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FIFA World Cup 2026: Full match schedule and results
A full list of fixtures and results at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, in New Zealand time.

Everything we already know will be in the Budget
While there will be plenty to pore over when the Budget is formally read, we already know quite a bit.

‘It was a lot to process’: Lawyer, 27, gets shock breast cancer diagnosis
Fewer than 20 Kiwi women aged 25 to 29 are diagnosed each year.

Scammers are sending phishing emails from a real Microsoft address
For the last several months, scammers have co-opted an internal Microsoft email address—a legitimate email that’s used for alerts and notifications—to send spam emails to random people. First reported by TechCrunch and later resurfaced by a warning from Mimikama (machine translated), these scam emails are sent from msonlineservicesteam@microsoftonline.com, which is normally...

Alibaba Cloud joins PyTorch Foundation as Platinum member
It gives Alibaba Cloud a board seat at the open source group as it seeks to shape AI software used across rival hardware platforms.

Egypt marks record year for gas discoveries amid domestic shortage

Ghana welcomes Pope's apology over Catholic Church's role in slavery

Moscow pressures Armenia with threat to scrap trade agreements

Ghana begins repatriating citizens from South Africa due to anti-immigration tensions

CFOs risk falling behind without scalable AI strategy
Many finance chiefs are still treating AI as isolated pilots, leaving stronger returns for firms that build it into one operating system.

Barcelona in talks with Newcastle to sign Gordon
Barcelona join Bayern Munich in the race to sign Newcastle United forward Anthony Gordon.

Female submariner says Navy colleague raped her at Faslane
Jake Wilson, from Gosport in Hampshire, denies rape and has lodged a special defence of consent.

The 24-year-old German surging towards All Blacks selection
Anton Segner's consistency, defensive skills, and attacking growth make him a strong contender for test rugby.

‘Good stuff does still happen’: The kids who fought for a new bike park after theirs got flattened
The boys wrote to a local councillor after their homemade park was cleared due to safety concerns and complaints.

The outstanding coalition commitments that could be in the Budget
Budget Day has arrived, meaning there’s just hours to go until we all know what’s inside.

Degreed appoints Elizabeth Tan Levy as Chief Product Officer
The hire signals Degreed's push to turn workforce data into actionable AI tools as employers demand clearer skills insights and training results.

Brightcove launches AI tools for video ad targeting
Media groups could boost ad yields as new scene-level targeting and automated break suggestions aim to improve brand safety and cut manual work.

Windows 11’s new update actually makes your PC faster. Here’s how to get it
Microsoft is following through on a previous announcement with a new optional update for Windows 11 that makes the operating system genuinely faster, especially in certain situations. It’s called update KB5089573 and it includes the “Low Latency Profile” feature. What the performance boost entails Windows Central reports that KB5089573 is the first...

Claude keeps nagging users to go to sleep. Here’s what you can do
Claude has developed an unusual habit over the last couple of months: urging its users to stop what they’re doing and get some rest. Just this week, yet another Claude user said that the chatbot tried to end a late-night coding session because “it’s late” and “your work will be better...

Nuno to stay as West Ham boss after relegation
Nuno Espirito Santo will stay on as West Ham manager to lead their fight to get back to the Premier League at the first attempt, the club says.

Around 100 firefighters tackle Golders Green blaze
The fire at a supermarket "is not believed to be suspicious", London Fire Brigade says.

Man charged over fatal shooting of award-winning farmer
The body of Charles Kinston, 23, was found in a field in Derbyshire on 29 January 2024.