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As global petrol prices skyrocket and governments step in to reduce the cost, is there a point when car owners will say enough is enough and opt for a different kind of transport? If history is anything to go by, probably not.
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Read more: How pain at the petrol pump won't do much to get New Zealanders out of cars
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/03/analysis-how-pain-at-the-petrol-pump-won-t-do-much-to-get-new-zealanders-out-of-cars.html
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Western leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday agreed to strengthen their forces in Eastern Europe, increase military aid to Ukraine and tighten sanctions on Russia whose invasion and bombardment of its neighbour entered a second month.
At an unprecedented summit of transatlantic alliance NATO, G7 rich nations and European leaders to address the continent's biggest military crisis since the 1990s Balkans wars, new battle groups were announced for four Eastern European nations.
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Read more: Ukraine invasion: Western nations to bolster aid
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/ukraine-invasion-western-nations-to-bolster-aid.html
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The Taliban have backtracked on their announcement that high schools would open for girls, saying they would remain closed until a plan was drawn up in accordance with Islamic law for them to reopen.
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Read more: Afghanistan girls in tears over chaotic Taliban schools U-turn
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/463931/afghanistan-girls-in-tears-over-chaotic-taliban-schools-u-turn
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's announcement of military support for Ukraine is highly symbolic.
The support package includes a donation of $5 million to NATO's trust fund - to spend on supplies such as fuel and food for soldiers - as well as 1066 body armour plates, 473 helmets and 571 camouflage vests.
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Read more: How important is New Zealand's new military support for Ukraine?
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/463844/geoffrey-miller-how-important-is-new-zealand-s-new-military-support-for-ukraine
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Households are spending an extra $3000 a year on essentials as the cost of living skyrockets, according to research by the New Zealand Initiative.
Its report, The rising cost of living for Kiwis, released on Thursday, said a third of the increase in living costs was due to higher transport costs, driven by higher prices at the petrol pump.
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Read more: Households spending extra $3000 a year on essentials, research shows
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/128151026/households-spending-extra-3000-a-year-on-essentials-research-shows
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The United States has assessed that members of Russia's forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, adding that Washington's conclusion was based on a "careful review" of available information from public and intelligence sources.
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Read more: US says Russian forces have committed war crimes
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Russia will seek payment in roubles for gas sold to "unfriendly" countries, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, and European gas prices soared on concerns the move would exacerbate the region's energy crunch.
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Read more: Vladimir Putin's shocking request to 'unfriendly' countries
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A veteran aide of President Vladimir Putin has resigned over the Ukraine war and left Russia with no intention to return, two sources said on Wednesday, the first senior official to break with the Kremlin since Putin launched his invasion a month ago.
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Read more: Vladimir Putin adviser Anatoly Chubais reportedly quits over Ukraine war, leaves Russia
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