More aircraft, more flights, new lounges and new recruits - these are just some of the developments that Emirates, the international airline of the UAE, will share with the world's largest travel trade show this week in Berlin.

Another piece of Rugby World Cup history could be made on Saturday, February 27 with Russia just one win away from realising their target of qualifying for the sport's showpiece tournament for the first time ever.

Emirates has scored a belter by announcing a new sponsorship deal with Italian football giants, AC Milan. The international airline announced the "60 million-plus partnership in the presence of superstars Ronaldinho and David Beckham, on loan from LA Galaxy.

Ireland will not only take a step towards back to back RBS 6 Nations Grand Slams with victory over France at the Stade de France on Saturday, but also break the southern hemisphere domination in the IRB World Rankings' top three.

Visitors to TheNewDowse during the New Zealand International Arts Festival may leave the gallery feeling their lives will never be the same again. Leading the gallery's festival line-up is The Messenger, a captivating video work by acclaimed American artist, Bill Viola.

AIM Proximity has been named the 2nd best Direct Marketing agency in the world for 2009 by The Won Report, up one place from its 2008 ranking of 3rd. In addition, Proximity Worldwide has been named the top Direct Marketing network in the world for the third consecutive year.

On Christmas Day, the world was stunned to learn of the latest attempt to blow up a jet airliner over the US. The attempt by Nigerian national Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to detonate a liquid explosive on Northwestern Airlines flight 253 to Detroit shows that the war on terrorism is failing.

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A comprehensive agreement between New Zealand and the European Union is getting closer, with the exploratory stage of discussions expected to be completed in six months, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today.

Millions has used Wikipedia but far fewer have created content for Wikipedia and the usefulness of Wikipedia could be undermined as thousands of volunteer researchers abandon the site.  This poster child for user generated content is starting to show signs of aging.

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The Q+A interview with former Prime Minister Helen Clark live from New York this morning is transcribed below.

The full length video interviews and panel discussions from the last episode of Q+A for 2009 can be seen on tvnz.co.nz at, http://tvnz.co.nz/q-and-a-news