Category : News
Author: Reuters

A veteran aide of President Vladimir Putin has resigned over the Ukraine war and left Russia with no intention to return, two sources said on Wednesday, the first senior official to break with the Kremlin since Putin launched his invasion a month ago.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/ukraine-invasion-vladimir-putin-adviser-anatoly-chubais-reportedly-quits-over-ukraine-war-leaves-russia.html
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Author: Justin Bachman

Rocket Lab USA Inc. is exploring ways to accelerate development of its next rocket after the invasion of Ukraine effectively ended commercial business for Russia’s Soyuz medium-lift rocket.

Article: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rocket-lab-weighs-speeding-development-150745066.html
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Author: RNZ

Senior economist Mark Smith said cost increases are becoming increasingly widespread and affecting core items such as food, housing, and fuel, which would lift household costs by about 7% this year, or $15 billion.

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Category : Analysis
Author: The Economist

ANALYSIS: State media has not tried to hide the fact that billions of dollars in global investors’ funds have drained away from China in recent weeks.

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Category : Defence
Author: Reuters

New Zealand's Ministry of Defence said it has suspended plans to build an Antarctic and Southern Ocean patrol vessel because planned spending is being reassessed due to the impact on the government's budget of costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/03/ministry-of-defence-suspends-antarctic-patrol-ship-plans-due-to-covid-budget-costs.html
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Author: TVNZ: 1News

The Government has confirmed its transport subsidies package it says will help Kiwis navigate through the current global energy crisis.

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The owners of two fuel stations in the US are suing a rival company, claiming it's not slapping a high enough price tag on its petrol.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/bp-and-shell-stations-sue-rival-for-selling-petrol-too-cheaply.html
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Author: Reuters

Russia is pounding the besieged Ukrainian port of Mariupol into the "ashes of a dead land", its local council said on Tuesday, describing two more huge bombs that fell on the city that has been sealed off for weeks.

The plight of Mariupol, a city of 400,000 before the war, has been the most urgent humanitarian emergency since Russia invaded Ukraine nearly a month ago. Hundreds of thousands of residents are believed to be trapped inside under near constant shelling, with no access to food, water, power or heat.

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