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Authorities in Ceuta ask the central government in Madrid for reinforcements to manage a border crisis. 

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Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on February 26, 2026.

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Anthropic says AI models hacked three organisations during testing

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Car ditched off wharf during wide crime spree across Dunedin

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UK rapper found not guilty of raping Australian fan

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Repairs underway at Hackett St. Source: Watercare

'Significant' repairs to Auckland sinkhole could take months

The large hole appeared on Hackett St in St Mary's Bay on July 27, and was approximately five metres long and more than a metre deep in parts.

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Sam Walker of the Roosters scores a try during the round 22 NRL match between North Queensland Cowboys and Sydney Roosters at Qld Country Bank Stadium, on July 30, 2026, in Townsville, Australia.

Roosters flog Cowboys with most points since 1935

It was a muscle flex of epic proportions as the visitors scored the equal most first-half points in premiership history.

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