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World Cup: what’s just the right height for a soccer player?
Despite some XL players, such as Norway’s 195cm Erling Braut Haaland, the average height of all the teams is strikingly similar.
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New Zealand First’s campaign to scrap city’s independent Māori Board just ‘dumb, racist stuff’, says mayor
By Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira of RNZ Te Ao Māori Auckland’s mayor has hit out at a New Zealand First election campaign promise to scrap the city’s Independent Māori Statutory Board (IMSB), shrugging it off as “dumb, racist stuff”. The party has penned and introduced a bill seeking to disestablish the board, stating that the unelected council
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Andy Burnham is back at Westminster: what this says about Britain’s changing political system
If Burnham becomes PM, it shows that Westminster is no longer the only route to the top job.
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Democracy’s next big test: could a Trump-endorsed US citizen become Colombia’s president?
Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to build mega prisons to crack down on crime and conduct foreign relations in concert with the Trump administration.
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Time is critical when someone’s heart stops – portable defibrillators could save more lives
Community responders often reach cardiac arrest patients quicker than emergency services. Carrying mobile defibrillators would improve people’s survival chances.
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Burning forest ‘waste’ to make cement damages the climate. Let’s pursue cleaner options
The science is clear: burning forest material for energy produces lots of carbon emissions.
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‘You’re a liar!’ NZ foreign minister Peters insults Gaza flotilla torture survivor in Parliament
SPECIAL REPORT: By Eugene Doyle Something significant and revelatory just happened in the New Zealand Parliament. I was present at today’s Foreign Affairs Select Committee meeting when things kicked off between the Foreign Minister and humanitarian aid activist Hāhona Ormsby, one of the New Zealanders who survived kidnapping and beatings by Israeli forces in May.…
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Donald Trump’s Iran ceasefire deal prompts strong feelings and profane language
Critics are calling the agreement a “complete capitulation” by the US.
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Men make up less than 18% of Australian primary school teachers. Is this a problem?
Australian primary school principals have called for more male primary school teachers, saying boys need more ‘male role models’.
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Microbes destroyed an ancient pterosaur’s wingbone, then preserved it for 100 million years
What a prehistoric flying reptile’s bone reveals about its diet – and the future of fossil science.
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‘Park the bus’, ‘the false nine’ and ‘total football’: what do soccer’s strange phrases mean?
Following the World Cup but confused by some of the language used by commentators and fans? You’re not alone.
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More than chatbots: why business AI agents are Big Tech’s next product battleground
Meta’s just-launched Business Agent could mark a major shift in how companies of all sizes deal with customers. But what are the trade-offs?