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In politics, height matters

In politics, height matters

"MINI MIKE is a 5'4" mass of dead energy," President Donald Trump tweeted on February 13th. Two days earlier …

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The difficult art of posthumous albums

The difficult art of posthumous albums

Books, arts and culture Prospero A MUSICIAN'S UNTIMELY death does not preclude a long and illustrious music c…

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The prospect of parenthood makes people more law-abiding

The prospect of parenthood makes people more law-abiding

ALMOST ANY parent will agree that once you have a child, life is never quite the same again. Having to provid…

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Britain is kicking its addiction to fossil fuels

Britain is kicking its addiction to fossil fuels

THOMAS EDISON may be best remembered for his incandescent light bulb, but the American inventor also opened t…

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The prevalence of peanut allergy has trebled in 15 years

The prevalence of peanut allergy has trebled in 15 years

FOOD ALLERGIES have plagued humans for thousands of years. In the fifth century BC Hippocrates noted that alt…

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Legal weed is linked to higher junk-food sales

Legal weed is linked to higher junk-food sales

IT IS COMMON knowledge that smoking marijuana causes cravings for high-calorie snacks. The condition, known a…

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Harry and Meghan are set to move to Frogmore Cottage

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By Miranda Aldersley 
| New Zealand Herald
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are moving out of their London home and relocating to Frogmore Cottage in Windsor to raise their first child just a stone's throw from where they were married, Kensington Palace disclosed today. Harry and Meghan currently live in Nottingham Cottage in the grounds of Kensington Palace, and it was previously thought they would take a spacious main apartment inside the palace in preparation for the arrival of the baby, due in the spring, report The Daily Mail.
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The not so Leaning Tower of Pisa: Italian bell tower's slant is reduced by four centimetres

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By Miranda Aldersley 
| New Zealand Herald
The Leaning Tower of Pisa isn't leaning so much any more. After more than two decades of efforts to straighten it, engineers say the famed Tuscan bell tower is in better structural health than previously thought and has recently recovered four more centimetres, MailOnline reports. According to Professor Salvatore Settis, this is the equivalent of taking two centuries off its age.
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The girl who executed Nazis after seducing them in bars dies aged 92

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By Miranda Aldersley 
| New Zealand Herald
25 Sep, 2018 11:38am 3 minutes to read Video will play in Play now Don't auto play Never auto play At just 14-years-old, Freddie Oversteegen seduced Nazi occupiers and dispatching them with a gun she kept hidden in her bicycle basket. Video / YouTube / Free the People A World War II heroine who used her harmless appearance to gain the trust of Nazis before executing them has died in The Netherlands, aged 92.
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