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Chris Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand PM

Jacinda Ardern's successor Chris Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand PM

The 44-year-old was formally appointed to the role in Wellington, a week after Jacinda Ardern's shock resignation

Ms Ardern, 42, had… Read more

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz - pictured last year - was under international pressure to send Leopard 2s

US and Germany ready to send tanks to Ukraine

US President Joe Biden's administration is expected to announce plans to send at least 30 M1 Abrams tanks.

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Demand for coffins in some rural areas has spiked

Coffins sell out as losses mount

One villager, a customer, told us that at times the coffins have sold out. Laughing with a dose of the black humour you find in the area, he added… Read more

Ukraine war

Germany won't block export of its Leopard 2 tanks, foreign minister says

Ukraine has called on the West to provide the German-made tanks which they say will help them defeat Russia.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister… Read more

The European eel, shown here in a file photo, is an endangered species

Swedish PM in hot water over eel fishing scandal

Ulf Kristersson has admitted he knew Peter Magnus Nilsson had broken the law before appointing him last October.

The aide's behaviour was… Read more

Erdogan

Erdogan tells Sweden not to expect Nato bid support

Sweden applied to join Nato after Russia invaded Ukraine - but needs Turkey, already a member, to approve.

Kurdish… Read more

As Mohe is China's northernmost city, it is often nicknamed 'China's North Pole'

Northern city of Mohe reports coldest temperature

Mohe - known as "China's North Pole" - is in the province of Heilongjiang, close to the Russian border.

On… Read more

Reverend Norman Fong at San Francisco's Chinese New Year street fair in 2020

Lunar New Year celebrated officially for the first time in California

The 71-year-old San Francisco Chinatown native has emceed the city's annual Chinese New Year parade for two decades - but this year is different.

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