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2 charged over hundreds of thefts from mausoleums and cemeteries in Ontario

Police have recovered 600 stolen items and arrested two suspects in the thefts of jewelry, decorative urns and other valuables from mausoleums and cemeteries in Toronto and southern Ontario

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Slovaks protest populist leader Fico on anniversary of Velvet Revolution

Tens of thousands in Slovakia have used the anniversary of the 1989 anti-communist Velvet Revolution to protest against populist Prime Minister Robert Fico

Chinese ship jams communications as Filipino forces deliver supplies to shoal

Philippine forces have transported food, fuel and new personnel to a territorial outpost in a long-disputed shoal in the South China Sea, where Chinese government ships jammed communications during the hourslong supply mission as part of Beijing’s secu...

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How a top New Zealand police officer's downfall provoked public fury and scrutiny

New Zealand's police agency faces a trust crisis and greater scrutiny of its powers after a sexual misconduct scandal involving former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming

Authors dumped from New Zealand’s top book prize after AI used in cover designs

Ockham Book Awards dropped two titles from contention after new guidelines introduced on artificial intelligence useThe books of two award-winning New Zealand authors have been disqualified from consideration for the country’s top literature prize because artificial intelligence was used in the creation of their cover designs.Stephanie Johnson’s collection of short stories Obligate Carnivore and Elizabeth Smither’s collection of novellas Angel Train were submitted to the 2026 Ockham book awards’ NZ$65,000 fiction prize in October, but were ruled out of the competition the following month in light of new guidelines around AI use. Continue reading...