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From the News Talks Heavy newsroom. This is newsfecs. In
this update, Pope Leos used his first Christmas address to
urge courage to end the war in Ukraine. He delivered
his speech to worshipers gathered in the Vatican City, calling
for an end to conflict around the world. His plea
comes as US led negotiations continue on a deal to
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stop the fighting in Ukraine. Here translated by the BBC,
the Pope's address asked for preys for the tormented people
of Ukraine.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
May the clamor of weapons sees, and may the parties
involved with the support and commitment of the international community
find the courage to engage in sincere, direct and respectful dialogue.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Retailers are banking on Boxing Day spending to balance out
sluggers shopping in December. World Line data shows transactions top
five hundred and sixty three thousand on Christmas Eve's mid
day to one pm PE. Last year, sales top six
hundred and seven thousand. Spending in December's first three weeks
lagged one point three percent behind twenty twenty four dress
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smart Auckland Center manager Laurie Selecki says people are getting
used to spending during sales, so retailers expect a strong
few days, probably next week as well, and then you
go ahead and summer and some is always a great time.
People get much happier. The Beehive Bunker is moving into
its last days as emergency management officials prepared to move sites.
The National Crisis Management Center's been at the core of
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government responses, including to the christ Church earthquakes and Cyclone
Gabriel Mard. It's been judged in multiple reviews to be
not fit for purpose and flooding prone. From late next year,
it'll run from a new office building behind Parliament. Emergency
Management Minister Mark Mitchell says it's what's needed. That building
literally will be one of the best buildings in terms
of worthstanding an earthquakes, so you couldn't find a better
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location for it. And be careful taking down your Christmas tree.
ACC received six thousand claims related to festive decoree last summer.
Injury Prevention lead James Whittakers says since twenty twenty there's
been seven hundred and eighty thousand injuries over the Christmas
to New Year's period and that's news to sport and
Australia will wait until the toss at midday to confirm
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the final spot, and they're playing eleven for the Boxing
Day Cricket Test against England. The last birth and the
home sides all out pace attack in Melbourne will be
filled by either Jay Richardson, Brendan Doggett or Michael neizer
Stand and skipper Steve Smith's is they're keeping an open
mind about which one of the three will complete their site.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
We'll just have a look at the weekend and see
how we best want to manage our attack with all
the options that we have there. But yeah, exciting to
see Richardson obviously back into the fold. He's had a
pretty long layoff with injury and we know the skills
that he can possess. He's done it against England before
in Nashes.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
The Christmas Day drafts over for the Sydney Kings in
Basketball's NBL after three straight defeats in the festive fixture,
the thump struggling defending champs the Illawarra Hawks on one
hundred and eight to eighty four in Sydney, and that
sport um Scarlet Swatanovic. For more news, listen to News
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