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Now another Christmas is over, it's safe to ask tough questions about the annual festival.

Today’s tech titans have a chutzpah reminiscent of the scientists behind the atomic bomb.

Bagless in Bucharest makes for time to reflect on the city’s past and uncertain present.

Guinness shortage exposes the power of social media trends.

The auction of crime writer Raymond Chandler's old listicle sparks some genuine surprise.

Michele Hewitson talks Brexit, books, parties & philandering with Boris Johnson.

Is Anthony Albanese's govt about to sanction the world’s first modern-day fish extinction?

Brexit, Royals and the Jaguar rebrand expose UK contradictions.

NZ foreign policy could be reimagined to make us a global peace broker.

The US is soon to find itself led by mean-spirited people.

The downfall of a former "scallywag with a heart of gold".

Germany's debt brake is one of the primary factors behind the collapse of its government.

Australia's ban on kids' social media ignores reality of digital life.

From Dictionnaire to Cautions, France and Britain fight battles to police words.

The Church of England’s image has been tarnished by long-hidden abuse secrets.

Erebus is a place where ice meets inferno and tragedy strikes.

The U.S is spending A$3.5 billion transforming an Outback base into a spearhead.

Why Donald Trump is much like another world-historical figure: King Henry VIII.

It seems perverse that Taylor Swift couldn’t outgun a septuagenarian convicted felon.

The things I'm finding to be glad about with Trump's imminent return to the White House.

The National Trust’s new vision for heritage site sparks debate and division.

Kiwis delivering aid in Ukraine and Palestine fear the resilience of locals is waning.

Being able to determine one’s class by the words one uses may be on its way out.

The morning after: Agent Orange has arrived.

If Kiwis were voting, the result would be a landslide victory to one candidate.

Anthony Ellison shares his perspective on world events.

Drone-based technology proves useful for recording changes in Antarctica's unique flora.

The sad death of the owner of the Bayesian, which sank near Sicily in August.

Scottish officials try to introduce local dialect into govt documents with limited success

Home ownership dreams are being dashed in Australian just as they are in NZ.

America may not be in control of its crises, but it's good at making money from them.

The Listener farewells Dame Maggie Smith.

Plunging into the parallel universe that is a Donald Trump rally.

Behind the scary headlines are a million human stories.

The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, does not bode well.

The revered Pasifika drink is under threat from US-grown crops and heady new mixes.

There were high hopes that this year’s Notting Hill Carnival might show racial tolerance.

In 1944, all eyes were on Paris for very different reasons than they are today.

Supreme Court is playing word games with the lives and freedoms of millions of Americans.

This European summer, anti-tourism protests hit continent’s most popular holiday spots.

Taking over from the inside: China's growing reach into local waters exposed.

Learning more about his father in WWII Poland led Roberto Rabel to find a hidden family.

Benjamin Netanyahu risks decades of accumulated goodwill since Israel's 1947 foundation.

As the 2024 Olympic Games begin, we look back to NZ's first Olympians.