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An extensive search for a wallaby in Southland has returned no results, as unconfirmed sightings mount in the region.On September 17, Environment Southland was notified of a reported sighting near the Waiau River control gate in Te Anau Basin.The regional council activated a search involving both trained dogs and drones, but the animal was never found.Environment Southland biosecurity and biodiversity operations manager Ali Meade said droppings were discovered during the search and were identified by experts as likely belonging to a wallaby.DNA testing came back inconclusive, however, which was probably because of the sample’s age.The animals are an introduced pest…

Polish PM Donald Tusk met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić to discuss Serbia’s EU membership progress, emphasising Serbia’s importance to the EU and the potential for stronger bilateral and economic cooperation. ADVERTISEMENTPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić during a visit to Belgrade on Thursday.During talks in the Serbian capital, the pair discussed Serbia’s progress towards membership of the European Union.”You know that I am more of a sceptic than realist, but they opened up some new perspectives and some new hope that it is possible to expect in the future, I would not say acceleration…

The husband of ejected MP Darleen Tana has set up a new e-bike business, just months after his former business was liquidated owing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Company Office documents confirm Christian Hoff-Nielsen has registered a bike hire company, Woohoo Trading, with him listed as the sole director and shareholder. Allegations were made against Hoff-Nielsen’s former business that migrant workers were owed wages and there had been breaches of visa conditions. That led to questions of Tana about how much she knew of the claims, what she did about them, and what steps she took to inform the Green…

A man rescued after a quad bike rolled on top of him in a remote area of the Far North may have been trapped for more than 24 hours before the alarm was raised by a passing boatie.The dramatic rescue took place yesterday at Oteko Point, a headland in Whangaroa Harbour with no road access.A spokesman for the Northland Rescue Helicopter said the man had been trapped under the bike since the previous day, possibly since Tuesday morning.A boatie spotted the crashed quad bike and called emergency services about 11am yesterday.With medics unable to reach the man by land, a…

This article was originally published in Italian The President of the EU Parliament, Roberta Metsola, declared support for the need to find shared solutions to migratory flows in Europe. ADVERTISEMENTPresident of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at Palazzo Chigi on Thursday to discuss major issues facing Europe.While making an appeareance on RaiUno, Metsola spoke at length about topics discussed between the two major political leaders – from Italy’s pick for the European Commission Raphaele Fitto to the management of migratory flows.”I am the president of the entire European Parliament,” said Metsola, “I would like…

Drone crews will monitor a large vegetation fire in Waikato overnight, as residents have been warned not to be alarmed if they see flames or smoke.The fire, now in its fourth day, is located near Meremere, which includes the Whangamarino wetlands.Fire and Emergency New Zealand incident controller Mark Tinworth said drone crews will be working overnight to identify and monitor hot spots.Ground crews and air operations would continue their efforts to extinguish them tomorrow.Meanwhile, mapping of the fireground was ongoing and “may result in a further refinement of the fire size”.The size of the fire was currently estimated at 1039…

After almost 20 years of legal battle, the European judges have ruled in favour of US tech giant Intel annulling a €1.06 billion fine imposed by EU antitrust enforcer. ADVERTISEMENTThe European Commission must offer more evidence when finding that loyalty rebates are anticompetitive after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed a lower court annulment of the executive’s 2009 decision to fine US tech giant Intel €1.06 billion for abusing its dominant position. The case pitted the US chip manufacturer against EU antitrust officials over rebate schemes that Intel granted to computer businesses Dell, Hewlett-Packard Co, NEC and Lenovo provided they…

Argentina’s police raided the Buenos Aires hotel where ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne stayed before dying last week after falling from a third-floor balcony, a government official said.A police special investigations unit went to the Casa Sur hotel this week on orders from the public prosecutors’ office. Officers seized items including computer hard drives and footage from hotel cameras, a government official told The Associated Press, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorised to speak publicly.The singer died after falling from the third-floor balcony in the up-market, touristy Palermo district. According to the autopsy, Payne died from…

Police are scaling back the search for an 83-year-old man who went missing while swimming in Whangārei Harbour on the weekend.Detective Sergeant Paul Overton said the man has not been seen since Saturday and was thought to have gone swimming on Sunday morning.A rahui is in place for the upper Whangārei Harbour and will be in place for two weeks.”Police would like to thank the Onerahi community for their assistance in the search, and in particular the Onerahi Yacht Club,” said Overton.”We are continuing to appeal to the public, and in particular to motorists who were in the Beach Road…

This article was originally published in Portuguese The Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska urged international organisations to take responsibility and called for “tangible answers” to help restore peace in Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENTDuring a seven-minute speech at the 9th edition of the Estoril Conferences, Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska stressed that the “most painful observation” of the conflict triggered by the Russian invasion in 2022, “is the systematic deportation of Ukrainian children”.According to Zelenska, “the taking of 19,000 children to Russia is an act witnessed by the world that met with inadequate action”. “As we engage in these discussions today, we must critically…