NEW ZEALAND News, Jan 21, 2011

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NZ stocks rise on KiwiSaver flows Stuff.co.nz New Zealand stocks rose for a third session, with KiwiSaver fund flows helping the local bourse outperform regional markets. NZX led gainers, while Rakon fell. The NZX 50 index rose 12.97 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 3421.34. Within the index, 18 stocks ... See all stories on this topic »

NZ on target for sub-300 road toll New Zealand Herald New Zealand could be headed for its lowest annual road toll in nearly six decades. File photo / NZ Herald New Zealand could be headed for an annual road toll fewer than 300 for the first time in nearly six decades, officials say. ... See all stories on this topic »

Air NZ debuts Hoff video New Zealand Herald By Eveline Harvey Air New Zealand mascot Rico and David Hasselhoff in a promotional video for the airline. Photo / Supplied The latest in a series of Air New Zealand promotional videos featuring US celebrities and the mascot puppet Rico,... See all stories on this topic »

New 30-year high for kiwi Stuff.co.nz At 5pm the NZ dollar was 53.03p, from 52.95 yesterday. Over the same timeframe it fell against the Japanese currency, to 67.48 yen from 67.59 yen yesterday, and against the euro, to 0.6007 euro, from 0.6033 euro. Perceptions New Zealand will raise its ... See all stories on this topic »

Queen here to stay on NZ banknotes Otago Daily Times The Queen will remain on New Zealand banknotes despite her image being the most disliked aspect of the current designs. Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard today announced there would be no significant changes to all five banknote designs as part of an ... See all stories on this topic »

NZ Dollar Up Late As Eyes On Greece For Debt Solution Wall Street Journal A local bond trader said the New Zealand government bond tender held Thursday was extremely well bid as a recent rise in yields had made the local bonds more attractive. The Debt Management Office said it had over NZ$1 billion worth of bids for the ... See all stories on this topic »

NZ media blatantly 'prejudice' against Israel - Israeli paper New Zealand Herald An editorial in an Israeli newspaper editorial has slammed New Zealand's media as having "blatant prejudice" against Israel following yesterday's story on a Christchurch earthquake victim being an alleged Mossad spy. The Jerusalem Post has criticised ... See all stories on this topic »

NZ@9am: 21/07/11: Most read stories online on Thursday Hawke's Bay Today The Google News New Zealand lead headline is from nzherald.co.nz and says "Murder charge over Longley death." It says Bournemouth police have charged the ex-boyfriend of Kiwi Emily Longley over the 17-year-old's death. It features a TVNZ story which ... See all stories on this topic »

Australia, N.Z. Stocks: Sundance, White Energy, Heartland N.Z. San Francisco Chronicle Heartland New Zealand Ltd. (HNZ NZ) gained 1.6 percent to 64 New Zealandcents. The savings and loan said shares in its purchase plan will be offered at a discount to average end-of- day market prices. The discount will be at least 3 percent, ... See all stories on this topic »

N.Z. Currency May Reach Parity With U.S. Dollar, AMP Says San Francisco Chronicle July 20 (Bloomberg) -- New Zealand's dollar may achieve parity with the US currency because of rising commodity prices and the prospect of higher interest rates, according to AMP Capital Investors Ltd. "The New Zealand dollar has gone from strength to ... See all stories on this topic »

Israeli ambassador refuses to answer questions - National ... - 3 News It appears to me that John Key is not telling the NZ public everything. ... John Key betrayed New Zealand for the benefit of Israel. YeahRight ... www.3news.co.nz/Israeli-ambassador...to.../Default.aspx

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Update from Carers NZ and the Carers Alliance | Kiwi247 New ... Full Story at Scoop NZ. LATEST NEWS; TAG CLOUD ... New Zealand Events. Womens Lifestyle Expo Wellington, Wellington (06-Aug-2011 to 07-Aug-2011) ... kiwi247.com/.../update-from-carers-nz-and-the-carers-alliance...

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WORLD News, Jul 21, 2011

Japan plans additional $165 billion for reconstruction Wed,20 Jul 2011 11:29 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government plans additional spending of 13 trillion yen ($165 billion) for reconstruction projects after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, on top of a combined 6 trillion yen already set aside in two extra budgets, a government source said on Thursday. Full Story

Japan man given life over 2007 murder of Briton Lindsay Hawker Wed,20 Jul 2011 11:10 PM PDT Reuters - CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - A Japanese man was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday for raping and killing Briton Lindsay Ann Hawker and burying her naked body in a sand-filled bathtub in a case that horrified Japan and sparked a media frenzy. Full Story

Germany, France reach accord on Greek bailout Wed,20 Jul 2011 09:46 PM PDT Reuters - BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - Germany and France have reached a common position on a second bailout of Greece in their effort to prevent the country's debt crisis from spreading through Europe, officials said Thursday. Full Story

Egypt to hold parliamentary vote in 3 stages Wed,20 Jul 2011 07:41 PM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Parliamentary elections to smooth Egypt's transition from military to civilian rule will take place in stages to make it easier for monitors to oversee voting, an army general said on Wednesday. Full Story

Who is paying News Corp's legal bills? Wed,20 Jul 2011 07:06 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - With executives from News Corp and some of its subsidiaries heading for the exits, legal bills from the phone-hacking scandal rocking the company are no doubt stacking up. Full Story

Factbox: UK panel probes newspaper wrongdoing Wed,20 Jul 2011 07:06 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday named the six members of a panel who will advise a judge-led inquiry into allegations of phone-hacking, bribery and other illegal activities at Rupert Murdoch's News International and other UK newspaper groups. Full Story

Smackdown? Humble Pie? Not in Murdoch's NY Post Wed,20 Jul 2011 07:06 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Now it's Rupert Murdoch's New York tabloid that has pie in the face. Full Story

Serbia arrests last major war crimes fugitive Wed,20 Jul 2011 06:36 PM PDT Reuters - BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia arrested the last major war crimes suspect from the 1990s Yugoslav conflicts on Wednesday, closing what its president called a "burdensome" page in the country's history and boosting its hopes of joining the European Union. Full Story

Loyalist troops besiege Damascus suburb after protests Wed,20 Jul 2011 06:31 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Loyalist troops commanded by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's brother surrounded a suburb in the capital Damascus on Wednesday, residents said, part of a campaign to crush growing protests against Assad's rule. Full Story

Serbia arrests last major war crimes fugitive Wed,20 Jul 2011 03:54 PM PDT Reuters - BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia arrested the last major war crimes suspect from the 1990s Yugoslav conflicts on Wednesday, closing what its president called a "burdensome" page in the country's history and boosting its hopes of joining the European Union. Full Story

Drug trade menaces Afghanistan despite progress: U.S. Wed,20 Jul 2011 03:41 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has made headway in building up Afghanistan's counternarcotics forces, but the war-torn country needs more international help to hold onto those fragile gains, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. Full Story

I.Coast's Ouattara sets up inquiry into war crimes Wed,20 Jul 2011 02:55 PM PDT Reuters - ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara signed a decree on Wednesday establishing a commission of inquiry into crimes committed during the country's violent post-election turmoil, giving it six months to reach conclusions. Full Story

Analysis: Climate bill mounts as dash for gas speeds up Wed,20 Jul 2011 01:51 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON/DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - The accelerating dash for natural gas risks a bitter backlash as the environmental cost of exploiting new shale deposits and of transporting it in liquid form spoil its credentials as the greenest fossil fuel. Full Story

Egypt to hold parliamentary vote in 3 stages Wed,20 Jul 2011 01:17 PM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian parliamentary elections to smooth transition to civilian rule will take place in three stages to make it easier for monitors to oversee voting, a member of the ruling military council said on Wednesday. Full Story

NY prosecutors want DSK French accuser to testify Wed,20 Jul 2011 12:11 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manhattan prosecutors investigating the attempted rape of a hotel maid by former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn asked whether his French accuser, writer Tristane Banon, would testify against him and if they could see her file, her lawyer said on Wednesday. Full Story

CIA's Petraeus says trusts Pakistan in fight vs al Qaeda Wed,20 Jul 2011 12:08 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - General David Petraeus, Washington's new intelligence chief, said on Wednesday he trusted Pakistan as an ally in the fight against al Qaeda and gave a cautiously upbeat overview of the war in Afghanistan which he led for the past year. Full Story

U.N. declares famine in pockets of southern Somalia Wed,20 Jul 2011 11:27 AM PDT Reuters - NAIROBI (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Wednesday two regions of southern Somalia had been hit by the worst famine in the area for 20 years and that 3.7 million people in the anarchic Horn of Africa nation risked starvation. Full Story

Car blast kills Briton in Yemen port city Aden Wed,20 Jul 2011 11:13 AM PDT Reuters - ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) - A blast in a booby-trapped car killed a Briton living in Yemen's southern port city of Aden Wednesday, officials said, and the British government urged its citizens to leave the country. Full Story

France says Gaddafi could stay in Libya Wed,20 Jul 2011 11:12 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi could stay in Libya if he gives up power, France said Wednesday, signaling a new effort to find a diplomatic solution to a five-month-old war that has failed to oust the resilient leader. Full Story

U.N. raises aid fund appeal over Africa famine, Libya Wed,20 Jul 2011 11:09 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Wednesday it needs $7.9 billion this year, $500 million more than it had originally sought, to fund relief operations in the face of spreading humanitarian crises in Africa and Asia. Full Story

Analysis: Legal safeguards for U.S. troops key to an Iraq deal Wed,20 Jul 2011 10:48 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legal safeguards for U.S. troops could become a major stumbling block to any potential deal with Iraq to keep some American forces in the country beyond a year-end withdrawal deadline. Full Story

U.S.-Cuba ties in balance over jailed American's appeal Wed,20 Jul 2011 10:27 AM PDT Reuters - HAVANA (Reuters) - Future prospects for improving U.S.-Cuba ties will be at stake when Cuba's highest court hears an appeal on Friday from jailed U.S. aid contractor Alan Gross against his 15-year sentence for crimes against the state. Full Story

Riots in Malawi as protesters demand Mutharika leave Wed,20 Jul 2011 10:26 AM PDT Reuters - BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Riots broke out in several cities in Malawi Wednesday after police and the army tried to disperse protesters demanding the resignation of President Bingu wa Mutharika, whom they accuse of ignoring civil liberties and damaging the economy. Full Story

U.S. says up to Libyans whether Gaddafi stays in Libya Wed,20 Jul 2011 10:17 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi must give up power but it is up to the Libyan people to decide whether he would be allowed to remain in Libya, the White House said on Wednesday. Full Story

Factbox: Latest developments in Libyan conflict Wed,20 Jul 2011 10:10 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Following are the latest political and military developments in the Libyan crisis. Full Story

Factbox: Famines blight the last 100 years Wed,20 Jul 2011 10:08 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The United Nations on Wednesday declared famine in two regions of southern Somalia, and warned that this could spread further within two months in the war-ravaged Horn of Africa country unless donors step in. Full Story

Militants plan al Qaeda cartoon for kids, monitors say Wed,20 Jul 2011 09:57 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda sympathizers are planning to produce a children's cartoon film to inspire young Muslim viewers to take up armed violence against the West, security specialists who monitor militant websites say. Full Story

Flowers mark symbolic Afghan security handover Wed,20 Jul 2011 09:38 AM PDT Reuters - LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - In the end, British and U.S. armored vehicles only drove a few kilometers outside the capital of one of Afghanistan's most violent cities, but their departure was heavy with symbolism as they marked a security handover to Afghan forces. Full Story

Egypt to hold landmark vote in three stages: army Wed,20 Jul 2011 09:18 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Parliamentary elections to smooth Egypt's transition from military to civilian rule will take place in stages to make it easier for monitors to oversee voting, an army general said on Wednesday. Full Story

With strong swipe, Murdoch's wife stands by her man Wed,20 Jul 2011 08:29 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - With a tiger-like swipe at a protester, Wendi Deng became an unlikely hero in defense of her octogenarian husband Rupert Murdoch. Full Story

Loyalist troops besiege Damascus suburb after protests Wed,20 Jul 2011 07:52 AM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Loyalist troops commanded by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's brother surrounded a suburb in the capital Damascus on Wednesday, residents said, part of a campaign to crush growing protests against Assad's rule. Full Story

Wife battering, sexual abuse get attention in Gaza Wed,20 Jul 2011 07:05 AM PDT Reuters - GAZA (Reuters) - Most safe-houses in the Gaza Strip are meant to provide protection for armed militants on Israel's target list. Now Gaza is offering protected shelter to battered Palestinian women. Full Story

Analysis: Ex-communist president holds the line in Italy Wed,20 Jul 2011 06:56 AM PDT Reuters - ROME (Reuters) - As Italy struggles to escape the euro zone debt crisis and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi slides into decline, an octogenarian former communist has taken center stage in warding off the danger. Full Story

Over 1,000 cows fed nuclear-contaminated feed shipped in Japan Wed,20 Jul 2011 06:00 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 1,000 beef cattle that ate feed contaminated with radioactive cesium have been shipped all over Japan from Fukushima and other prefectures, Kyodo news agency reported Wednesday, adding to anxiety after the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years. Full Story

Gaddafi could stay in Libya: France's Juppe says Wed,20 Jul 2011 05:55 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi could remain in Libya if he relinquishes power, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Wednesday, in what appeared to be a fresh drive to find a political solution to the dragging conflict. Full Story

Humanitarian spending bucks financial crisis: report Wed,20 Jul 2011 04:51 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (AlertNet) - Global spending on humanitarian aid hit a record $16.7 billion in 2010 despite the financial crisis, but devastating disasters and rising delivery costs meant almost 40 percent of needs still went unmet, new data showed on Wednesday. Full Story

Pope to meet Jews, Muslims on German visit Wed,20 Jul 2011 04:28 AM PDT Reuters - VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict will meet Jews and Muslims on his visit to his German homeland in September, the Vatican said on Wednesday. Full Story

Factbox: Where is the Ferghana valley? Wed,20 Jul 2011 04:16 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit Central Asia's densely populated Ferghana valley Wednesday, shaking homes and sending residents of several Uzbek and Kyrgyz cities onto the streets in panic. Full Story

Powerful earthquake hits Central Asian valley Wed,20 Jul 2011 04:16 AM PDT Reuters - OSH, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake struck Central Asia's densely populated Ferghana valley on Wednesday, shaking houses and sending residents of several Uzbek and Kyrgyz cities onto the streets in panic. Full Story

China, ASEAN set "guidelines" on sea row, but no deal expected Wed,20 Jul 2011 04:05 AM PDT Reuters - NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - China and Southeast Asian countries agreed on Wednesday to a preliminary set of guidelines in the South China Sea dispute, a tiny but rare sign of cooperation in a row that has plagued relations in the region for years. Full Story

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TECHNOLOGY News, Jul 21, 2011

Nokia set for Q2 loss on fresh smartphone pain Wed,20 Jul 2011 10:18 PM PDT Reuters - HELSINKI (Reuters) - Investors braced for more bleak news from smartphone laggard Nokia Oyj on Thursday with the world's largest handset maker likely to post a second-quarter loss and a weak outlook.

SPORTS News, Jul 21, 2011

Japan's World Cup winners get cash reward
Wed,20 Jul 2011 11:56 PM PDT
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Accolades continue to shower on Japan's women's soccer team after their World Cup triumph with a sponsor paying a bonus of one million yen ($12,680) to each player for their surprise success.

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