1There has been a massive downturn in real estate sales in Auckland. Anlaysis.
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3World leaders have converged in Romana for the biggest ever NATO summit as more evidence emerges that the Taliban is far from defeated in Afghanistan. Helen Clark has been the first NZ PM to attend a NATO summit.
4There is still no official result in the Zimbabwe election.
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6There is international outrage at the jailing of a prominent Chinese dissident who has recemmtly used the Olympics as a platform to criticise China's human rights practices.
7The Chinese Ambassador to Britain plans to participate in the Olympic torch relay this week in London, despite the threat of human rights protests.
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