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Watch: ‘Thought he’d swallowed me!’ - Whale swallows kayaker alive
Adrian Simancas was paddling when the giant baleen surged out of the water.
'Amazing' response: Nashville-based band returns for NZ tour
From Andes to NZ: The journey of indie-folk trio South for Winter.
Weird world: A smuggled corpse, a nose for trouble and the leader ‘doing a Donald’
This week's round-up of offbeat stories from around the world.
‘We thought we were going to die’: Horror as jet crashes into home
Private jet crashes in Buenos Aires, killing pilot and co-pilot.
Argentina’s economy exits recession in milestone for Javier Milei
Financial Times: GDP expanded in third quarter as long-running crisis begins to ease.
UK joins Indo-Pacific trade bloc CPTPP in 'biggest deal since Brexit'
Membership is hoped to boost the UK's flagging economy by up to $4.4 billion a year.
Passengers on Antarctic cruise refuse to eat after itinerary change
A group of travellers demanded a full refund for the 21-day cruise.
'Cursed' $1.7 billion emerald may soon return to Brazil
The giant gem was illegally taken from Brazil and smuggled into the US in 2001.
‘Spider smuggler’ straps hundreds of tarantulas to his body
Man's ‘swollen stomach area' reveals '300 spiders, 100 centipedes and nine stinging ants'.
Gallagher Group eyes Brazil's vast ranches in new South American market move
Demand for precision farming support offers 'enormous potential for growth'.
Musk’s X pays millions in Brazil fines - to wrong account
X racked up $8.4 million in fines for failing to comply with court orders.
Argentina’s Javier Milei secures backing to defeat pension increase
Financial Times: Libertarian leader says ‘degenerates’ would ruin his fiscal balance.
Brazilian music legend Sergio Mendes dies at 83
Sergio Mendes, who brought bossa nova to international audiences, has died aged 83.
What happens when half a million people abandon their city
NY Times: About a quarter of the residents of Venezuela’s second-largest city have left.
'Wisdom and restraint': New Zealand joins calls for calm in Venezuela
Government officials have begun a violent crackdown following protests.
Judge orders X to be immediately shut down in Brazil
Move the latest chapter in an ongoing feud between Supreme Court justice and Elon Musk.
The world’s largest wetland is burning, and rare animals are dying
NY Times: 'We’re watching biodiversity disappear into ash,' says a biologist.
'Have progress, have a future': NZ Venezuelans hope for end to election chaos
International observers dispute President Nicolas Maduro's claim of electoral victory.
US says Edmundo Gonzalez won the Venezuela election
The US has rejected Nicolas Maduro’s victory claim, recognising his opponent as President.
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'King of the South' drug lord eludes global manhunt
Sebastian Marset has run one of the largest drug-trafficking schemes in South America.
Why staying on a Peruvian potato farm could be the best holiday you've ever had
Peru gave the world cocaine, chocolate and the humble spud.
Bolivia released 'buzzy' new beer – but does the world want it?
Bolivia has been trying to destigmatise the plant, which is used to make cocaine.
World Bank boosts forecast for global economic growth
'Exceptional' US growth highlighted as bank’s latest outlook marks an increase.
Mexico votes likely to choose the country’s first female president
Violence in parts of the country was top of mind as people stepped into voting booths.