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Courtrooms around the world rely on experts on DNA, blood splatter, arson, handwriting, gun residue etc., so why not emojis?

A top NZ diplomat told the Democrats in the U.S. to quote "get their shit together". This followed an announcement Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren could be on the ticket for 2020 to take on Trump.

All telecomms companies in Indonesia agreed to shut down mobile internet this year for 24 hours during Bali's annual day of Silence. The Panel asks whether this would be a good idea here.

A Professor of Public Health at Massey Univeristy, Marewa Glover, says plain packaging won't make any difference. She says it's new technologies like e-cigarettes that will displace smoking.

The fallout from the poisoning of Sergei Skripal continues. The British Government's now widened its already huge enquiry into this, to examine other deaths on British soil. The Panel talks to Waikato University's international law professor and author of The Causes of War, Dr Al Gillespie.

The Labour party has suspended all Young Labour events as it reviews sexual assault claims. Did they get it right not telling the parents of the 16-year-olds who were assaulted?

All telecomms companies in Indonesia agreed to shut down mobile internet this year for 24 hours during Bali's annual day of Silence. The Panel asks whether this would be a good idea here. What the Panelists Mai Chen and Michael Moynihan want to talk about. A top NZ diplomat told the Democrats in the U.S. to quote "get their shit together". This followed an announcement Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren could be on the ticket for 2020 to take on Trump. The need to include emojis now in our official language, especially legal language, and have emojis translasted, assessed by experts. Courtrooms around the world rely on experts on DNA, blood splatter, arson, handwriting, gun residue etc., so why not emojis? Apparently joining a rotary club is enough to prove you have integrated into Australian life.

Google co-Founder Larry Page's company Kitty Hawk is testing autonomous air taxis in the skies above Canterbury. Jacinda Ardern has told the New York Times this sends "a message to the world that our doors are open for people with great ideas." The Labour party has suspended all Young Labour events as it reviews sexual assault claims. Did they get it right not telling the parents of the 16-year-olds who were assaulted? The fallout from the poisoning of Sergei Skripal continues. The British Government's now widened its already huge enquiry into this, to examine other deaths on British soil. The Panel talks to Waikato University's international law professor and author of The Causes of War, Dr Al Gillespie. Plain packaging is coming in today. A Professor of Public Health at Massey Univeristy, Marewa Glover, says plain packaging won't make any difference. She makes the case for making vaping more acceptable because it is considerable less harmful than cigarettes.

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