Newsable today: Temu is legit, but think twice before using, expert says

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Listen to Newsable to find out what’s worth talking about today: What does The Wagner Group’s attempted and then called off rebellion mean for the war in Ukraine? Plus is Temu a legit shopping site and can we beat the recent world record for naming drag queens in 60 seconds?

Happy Monday everybody, I hope you had a wonderful weekend.

Today we’re taking a look at the stunning turn of events in Russia over the weekend that saw the Wagner Group on the cusp of leading a coup or rebellion against Russian authorities, only to strike a deal with the government and call the whole thing off. Professor of International Relations, Robert Patman, joins to explain what it all means.

Have you, like me, been bombarded with adverts for the new shopping site, Temu? I’ll admit, I did order a few things from there just the other week but we did think it was about time to ask an expert whether or not it’s legit, and whether or not I should be ordering anymore stuff from there.

We stumbled across not only the greatest Guinness World Record ever, but one that Producer Jono could have a decent shot at claiming – naming as many Ru Paul’s Drag Race contestants as you can in the space of a minute. The record was recently broken, with one guy naming 47, and you better believe Producer Jono gives it a crack on today’s episode.

I am still planning on sending a letter asking Taylor Swift to please come to New Zealand, to whatever email address looks the best on the contact page of her website, so if you’ve got some convincing arguments you’d like to be added in there, send them through to us! Our email address is newsable@stuff.co.nz.

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