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Maoris accuse Air New Zealand of cultural theft
Mr Tukaki also said that if Air New Zealand did not stop their "nonsense", he would call for a national Māori boycott of the airline, and that the "vast majority" of Māori people were exhausted of businesses using symbols, names and culture in their branding. [Full Article...]
Trump Administration Blasts Reports it Pulled Top US Spy from Kremlin
Moscow has denied any interference. The CIA on Monday evening slammed what it called CNN's "misguided" and "simply false" reporting , after the cable channel's chief national security correspondent, Jim Sciutto, authored a hole-filled piece claiming that the CIA had pulled a high-level spy out of Russian Federation because Trump had "repeatedly mishandled classified intelligence and could c... [Full Article...]
Labour Party staffer accused of sexual assault and bullying resigns
Pressure is growing on Jacinda Ardern to explain when she was made aware of serious sexual assault allegations in her party after the staffer at the centre of the furore resigned. The alleged victim claimed the Labour party ignored her numerous official complaints about the matter. Newshub's Duncan Garner said the idea that the prime minister did not know about the allegations was a "massive st... [Full Article...]
Couple jailed in Iran 'wandered road less travelled'
Separately, another Australian woman is also reportedly being held in the same jail, Evin prison, on unknown charges. King and Firkin were reportedly camping in a military area around Jajrood, according to The Guardian . Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Federal Government was treating the issue carefully and was in close consultation with officials. "They're never issues that are addres... [Full Article...]
Scientists succeed in creating northern white rhino embryos
Two embryos of northern white rhinos have been successfully created in an Italian laboratory using eggs harvested from two remaining subspecies from Kenya. The embryos will now be stored in liquid nitrogen to be transferred into a surrogate mother. Now, using eggs harvested from the females and frozen sperm from deceased males, a team in Italy's Cremona have been able to create two viable embryo... [Full Article...]
Victorian Liberal MP Gladys Liu cuts Chinese business ties amid mounting pressure
Concern is growing about China's influence in Australia, which previous year banned covert foreign interference in domestic politics. The ABC reported she had been a council member for two China Overseas Exchange Association chapters from 2003 to 2015, which were later rolled into China's United Front propaganda arm. [Full Article...]
US Supreme Court backs Trump on asylum crackdown
With only two dissenters, Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayer, this opens the door for the rule to be applied across the nation. President Donald Trump tweeted that it was a " BIG United States Supreme Court WIN for the Border on Asylum! ". [Full Article...]
Cyclist runs red light then headbutts the pedestrian he almost hit
After almost smacking into the businessman, the cyclist pulls up and dismounts his bike before swiftly walking back and delivering him a powerful head-butt. City of London Police released the clip of the August 22 attack yesterday in the hope of finding the suspect whose "needlessly violent actions left some nasty injuries". [Full Article...]