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Author: Rachel Sadler

Life 100 years ago was a vastly different time to 2023. 

Now, we have smartphones, a higher life expectancy, and a great deal more. But these parts of life we see as regular nowadays were to some extent predicted in 1923 by scientists and experts.

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Author: Reuters

Russia acknowledged on Monday (local time) that scores of its troops were killed in one of the Ukraine war's deadliest strikes, drawing demands from nationalist bloggers for commanders to be punished for housing soldiers alongside an ammunition dump.

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Author: Justin Wong

Passengers on a rail replacement bus from Wellington to Wairarapa hitch-hiked off State Highway 2 on Saturday after their ride broke down near the summit of Remutaka Hill.

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Author: Associated Press

A court in military-ruled Myanmar today convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption, sentencing her to seven years in prison in the last of a string of criminal cases against her, a legal official said.

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A court in army-ruled Myanmar found deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty in all five counts of corruption, a source familiar with her trial has said, wrapping up the last remaining cases against her.

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A Chinese military plane came within 10 feet (3 metres) of a US air force aircraft in the contested South China Sea last week and forced it to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision in international airspace, the US military said on Thursday.

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Author: Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul

A court in Pakistan on Monday freed a convicted rapist after it was “agreed” he would marry his victim, his lawyer said, enraging rights activists who say the ruling risks normalizing sexual violence in the South Asian country.

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Author: Russell Palmer

The political year often ends in a rush, with tired politicians racing to get their projects done before the summer.

As with last year, here's 12 pieces of legislation that are on their way to becoming law, but haven't had much attention with the hustle and bustle of everything else going on.

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  2. South Korea's leader calls for stealth drones to monitor North
  3. Taiwan extends mandatory military service as China steps up pressure
  4. Captured Russian tanks and arms: 'trophies' for Ukraine or 'just junk'?

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