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Key IS leader killed in airstrike: Pentagon

The Pentagon said on Monday a U.S. -led coalition airstrike had killed a senior military leader of the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq.

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New Zealand FM to discuss aid program with Cook Islands leaders

New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully will be reviewing his government's development aid to the Cook Islands during a visit to the Pacific island nation this week.

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Two die in Australian light plane crash while filming for Vietnamese TV show

Australian police are sifting through camera footage taken by a passenger in an ultralight plane that crashed in country Victoria at the weekend, killing the two men on board.

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Tim Cook says Apple's refusal to unlock iPhone for FBI is a 'civil liberties' issue

Apple boss Tim Cook told his employees on Monday that the company’s refusal to cooperate with a US government to unlock an iPhone used by Syed Farook, one of the two shooters in the San Bernardino attack, was a defense of civil liberties.

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Rare white humpback confirmed as Migaloo: New Zealand researchers

​A rare white humpback whale spotted in the Cook Strait, between the North and South islands, had been confirmed as Migaloo, the Department of Conservation (DOC) said Thursday.

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Apple boss Tim Cook clashes with US government over encryption

White House tech summit reportedly saw Apple’s CEO call for a ‘no backdoors’ policy when it comes to communications encryption.

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Australian woman dies after falling from peak in New Zealand national park

The 29-year-old woman fell 300m from slopes of the Footstool, in the Aoraki/Mount Cook national park and died shortly after being rescued

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Tim Cook defends Apple iPhone Smart Battery Case, says it's not a 'hump'

Company chief tells users case is not designed for people who charge their phone every day, and that lump is a design feature

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Apple unveils new OS, music streaming service

​Apple Inc. unveiled new operating systems for smartphones and computers and a new music streaming service on Monday at an annual event in San Francisco.

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U.S. sends one more Navy destroyer to Black Sea amid the Ukraine crisis

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Donald Cook, the second American  military ship to be deployed in the Black Sea amid the Ukraine crisis, is scheduled to arrive in the designated waters Thursday, said a Pentagon spokesman Wednesday.