026

Labour Wants More Control Over Social Media

Labour Wants More Control Over Social Media Proposed "Online Regulator" Sparks Free Speech and Censorship Concerns

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3 October 19, 2026

Police Examine Free Palestine Party’s Praise of October 7 Attack

Police Examine Free Palestine Party’s Praise of October 7 Attack Party President Called Hamas-Led Attack a ‘Victory’ as Election Campaign Launched

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1 October 16, 2026