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We need to teach our children the value of sleep
OPINION: Sleep deprivation can dramatically reduce our ability to store new information.

How Did Bucharest Become ‘Paris of the East?’

Israel to allow its citizens to visit Saudi Arabia

Beatles, Rolling Stones and more album covers as pottery
Sculptor Simon Buckmaster celebrates the golden age of the album cover in clay.

Australian Open: Novak Djokovic to face Milos Raonic in quarter-finals
Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeats Diego Schwartzman at the Australian Open to set up a quarter-final against Milos Raonic.

Coco Gauff knocked out of Australian Open by Sofia Kenin
Coco Gauff misses out on her first Grand Slam quarter-final as fellow American Sofia Kenin fights back to win in the Australian Open fourth round.

Trump ordered to remove envoy in Ukraine in 2018 - video
In a video, the president is heard saying "Get rid of her!" about ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.

Cricket: Black Caps embarrassed by India in second Twenty20 at Eden Park
With the same venue, the same lineup and the same toss result, it stood to reason that the Black Caps batsmen would have been able to put in the same performance.Instead, two days after they walloped 203-5 at Eden Park, the same...

German military resumes training troops in northern Iraq

First marlin of the season caught off Mokau
Matt Hareb caught the first marlin off Taranaki this season.

New Zealand v India: Black Caps fail to fire as tourists cruise home in a risk-free chase
The Black Caps' batsmen failed to fire and India faced few problems in going 2-0 up in the T20 series.

Historic home double as HSBC NZ Sevens celebrates 21st in style
New Zealand Sevens fans got the perfect 21st birthday gift as the All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens won their respective men’s and women’s titles at the 2020 HSBC New Zealand Sevens in Hamilton.

Colourful burnouts entertain thousands at Muscle Car Madness
Canterbury hot rod show's 30th anniversary spins the wheels of classic car fans.

The GOP’s Terminal Infection of Advanced Trumpism Has No Known Cure

Fighting rages as Libya force pushes toward key western city

UN slams Libya arms embargo violations despite Berlin pledges

Syrian troops reach outskirts of key rebel-held town

Billy Idol's 'still got it', bringing his White Wedding to Whitianga
Fans hoping for "more, more, more" after Billy Idol's show in Queenstown got just that in Whitianga.

James moves past Bryant to third on NBA's all-time scoring list
LeBron James surpasses Kobe Bryant to become the NBA's third-highest scorer of all time in the LA Lakers' 108-91 defeat by the Philadelphia 76ers.

Brexit day 50p coin unveiled by Chancellor Sajid Javid
It comes after the original batch of coins had to be melted down when the Brexit deadline was extended.

Peru Congress vote: Election follows September dissolution
The poll comes almost four months after the president dissolved the body, accusing it of obstruction.

China coronavirus 'spreads before symptoms show'
The new coronavirus is said to be infectious during its incubation period, making to harder to contain.

Turkish teams hunt for quake survivors as death toll hits 35

Kim's aunt reemerges after years of speculation about fate

Netanyahu hopes to 'make history' with White House visit

Survivor in Slovenia turns 100 on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Miss Americana: 7 revelations from Taylor Swift's Netflix documentary
From boyfriends to burritos, Taylor Swift tells all in Miss Americana.

Two men arrested after serious assault on The Strand in Tauranga
Two men have been arrested in relation to a serious assault which left a man in critical condition at The Strand, Tauranga, this morning.A man was injured about 1.45am and remains in Tauranga Hospital, police said.The area was...