If John Key wants to talk about obligations and responsibilities, he should listen more to Warren Buffett and less to David Cameron. Building community is about everyone sharing those old rights and responsibilities
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World News Brief, Friday July 29
Investors look for alternatives to US bonds – find little that looks safe; House set to vote on doomed Republican plan; what a default would do to America; China's naval plans spark neighbourly concern; NATO takes over Kosovo border after trade squabble; Half a million Ivorian refugees too afraid to go home; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday July 28
US dollar and Euro markets fall as debt ceiling debate stalls; Wall St suspects US downgrade even if agreement reached (+ analysis); Australian inflation on the rise; Bueraucratic delays to Somalia flights; Breivik on suicide watch; Suicide bombing kills Kandahar mayor; and more
Read MoreNow we have Wafergate
Did the Canadian PM eat the communion wafer, or pocket it? Days before his audience with the Pope, why did Stephen Harper—a Protestant—take communion at a Catholic funeral?
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday June 18
Obama reveals massive overhaul of market regulations; protesters march again in Iran; Hamas will recognise Israel; BRIC countries propose new global monetary system; and more
Read MoreYour part in resolving the global crisis
New Zealand has turned from a nation of squirrels to one of nutty spenders, yet there's still little debate about just how the global recession will change our behaviour
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday December 3
Thai airport protesters to end occupation as government ruled corrupt; US recession causes Asia-Pacific markets to slide; Chinese property market in heavy fall; Cholera kills 500 in Zimbabwe; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday October 8
Dow drops below 10,000 as confidence remains shaky; Iceland looks to Russia for bailout loan; Car bomb in Bangkok; Iraqis close to US troop deal; and more
Read MoreUS politics pork-style
The crazy world of arrows and tax exemptions that got the Senate to vote yes
Read MoreWorld News Brief, October 1
Wall St suffers worst one-day fall in 21 years; Fed adds more cash to the markets; Two Koreas discuss single train route; Israel installs US missile defence to counter Iran; and more
Read MoreHouse defeats bail-out
Bush administration's $700b bail-out is dead in the water. For now
Read MoreFinally, Washington agrees on a financial bail-out
Republicans and Democrats win concessions, but this crisis still has some way to go
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