A scroll by former Chinese leader Mao Zedong was cut in half after it was stolen last month.
As it happened: Kamala Harris and Mike Pence face off weeks before US election
US Vice-President Mike Pence and Democratic VP nominee Kamala Harris faced off in Salt Lake City, Utah, for the first and only vice presidential debate.
What women want: Female vote key but policies lacking in NZ election
Both Ardern’s Labour and Collins’ National parties have put the male-dominated infrastructure industry at the heart of their coronavirus recovery plans.
Pence-Harris debate gives Trump no relief: a Biden victory is in reach
Amid the Trump maelstrom, might the vice-presidential debate have been a return to civil discourse? In fact, Kamala Harris clobbered Mike Pence, but at least we now know that both of them could step up to the presidency if duty called.
Interpol asked to arrest captain, ship owner over Beirut explosion
About two months after the explosion that injured thousands and ravaged the Lebanese capital, questions remain about why and how the cargo was abandoned in Beirut.
Six key moments in the vice-presidential debate
Kamala Harris had a “Julia Gillard moment”, Mike Pence pushed hard on some issues, and a fly made a spectacular appearance.
Harris plays it safe as Pence shifts debate to ‘packing and fracking’
The vice-presidential debate was a flashback to the way US politics worked before Donald Trump decided to run for office.
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‘Unmistakable voice’: American poet Louise Gluck wins Nobel literature prize
The Yale University professor is seen as one of the most prominent poets in American contemporary literature.
Second Trump-Biden debate going virtual amid President’s COVID-19 diagnosis
Donald Trump vowed not to participate in next week’s debate with Joe Biden after organisers announced changes due to the President’s COVID-19 diagnosis.