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Caption:ASB has re-written its economic forecasts. (File photo)Photo credit:123RF
Firefighters look for victims and inspect damages at a residential building in southern Tehran on March 27, 2026, nearly a month into the Middle East war.
A Brent crude oil price chart is displayed on a smartphone screen in this photo illustration, as global oil markets react to escalating conflict involving Iran that pushes crude prices sharply higher on fears of supply disruptions in the Middle East in Brussels, Belgium, on March 9, 2026.
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This video grab taken from undated UGC images posted on social media on March 23, 2026, shows destruction and fire at the Iranian ministry of defence’s electronics industries building in Tehran following a strike. Iranian media said on March 23 there were no negotiations between Tehran and Washington after the US president announced talks towards ending the war. (Photo by various sources / AFP) /
Cost-of-living pressures are picking up again, driven in part by sharp increases in fuel prices linked to the conflict in the Middle East.
Containers are piled up in Lisbon, Portugal, on January 13, 2024. Recent U.S. and UK air strikes on Yemen are causing global shipping rates to spike, sparking fears of extended disruptions in the Red Sea, a crucial trade route. The strikes are a response to attacks on the Red Sea, adding complexity to the regional conflict originating from Israel’s Gaza war. (Photo by Luis Boza/NurPhoto) (Photo by Luis Boza / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
Rocket Lab mission about to launch at Māhia - mission to look for space junk on behalf of Astroscale Japan
Traffic backs up on the south-western heading toward Waterview Tunnel on Tuesday 6 May 2025.
A Taniwha boat designed by X-Craft.
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A dejected Moana Pasifika player Glen Vaihu.
Virginia Roberts Giuffre detailed the moment the photo was taken in her posthumous memoir. (ABC News: Brendan Mounter)
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