Category : Defence
Author: Reuters

Taiwan accused China of exaggeration on Tuesday (local time) after the Chinese military published footage of the strategically located Penghu islands, where there is a major Taiwanese air base, saying it was not true Chinese forces had come near the islands.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/08/taiwan-accuses-china-of-exaggeration-says-it-never-came-close-to-penghu-islands.html
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Category : Defence
Author: Nighthawk

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Category : News

New Zealand is sending 120 Defence Force personnel to the United Kingdom to train Ukrainian soldiers, including in weapon handling and combat first aid.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/08/nz-sending-120-defence-force-personnel-to-uk-to-train-ukrainians.html
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Category : Analysis
Author: Corazon Miller

The image of Afghan judge Raihana Attaee, standing before several high-ranking dignitaries at the Government House in Auckland, is symbolic of all that Afghanistan has lost in the year since it fell to the Islamist group.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/08/13/freedom-for-nz-afghans-tainted-by-what-was-lost/
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Author: Reuters

Satellite pictures released on Thursday (local time) showed devastation at a Russian air base in Crimea, hit in an attack that suggested Kyiv may have obtained new long-range strike capability with potential to change the course of the war.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/08/ukraine-invasion-satellite-pictures-show-devastation-at-russian-air-base-in-crimea.html
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Category : News
Author: Melanie Carroll

A married Christchurch woman says it is “ridiculous” she is paid less New Zealand Superannuation than someone who is single and living with another adult.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/money/129534591/65yearold-says-its-wrong-she-gets-less-nz-super-for-being-married
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Author: Reuters

Washington has not changed its assessment on China's timeline for potentially taking Taiwan militarily, a senior Pentagon official said on Monday, sticking by previous statements that Beijing would not try to take it in the next two years.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/08/china-won-t-try-to-retake-taiwan-militarily-in-next-two-years-us-officials-say.html
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