AUCKLAND, New Zealand — A Maori politician who says a necktie is “ a colonial noose ” showed up in New Zealand’s Parliament without one this week.... Mallard: “ It’s not about ties — it’s about cultural identity, mate.” The confrontation resonated beyond New Zealand’s borders.... Nations in the region have wrestled with Indigenous issues for years, with some seeking to walk back or repair discriminatory policies encoded in their laws and traditions....

Netflix has acquired the works of Roald Dahl, the late British author of celebrated children’s books such as “ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” The video streaming giant said Wednesday that it acquired the Roald Dahl Story Co., which manages the rights to the author’s characters and stories.... No financial terms were disclosed. The deal builds on a partnership struck in 2018 to create a slate of animated TV series, under which “ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ” is getting a reboot by Aca

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MADAME Tussauds has been mocked for the" world's worst" celebrity waxwork with fans demanding to" melt it immediately." The Berlin branch of Madame Tussauds has been slammed for the wax figure that bears no resemblance to the star it is supposed to represent-so can you guess who it's meant to be?... 2 The wax figure was presented in a Christmas outfit Credit: Newsflash 2 The statue has been mocked with fans saying it needs to be melted Credit: Newsflash The wax statue, decked out in a sexy Chri

For seven years, the United States has been flooding powerful Gulf states with advanced weapons worth tens of billions of dollars but has little idea whether its helicopters, missiles, and bombs are exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, a Washington watchdog report claims.A report by the Government Accounting Office, which monitors US spending, says neither the Pentagon nor the State Department could show if they had properly investigated allegations that any of the nearly$ 55 billion i

Its surprisingly strong opening gave further proof to what some analysts have been saying throughout the year — hybrid releases that send new movies immediately onto streaming platforms can significantly sacrifice ticket sales.... Therise in U.S. coronavirus casesover the last month has corresponded with diminished ticket sales at theaters.... “ Since Memorial Day weekend, the domestic box office has been running at approx....

Domestic border curbs in the pandemic epicentre Auckland are due to end mid-December and international borders restrictions will loosen progressively from January.... But as businesses and New Zealand's majority ethnic European population largely welcome the reopening ahead of the Christmas holidays, some Maori fear further marginalisation.... Some community leaders blame the low uptake on the government's vaccination strategy, which included prioritising shots for elderly....

MELBOURNE, Australia — In the photo posted to Instagram, the actors Chris Hemsworth, Idris Elba and Matt Damon, all wearing 1980s-style sweats, embrace.... In effect, many celebrities, including Natalie Portman, Christian Bale and Melissa McCarthy, have found freedom from the pandemic there.As one person wrote on Mr.... Movie theaters reopened only last week in New York City....

The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau.... It’s very unnatural to go into another Western democracy and be basically locked in a room with a guard outside the door.... My window opened a little bit, so I could get a crack of fresh air, and I rented an exercise bike....

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content.... VIRUS-OUTBREAK — The U.S.is now averaging 100, 000 new COVID-19 infections a day, returning to a milestone last seen during the winter surge in yet another bleak reminder of how quickly the delta variant has spread through the country.... The U.S. was averaging about 11, 000 cases a day in late June....