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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

The Australian dollar is trading near its strongest level against the New Zealand dollar since early 2013, as financial markets anticipate another interest rate increase from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Tuesday. On Monday, November 2,…

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0 November 2, 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

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

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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

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0 October 30, 2026

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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

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

By TheZeal

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0 October 28, 2026

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

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0 October 28, 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

By Marilyn Marple

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0 October 27, 2026

World

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

Turkey, Pakistan, Qatar and Indonesia have signed a new defence cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening military production and reducing reliance on foreign weapons suppliers, amid growing uncertainty over security arrangements in the Middle…

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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

Drone Attacks Sink Cargo Ship Off Bulgaria

Drone Attacks Sink Cargo Ship Off Bulgaria Eleven Sailors Missing as Bulgaria Seeks NATO Support

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0 October 14, 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 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

Oil prices have reached their highest closing levels in nearly six months as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and renewed threats to Middle Eastern shipping add to concerns over global energy supplies. Brent crude rose US$3.55, or 3.14%, on Friday,…

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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

Nvidia-Backed Firmus Scraps US$5 Billion IPO

Nvidia-Backed Firmus Scraps US$5 Billion IPO Australian AI Data Centre Operator Turns to Private Funding

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0 October 9, 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: National Surges, Yet Coalition Still Falls Short

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

Opportunity Holds Balance of Power?

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's National Party has surged four percentage points in the latest 1News Verian poll, opening a five-point lead over Labour. However, despite the recovery, the existing coalition of National, ACT and New Zealand…

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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

Poll Shows Luxon's Coalition Falling Short

Poll Shows Luxon's Coalition Falling Short 1News Poll Projects a Parliamentary Majority for the Left

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0 October 14, 2026