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Author: Jeanne Whalen

The sinking of the Russian warship Moskva is causing tension back home, where some families are asking questions about the fate of the crew, and a prominent state TV anchor is demanding answers about how the debacle happened.

The flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet sank last week after being hit by two Ukrainian missiles, delivering a significant blow to Russia's naval capacity, US and Ukrainian officials said.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/300568346/russian-warships-sinking-raises-tense-questions-about-fate-of-crew
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Category : Opinion
Author: William Hewett

An Australian cafe has been slammed by locals for its stingy Vegemite on toast, with one person saying it's "un-Australian". 

An outraged customer shared a photo on Reddit of the "very disappointing" piece of toast on Saturday, which was flooded with hundreds of comments.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2022/04/australian-cafe-slammed-for-very-disappointing-vegemite-on-toast.html
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Category : Opinion
Author: William Hewett

A former UK security chief has warned Vladimir Putin could strike a NATO base to stop the transfer of weapons to Ukraine. 

Lord Peter Ricketts, who was the British government's first national security adviser, said the Russian President is becoming "increasingly desperate to choke off the flow of arms" to Ukraine.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/04/ukraine-invasion-ex-british-security-chief-warns-vladimir-putin-could-strike-nato-base-to-stop-transfer-of-weapons.html
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Category: Science
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Author: Peter Griffin

OPINION: The war in Ukraine is having serious ramifications for the global scientific community.

Russia, despite having an economy around the size of Italy’s, has always had strong capabilities in scientific research, particularly in high energy physics, mathematics, astronomy, aerospace technology and engineering.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/science/128370166/hey-russia-well-take-your-disaffected-scientists
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Author: RNZ

Russia gave holdout Ukrainian soldiers an ultimatum on Sunday to lay down arms in the pulverised southeastern port of Mariupol which Moscow said its forces nearly completely controlled in what would be its biggest capture of the nearly two-month war.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/465426/no-word-from-mariupol-as-surrender-window-offered-by-russia-opens
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Category : Opinion
Author: David Skipwith

Kiwis are spoiled for choice when it comes to television viewing and paid streaming service options, but how many do we really need to shell out for?

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/300560748/watching-tv-in-new-zealand-how-to-get-the-best-bang-for-your-buck
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Category : News
Author: AAP

West Australian senator Ben Small has resigned from the Australian Senate after discovering he is a dual citizen of New Zealand.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/04/15/australian-senator-resigns-after-discovering-nz-dual-citizenship/
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Category : Satire
Author: Andrew Gunn

Andrew Gunn is a Christchurch-based film and television scriptwriter, and columnist.

OPINION/SATIRE: The Russian Embassy, Wellington. The Russian Ambassador stands beneath a huge portrait of Vladimir Putin seated on a golden throne and stroking a short-haired white cat perched on his lap. The Ambassador is approached by his trusted advisor Yuri.

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