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Life-changing: Inside the hardcore Spanish immersion holiday trend
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (671+ words) Can a week in a Spanish language bootcamp make you fluent? Lucy Pearson travels to Mexico City and discovers how communication changes the way you experience a place. From the moment I touched down in Mexico City, I promised myself…...
Greece to ban social media for under 15-year-olds
2+ week, 3+ day ago (409+ words) Greece will ban access to social media for children under 15 from January 1, 2027, the country's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said. Greece becomes the latest country to do so as concern grows over the platforms' impact. "Greece is among the first…...
Picasso's "Guernica' at heart of battle in Spain over location
2+ week, 4+ day ago (496+ words) Pablo Picasso's anti-war masterpiece Guernica is swept up in a conflict in Spain, where Basque leaders want the Government in Madrid to move the painting to their region, whose 1937 bombing inspired it. The mural-sized painting has been on display since…...
Passengers 'spewing in the aisles' as flight to Fiji diverted after three attempted landings
2+ week, 4+ day ago (337+ words) A Fiji Airways flight has had to divert to Tonga after atrocious weather from Tropical Cyclone Vaianu foiled three attempts to land in Nadi. Fiji Airways says flight FJ914 from Sydney to Nadi was diverted to the Tongan capital of Nuku'alofa…...
Spanish sexual assault victim paralysed after suicide attempt dies by euthanasia
4+ week, 2+ day ago (642+ words) A 25-year-old woman who has been paraplegic since a failed suicide attempt underwent euthanasia in Spain today, after her father lost a lengthy legal battle to stop the procedure, Spanish media reported. Her case was the first to reach a…...
Bull strike: Man knocked out mid-run at crowded street festival
1+ mon, 19+ hour ago (306+ words) A man has been caught on video being knocked out by a leaping bull at a Peruvian festival. The bull was seen racing through the streets with others as part of the San Jose fair's "Running of the Bulls, similar…...
Three $25k luxury cruise options revealed as top charity auction prize
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (857+ words) A luxury cruise to the Mediterranean, Scandinavia/Iceland, or Alaska? That's the tough choice that will face the winning bidder at Wednesday's annual Rotorua Supper Club fundraiser, the Rotorua Daily Post can reveal. The top item to go under the…...
Woman trips and falls onto rail tracks, train makes emergency stop
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (148+ words) A woman who tripped and fell on railway tracks in central Hastings had to be helped off as an oncoming train applied its emergency brake. The scare played out at the Eastbourne St level crossing late on Monday morning, halting…...
'Fiery' Flamencodanza lights up sold-out Hamilton crowd
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (273+ words) Presented at Hamilton Arts Festival Toi ora ki Kirikiriroa Where: Medici Court at Hamilton Gardens Reviewed by Abby Dalgety Flamencodanza is an award-winning touring performance by Aylin Bayaz and Raul Mannola, blending traditional flamenco with Brazilian music and contemporary dance…...
Italian tourists" campervan broken into days after they purchased it
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (765+ words) Italian couple Elisa Raso and Andrea Pelizzaro lost laptops, cash and copies of documents in the theft. Video / NZ Herald NZ Herald Morning News Update | Bill Clinton's ties to Epstein, Kiwi Saver rates change, child poverty stats show no improvement....