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Australia vs India LIVE: Cricket score and updates from India in Australia 2024/2025

Follow all the action from Sydney Cricket Ground

The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2025

The multi-billion dollar startup sector is bouncing back – 8 big trends will shape 2025

Startups have always been at the forefront of innovation. But factors such as artificial intelligence (AI), sustainability and decentralisation are set to reshape industries in 2025.

The Conversation · Jan 1, 2025

US places sanctions on Australian man over alleged global narcotics trafficking role

David Jonathan Thackray, who was jailed in New Zealand in 2014, is one of three Australians now subject to such measures

The Guardian - AU · Jan 1, 2025

In pictures: Stunning firework displays as New Year’s Eve celebrations kick off around the world

New Year’s Eve celebrations have begun in New Zealand and will end in the Baker and Howland Islands

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2024

Breakers find their stride against tepid Taipans

The last game of the 2024 year pitted the two coldest teams against each other with the New Zealand Breakers emerging victorious over the Cairns Taipans.

AAP · Dec 31, 2024

Watch: New Zealand rings in 2025 with spectacular New Year’s Eve fireworks

Watch as New Zealand became one of the first countries in the world to celebrate New Year’s Eve with a spectacular fireworks display from the Auckland Sky Tower to welcome in 2025.

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2024

New Year 2025 LIVE: Thousands throng New York's Times Square to see in 2025 after London defies bad weather

New Year celebrations continue in the Americas after stunning firework displays in cities across Australasia, Asia and Europe

Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2024

Two Indians named in Cricket Australia's Test team of 2024

NEW DELHI: India's top bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, was selected by Cricket Australia to lead the Men's Test Team in 2024. The other Indian named in the varied playing XI, which includes players from six different nations, is opener Yashasvi Jaiswal.

The Times of India · Dec 31, 2024

The discovery of a rare new fossil sheds light on NZ’s extinct dolphin-like reptiles

Ichthyosaurs were reptiles that swam in the seas during the time of the dinosaurs. They evolved separately around 250 million years ago, possibly from a crocodile-like ancestor, to resemble fish and modern dolphins.

The Conversation · Dec 30, 2024

NZ report card 2024: how the country fared in 25 key global and domestic rankings

If it’s good enough for school and university students, it’s good enough for entire countries, too.

The Conversation · Dec 30, 2024