Air New Zealand staff troll 'racist' customer who took issue with the greeting 'kia ora'. The customer took to the Air New Zealand Facebook page to ask when the Wellington domestic Koru Club would be completed. Lord Ahmed. Further to our article of January 30 (Grooming of girls by Asian gangs fuelled by unhappy arranged marriages to cousins), Lord Ahmed has asked us to make clear that the phenomenon of Asian men preying on vulnerable young girls is not only by men from Pakistan, and nor are the victims always white. We are happy to set the record straight. North Korea Launches 2 Rockets, South Says. The short-range projectiles were launched off the Norths east coast, days after Kim Jong-un ordered artillery fire near a disputed sea border. Meet the Leftish Economist With a New Story About Capitalism. Mariana Mazzucato wants liberals to talk less about the redistribution of wealth and more about its creation. Politicians around the world are listening. 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Stabbing attack in Sydney's affluent inner-west leaves one man dead and another arrested. Police were called to a home at 3.45pm today on Nicholson Street in Balmain after receiving welfare concerns. The Cartiers The Untold Story Behind the Jewelry Empire, by Francesca Cartier Brickell An Excerpt. An excerpt from The Cartiers The Untold Story Behind the Jewelry Empire, by Francesca Cartier Brickell. Can Our Lease Weather Unrequited Love? A reader wonders what to do about his live-in BFF who has expressed feelings for their third roommate. One-man show crowded with a cast from Dickens. Youve probably forgotten, What animals are similar to Badgers How much do SNL cast members make a year with the Olympics and all, that 2012 also marks the bicentenary of Charles Dickenss birth. Its a fine excuse for Simon Callow to reprise Peter Ackroyds The Mystery Of Charles Dickens. Teacher of the Year, 36, is arrested after 'performing oral sex on a pupil in a classroom'. Randi Chaverria, 36, a teacher at Round Rock High School in Texas, handed herself into police after the allegations came to light that she performed oral sex twice on a teenage pupil. Scientists find caffeine in 100% of donor blood samples — and 70% contained anti-anxiety drug Xanax. Oregon State University researchers tested 18 batches of pure human blood serum from blood banks and all of them contained coffee, 72% contained Xanax, and 44% contained cough drugs. TV Chef Rosemary Shrager demands the Queen's Speech be moved from 3pm to 6pm. The etiquette expert believes British families should start eating their Christmas dinner at 3pm, the same time as the monarch gives her annual address. Mark Cuban Buys Democracy.com. The billionaire said he bought the domain name this month to make sure someone didnt do something crazy with it. Love Island's Megan Barton Hanson strips NAKED in a racy snap. The reality star, 25, proudly showed off her 'rolls' as she flaunted her tanned physique by stripping naked for the post, and was immediately praised by fans for being so confident with her body. Should I Report Officiants Who Wont Marry Same-Sex Couples? The magazines Ethicist columnist on outing wedding vendors that wont work with L.G.B.T.Q. couples and the problem with exploiting emergency-room services. New York Identifies Hospitals and Nursing Homes With Deadly Fungus. The policy change, for the virulent drug-resistant germ Candida auris, came as the C.D.C. reported that more people are dying of drug-resistant infections than it previously estimated. Hurricane Sandy Storm WAS more powerful than Hurricane Katrina. Researchers have found that Sandy's Integrated Kinetic Energy index, or IKE, which quantifies the power of a hurricane based on how far out tropical-storm force winds extend from the center, ranked second only to Hurricane Isabel in 2003. Multi-Mountain Passes Upended the American Ski Trip. Here Are 9 Rules. The passes have encouraged fans of snow sports to visit more than one mountain on a vacation. Heres how to navigate the new landscape. Its Campaign Season in Football, With the Heisman Trophy on the Line. A look at a ground game that plays out away from the field, yet is important for universities chasing college footballs top award.