1The number of confirmed cases of swine flu has jumped to 86 and an entire school in Auckland has closed as the virus spreads. The Minister of Health Tony Ryall says there are fifteen more cases than there were yesterday and the numbers will only increase.

2Wellington has been particularly hard hit by the virus, and health authorities have set up special assessment centres to test people suspected of having swine flu.

3The Hamilton police have found a body in a car that's at the centre of an investigation into the disappearance of a local man. The car was found last night but have only now released further details.

4The National Party's senior whip, Nathan Guy, is to replace Richard Worth as a minister outside Cabinet. Dr. Worth resigned from parliament on Friday after earlier stepping down from his ministerial portfolios. Also, Melissa Lee has not won the seat in the Mount Albert by-election.

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6Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has bowed to pressure from Washington by finally giving his endorsement to establishment of a Palestinian state - but with conditions.

7A freezing worker has admitted in the Dunedin District Court that he murdered his de facto partner after she announced she was leaving him. 50-year-old Karl Rouvi has admitted to murdering Moana Aranui.

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9The Public Service Association says the Ministry of Justice should make retaining jobs a priority, ahead of having conferences for judges. Ministry papers show that over $300-thousand was spent on conferences for the country's judges.

10Angry investors whose money was frozen by ING New Zealand last year, today fronted up to meetings in Christchurch and Wellington calling for their money to be repaid. The funds were originally worth more than $500-million, though have since been frozen since their value crumbled.

11Latest official figures show most manufacturing sectors have suffered their worst three months of sales since records began in 1994.

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13The United States and other Western nations are questioning the validity of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's big re-election win as Iran's president faces ongoing protests at home. There have been two days of violent demonstrations in Tehran.

14A $50,000 limit has been imposed on any advertising campaigns run by lobby groups ahead of the child discipline referendum. A postal ballot is being held in August asking whether a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand.

15A fight to overturn coastal fishing bans and restrictions brought in to protect rare Hectors and Maui dolphins has begun in the High Court.

16A Cuban exile blogger in Miami says he's lifted the lid how Fidel Castro's family really live. He claims to have befriended the leader's son over the Internet by pretending to be a Columbian woman named Claudia.

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18The Ministry of Health says there is still no widespread transmission of swine flu around New Zealand. The number of confirmed cases has risen to 86, with 15 more declared today.

19More grim news for manufacturing in this country with latest figures showing the biggest fall in sales across many sectors for at least 15 years.

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21A Thai tiler has told a court he lied to a lawyer from the Noel Ingram inquiry, which was investigating allegations against Taito Phillip Field. The former MP is accused with 35 charges of bribery, corruption and obstruction of justice.

22Police say they've cracked a signficant drug importing syndicate which has brought in up to $3-million worth of GBL or Fantasy over the last year.

23As more companies struggle to pay the bills, the Inland Revenue is using some of it's strongest powers to make sure it gets paid. The IRD is issuing deduction notices, that means businesses not keeping up on tax payments could see client income coming to them go straight to the department.

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25News from the United Kingdom, including: Influenza A H1N1 'swine flu' in the United Kingdom; British MP expenses scandal; Queen Elizabeth growing vegetables in Buckingham Palace gardens;

26The police who discovered the body of An An Liu in the boot of a car have described how they also found a man's wedding ring. 55-year-old Nai Yin Xue is charged with murdering his wife An An Liu in September 2007.

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28Police in Pakistan say at least eight people have been killed in a bomb blast in the North West close to where the Army's carrying out an offensive against Taliban militants.

29Investors in a company run by a South African businessman living in Sydney claim he's defrauded them of hundreds of millions of dollars.

30Papua New Guinea's government has been accused of profiting while ordinary people lose their money to gaming machines and online gambling.

31Football has long been the dominant sport in East Timor but a group of Australians is trying to export Australian Rules Football to Dili.