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The US shooting down of what Washington says was a Chinese spy balloon and Beijing says was a civilian scientific vessel accidentally blown off course has fuelled widespread questions, including about the balloon itself.

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International prosecutors said they had found "strong indications" Vladimir Putin approved the use in Ukraine of a Russian missile system that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) over the east of the country in 2014.

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Author: Mark Quinlivan

Skyrocketing inflation will still wipe out some retirees' pay rises despite superannuation being adjusted to the consumer price index (CPI), according to experts.

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Author: Mark Quinlivan & William Terite

New Zealand authorities have seized more than $500 million worth of cocaine in what police say is one of the biggest-ever drug hauls in the country.

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Author: Jenna Lynch

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has begun chucking policies on the bonfire in an effort to refocus his Government on the cost of living crisis.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/02/the-major-announcements-from-prime-minister-chris-hipkins-big-policy-refocus.html
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The discovery of 81 bales of cocaine will land a "major financial blow" to illegal drug market, the police commissioner says.

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The Government this afternoon announced the hourly minimum wage will go up to $22.70 from this April - a 7% increase.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/02/08/govt-announces-minimum-wage-to-rise-from-april-1/
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New Zealand authorities have intercepted 3.2 tonnes of cocaine that was found floating adrift in the Pacific Ocean.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/02/08/half-a-billion-dollars-worth-of-cocaine-found-adrift-in-pacific-ocean/
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