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wellingtontimes. com. au > story > 9303858 > starmer-apologises-for-uks-role-in-forced-adoptions

Starmer apologises for UK's role in forced adoptions

2+ hour, 26+ min ago  (324+ words) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has apologised to "women forced to give up their babies or separated from their mothers at birth under a "system of forced adoptions that targeted unmarried women for decades after World War II. An estimated 185, 000 "children…...

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wellingtontimes. com. au > story > 9303222 > euro-brand-axes-spicy-suv

Euro brand axes spicy SUV

14+ hour, 33+ min ago  (380+ words) Cupra has officially axed the Ateca in Australia as production winds down globally. "We've sold out in Australia," said Cupra Australia Head of Product Jeff Shafer to Cars Guide. "It's been, you know, a great car to have at launch....

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wellingtontimes. com. au > story > 9303479 > midnight-dynamite-civic-winner-eyes-another-rosehill-victory

Midnight Dynamite: Civic winner eyes another Rosehill victory | Wellington Times | Wellington, NSW

11+ hour, 14+ min ago  (749+ words) In partnership with Racing NSW. Race 1 - 11: 05 AM MIDWAY HANDICAP (1200 METRES) 5. Island Dec might be back in business now on the evidence of an impressive Canterbury win a couple of weeks back. She had a nice run just off the pace,…...

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wellingtontimes. com. au > story > 9303366 > floods-kill-at-least-59-people-in-ivory-coast

Floods kill at least 59 people in Ivory Coast

13+ hour, 5+ min ago  (242+ words) Heavy flooding in Ivory Coast has killed at least 59 people, a government spokesperson says. Speaking after a cabinet meeting, Amadou Coulibaly told reporters "the council deplores the particularly high death toll of 59 this year." On Monday, floods and landslides triggered…...

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wellingtontimes. com. au > story > 9303305 > carmakers-teaming-up-with-chinese-brands

Carmakers teaming up with Chinese brands

10+ hour, 28+ min ago  (804+ words) The rise in popularity of Chinese cars has been so rapid it's left traditional car companies scrambling to keep up in technology and sales. So now it is a case of, if you can't beat them join them, with the…...

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wellingtontimes. com. au > story > 9303628 > cities-cannot-outrun-hotter-climates-with-air-con-alone

Cities cannot outrun hotter climates with air-con alone

9+ hour, 30+ min ago  (428+ words) Air-conditioning units flying off shelves worries Australian urban heat expert Mat Santamouris. With 10 systems purchased every second worldwide, the University of NSW professor fears the cooling technology has become the default response to rising global temperatures. "We cannot air-condition our…...

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wellingtontimes. com. au > story > 9300211 > yorktown-unearths-past-americas-independence-250-years-on

The untold story behind America's most important military victory

9+ hour, 33+ min ago  (507+ words) Rochambeau the Farm Cat - "Beau" for short - has big boots to fill. He's named for Comte de Rochambeau, the French general who helped win the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. This was the moment America secured its independence from Britain - five…...

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wellingtontimes. com. au > story > 9303292 > russian-air-strikes-kill-eight-injure-dozens-in-kyiv

Russian air strikes kill eight, injure dozens in Kyiv

10+ hour, 11+ min ago  (473+ words) At least eight people are dead and more than three dozen others are injured after Russian drones and missiles hit Kyiv, damaging residential buildings and starting a fire in a hotel on "the city's central boulevard. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had…...

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wellingtontimes. com. au > story > 9300843 > three-firefighters-killed-in-raging-us-wildfires

Three firefighters killed in raging US wildfires

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (443+ words) Three US firefighters have been killed and two are injured after being engulfed by flames from fast-moving wildfires in hot, windy conditions near the Colorado-Utah border. The firefighters deployed emergency shelters for themselves during the so-called burnover - "which occurs when…...

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wellingtontimes. com. au > story > 9300783 > five-killed-in-suspected-crime-spree-in-israel

Five killed in suspected crime spree in Israel

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (303+ words) Israel has been shaken by an unusual series of suspected criminal acts of violence that left five people dead in a single day. " Two people died in explosions involving car bombs in the Tel Aviv district of Jaffa and in…...