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Ryan Gosling's Project Hail Mary becomes 2026's biggest box office debut
The sci-fi space adventure movie rockets to $140.9 million (£122m) at the global box office.

Pakistan’s labour rights abuses persist despite remedy channels, report

Kenyan ex-foreign minister resurfaces after abduction fears

Lenovo ThinkPad P16v Gen 3 review: Powerful, but hard to recommend
At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Good overall performance Working battery life is decent Matte display helps visibility Quality keyboard and number pad Great mic noise suppression Cons Big and bulky Drab, low-res display Big prosumer price premium Our Verdict The Lenovo ThinkPad P16v Gen 3 won’t be for everyone. Its performance is good, but it’s no match for Consumer-aimed models that...

S. Korean posts linking ID changes to voter fraud 'entirely false': interior ministry

Access Hospitality names Aravinda Gollapudi as CTO
Access Hospitality appoints former Sage tech leader Aravinda Gollapudi as CTO to steer global platform expansion and agentic AI strategy.

Fuel crisis: Diesel shortages could hit power supply on Stewart Island
Rakiura relies on diesel generators for electricity, burning through about 1000 litres of diesel a day to create power.

Emergency services respond to incident in Auckland
Fire and Emergency NZ confirmed it was called to assist Hato Hone St John with the incident about 9.42pm.

WordPress.com adds AI write tools for site control
WordPress.com now lets AI agents draft, edit and publish content directly to sites via conversation, expanding beyond read-only integrations.

Call to cancel threat of prison for council tax non-payment
Debt charity StepChange says there are clear differences between councils when chasing unpaid tax.

Plan to scrap most short jail terms comes into effect
The government hopes it will ease the population crisis in prisons.

Top German court backs BMW, Mercedes in ruling on new petrol vehicles

Palestinian doctor arrested for smuggling Second Temple-period coins from West Bank to Jerusalem

This Spiky Lizard Eats Thousands of Ants Every Day

Find any file on your Windows PC in seconds with this free app
Almost everyone can relate to the feeling of trying to find that one obscure file on your Windows drive only for it to churn through everything on your computer, taking forever to find the right result. And, if you’re like me, you’ve probably wondered why you’re stuck staring at the...

Gamma expands APAC cloud comms portfolio in four markets
Gamma launches its Global Communications Enablement cloud portfolio across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the Philippines.

German court to rule on climate cases against BMW and Mercedes-Benz

Japanese firms agree to 5.26% wage hike, top union group's preliminary data shows

Israeli settlers rampage through West Bank towns for second night in a row

IEA boss: Iran energy crisis 'not well appreciated' by world leaders

Large vehicle fire in West Auckland suburb extinguished
A car and a van in Massey were found well alight about 7.30pm

Microsoft Office meets AI with this powerful license that works on both Mac and PC
TL;DR: Microsoft essentials meet AI with this Microsoft Office 2024 Home and Business for Mac or PC lifetime license, on sale now for just $99.97 (MSRP $249.99) through April 5. We could all use a little help from AI every now and then. Now imagine what happens when you add AI capabilities to...

Do we need a lockdown to dampen diesel demand?
Pain at the petrol pump is hurting many households, but diesel is where the potential impending crisis lies.

BTS agency shares drop after comeback show turnout falls short
The concert was attended by an estimated 104,000 fans, much lower than the expected 260,000.

Apology for poor care over boy's bleed death
Three-year-old Aarav Chopra died during a biopsy when his artery was pierced by a trainee doctor.