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MUMBAI (AFP) – An unmanned yacht carrying assault rifles and ammo triggered a brief security scare after it mysteriously washed up on the Indian coast, officials said. Three AK-47 rifles and an ammunition cache were recovered from the Lady Han after it drifted ashore on Thursday in a sparsely populated corner of western Maharashtra state, […]

Market close: Wall Sts milestone fails to ignite NZ sharemarket 11 Mar, 2021 04:34 AM 4 minutes to read The S&P/NZX 50 Index finished up 20.58 points or 0.17 per cent to 12,272.48. Photo / File NZ Herald By: Graham Skellern The milestone on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones index breaking through the 32,000 points mark for the first time, failed to ignite or excite the New Zealand sharemarket which simply drifted on steady trading. The Dow Jones was up nearly 1.5 per cent to a new all-time high a...

Divers stranded on island near Kāeo a stark reminder for boaties to download Coastguard safety app 22 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Coastguard Whangaroa is all about saving lives at sea and thats why they want boaties to download and use the Coastguard App. Photo / supplied Coastguard Whangaroa is all about saving lives at sea and thats why they want boaties to download and use the Coastguard App. Photo / supplied Northern Advocate Two divers becoming stranded on an island for around si...

Local market facing headwinds.

By Will Horner and Paul Vigna U.S. stocks finished mixed Wednesday as investors took a breather with major indexes at or near record highs. The major stock indexes drifted in and out of positive territory all day. OIn the end, the Dow Jones Industrial Average set a new record high, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite slipped below their record levels. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 61.97 points, or 0.2%, to 31437.80, eclipsing the record it set Monday. The S&P 500, w...

Market close: New Zealand market recovers early loses on signs of offshore gains 1 Feb, 2021 04:47 AM 3 minutes to read With Auckland closed for its anniversary, trading on the NZX was light, with the market driven by nerves caused by volatile trading in the US on Friday. Photo / Bloomberg With Auckland closed for its anniversary, trading on the NZX was light, with the market driven by nerves caused by volatile trading in the US on Friday. Photo / Bloomberg With Auckland on holiday the New Zeal...