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Oceania

Thousands attend vigil, rally to remember Christchurch victims

March 24th, 2019423 By Jill Gralow and Natasha Howitt Thousands gathered in New Zealand's cities on Sunday to protest racism and remember the 50 Muslims killed by a gunman in...

Oceania

New Zealand reopens mosques that were attacked in Christchurch

March 23rd, 2019581 Smelling of fresh paint, the two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch where a gunman killed 50 worshippers last week reopened their doors on...

Oceania

‘We are one’ says PM as New Zealand mourns with prayers, silence

March 22nd, 2019436 The Muslim call to prayer sounded out over Christchurch and around New Zealand on Friday, as thousands gathered to remember the 50 people killed by a lone...

Oceania

NZ bans military type semi-automatic weapons used in mosque massacre

March 21st, 2019537 By Tom Westbrook and Charlotte Greenfield CHRISTCHURCH, March 21 (Reuters) - New Zealand will ban military-style semi-automatic and assault rifles under...

Oceania

New Zealand begins funerals for mosque shooting victims, PM visits school

March 20th, 2019508 The bodies of victims from New Zealand's mosques mass shooting were carried in open caskets on the shoulders of mourners into a large tent at Christchurch's...

World

NZ foreign minister headed to Turkey to "confront" Erdogan's comments

March 20th, 20191208 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday Foreign Minister Winston Peters will travel to Turkey to "confront" comments made by Turkish...

Global terrorism

Burials begin for New Zealand mosque shooting victims

March 20th, 2019545 By Tom Lasseter and Charlotte Greenfield CHRISTCHURCH, March 20 (Reuters) - The bodies of two victims from New Zealand's mosques mass shooting were carried...

Turkey

Erdogan calls on NZ to restore death penalty over shooting

March 19th, 20191375 President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called on New Zealand to restore the death penalty for the gunman who killed 50 people at two Christchurch mosques, warning...

Global terrorism

"Our darkest of days": PM Ardern voices New Zealand's grief

March 19th, 2019660 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday praised the bravery and courage by mosque worshippers as a lone gunman massacred their friends and family,...

Oceania

Man charged with distributing live stream of NZ attack

March 18th, 2019820 An 18-year-old man was denied bail at a court in New Zealand on Monday after he was charged with distributing a live stream of the mass shooting at a mosque...

Oceania

NZ firms consider pulling ads from social media after mass shooting

March 18th, 2019665 MELBOURNE/SYDNEY, March 18 (Reuters) - Some New Zealand companies are weighing whether to advertise on social media, as two industry groups urged them not to...

Oceania

NZ mosque shootings toll rises to 50, authorities to begin releasing bodies

March 17th, 2019695 The bodies of some of the victims in New Zealand's mosque shootings will be released on Sunday to loved ones for burial, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, as...

World

Facebook says it removed 1.5 mln videos of the New Zealand mosque attack

March 17th, 2019562 Facebook Inc said it removed 1.5 million videos globally of the New Zealand mosque attack in the first 24 hours after the attack. "In the first 24 hours we...

Oceania

Suspected white supremacist charged with murder after shootings

March 16th, 20191050 By Charlotte Greenfield and Praveen Menon CHRISTCHURCH/WELLINGTON, New Zealand, March 16 (Reuters) - Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant, 28, a suspected...

Oceania

Mass shooting at New Zealand mosques, dozens killed (update 4)

March 15th, 20191956 A gunman shot dead 49 people and wounded more than 40 at two New Zealand mosques, some as they were kneeling at prayer, livestreaming online some of the...

Oceania

Australia accuses foreign government of cyber attack on lawmakers

February 18th, 2019901 By Colin Packham SYDNEY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A cyber attack on Australian lawmakers that breached the networks of major political parties was probably...

World

Australia to reopen Christmas Island detention centre after defeat on refugee policy

February 13th, 20191152 By Colin Packham Australia will reopen a controversial detention centre for asylum seekers, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday after an...

Oceania

NZ flight turns back mid-air after discovering it lacks permission to land in China

February 10th, 20191324 An Air New Zealand flight to Shanghai turned back several hours into its journey on Sunday after discovering it did not have permission to land in China, the...

Tech & Science

Australia probes attempted hacking of national parliament

February 8th, 20191430 By Colin Packham SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Australian authorities are investigating an attempt to hack into the national parliament's computer network, two...

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