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US cutting millions in aid to Egypt
The United States is cutting hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Egypt in response to the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi and the crackdown by the military-backed government on his supporters.
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Antarctic air link should continue
Antarctica New Zealand is confident the US shutdown won't affect its vital air link between NZ and Antarctica when operations are reduced.
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US spies ordered home
The United States will begin recalling its spies from overseas missions because of the government shutdown, the CIA says.
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Boehner: We won't 'surrender' to Obama
House Speaker John Boehner says President Barack Obama is demanding the GOP surrender the budget and debt limit fight unconditionally, but Republicans won't do it.
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US shutdown: Antarctic work on ice
The US federal government shutdown is reaching all the way down to the South Pole.
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Britain & Iran make steps to re-opening embassies
Britain and Iran are to take a first step towards re-opening their respective embassies, Foreign Secretary William Hague says, adding that Tehran's new leadership is presenting itself "in a much more positive way than in the recent past."
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Man's self-immolation 'not a political statement'
The death of a man who set himself on fire on the National Mall was the result of his long fight with mental illness, not a political statement, his family said.
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Key raises issue of Kiwi protestors
John Key has raised the issue of two Kiwi protestors being held in Russia with Russian President Putin - but it was not by way of protesting their treatment.