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If you’re feeling sore from a run or gym session, you might wonder whether it’s better to push through or give your body a rest, writes Hunter Bennett.This achy or stiff feeling in your muscles after exercise is known as “delayed onset muscle soreness” (DOMS). Soreness usually sets in within the first 12–24 hours after your exercise session, and often peaks 24–72 hours after.In most instances, DOMS will disappear completely in three to five days. But what should you do in the meantime? Is it OK to exercise if you’re still sore? Here’s what the evidence says.Why do muscles get…

Published on 01/09/2025 – 17:24 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Uncertainty is hanging over the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), a joint project between France, Germany and Spain, that aims to develop a sixth-generation fighter aircraft supported by interconnected drones within a combat cloud. The idea, launched in 2017 and costing at least €100 billion, aims to strengthen European defence. Last week, Reuters reported that the German Defence Ministry accused French fighter jet manufacturer Dassault of blocking the project after its CEO, Eric Trappier, called for greater decision making powers in the project’s next phase. Jacob Ross, a researcher at the German Council…

New Zealand’s average property values have dropped for the fifth month in a row – according to fresh data from Cotality NZ, formerly known as CoreLogic.In August, property values across the country were down -0.2% overall, according to its latest hedonic Home Value Index.In total, this means nationwide property values have dropped -0.6% so far in 2025.The modest gains seen in late 2024 and early 2025 have now been negated, Cotality NZ said.The median nationwide is now $809,113 – down -17.2% from the peak in January 2022, and the lowest level since August 2023.The value of properties in Auckland (-0.5%),…

Published on 02/09/2025 – 7:45 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT A so-called news report is circulating online alleging that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the owner of a $1.2 billion (€1 billion) real estate empire. The video alleges that a former investigator at Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), known as “Olena K”, defected to “Europe” with thousands of pages of internal files that supposedly show systemic corruption at the highest echelons of the government in Kyiv. She allegedly oversaw a task force tracking offshore wealth transfers and shell companies tied to Zelenskyy and his allies, which were used to buy more than 100…

Five people were injured in a multiple-vehicle crash south of Wānaka yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to Cardrona Valley Road at around 4pm. According to a St John spokesperson, a total of five people were injured in the crash. One was airlifted to Christchurch Hospital in a critical condition, two people were airlifted to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition, and one in a serious condition and one in a moderate condition were transported to Dunstan Hospital. “Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing,” police said. The road was closed as a result of the crash, but…

ADVERTISEMENT The new rules aim to protect the editorial independence of journalists, as well as their sources, including against the use of spyware. In the Media Freedom Act (MFA) there are also provisions to ensure the independence of public service media from state interference and to enhance transparency of media ownership.  “At the end of the last decade, two investigative journalists have been killed, Jan Kuciak in Slovakia and Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta. This was a wake-up call for the European Union that the media freedom was in danger,” says Sandor Zsiros, who covered the legislation for Euronews.  “This was only the…

Immigration New Zealand helped clear the way for an adopted girl to live with a family investigated by police for people-trafficking.The case was detailed in a no-surprises briefing to Immigration Minister Erica Stanford, where the agency flagged the adopted 17-year-old’s situation as high-risk, but explained its hands were tied.Police said their interview raised concerns that the adoptive family or parent — the redactions makes it unclear which — was “controlling all aspects” of their children’s lives, including their finances.Immigration officials said they had concerns over the number of children adopted by the supporting parent and that the teenager would have…

ADVERTISEMENT Europe is experiencing an upsurge in GPS interference in areas such as the Baltic and Black Seas, particularly near airports and critical infrastructure. The plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS interference on Sunday in Bulgarian airspace on an official tour of seven Member States bordering or located near Russia and Belarus. The Bulgarian authorities suspect Russian interference. “Since the start of the war and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, since February 2022, there has been a considerable and very noticeable increase in GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) jamming, and recently there have been…

An Auckland property director, who ran an illegal boarding house for migrant workers, has been fined $54,000. Paul Knights, who was acting as director of 4 Corners Investment Ltd, had earlier pleaded guilty to the offending. The court said he “knowingly flouted requirements for financial gain”. The fine was part of a wider prosecution over the converted warehouse – owned by Knights – on Maich Road in Manurewa, which predominantly housed workers from the Philippines. Between 2017 and 2019, the workers, sourced by Radius Contracting Limited, lived in 22 unconsented container-style cabins which lacked adequate fire safety systems and appropriate…

ADVERTISEMENT Defence and security were identified as the key priority to bolster EU global influence by most respondents (37%) to the Eurobarometer Spring Survey 2025, it was revealed on Wednesday, followed by competitiveness, the economy, and industry (32%), and energy independence, resources, and infrastructure (27%). Defence and security ranked as the top priority in 13 of the 27 EU member states, including France, Germany and Poland. In 10 countries – including Italy and Greece – competitiveness, the economy, and industry were cited as the most relevant priorities. Meanwhile, food security and agriculture topped the list in Slovenia, Slovakia, and Romania.…