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[ad_1] Warning: this article may be annoying for some people. The death of a Dunedin student from an acetaminophen overdose has led to limits on the sale of the pain reliever in supermarkets. New Zealanders can easily buy as much pain reliever as they want in supermarkets. But many European …

[ad_1] Germany is the safest country in the world when it comes to Covid-19, followed closely by New Zealand, according to a recently released survey. The ranking places South Korea in third place, while Switzerland, which was first, has returned to fourth and Japan is fifth, according to Forbes Online. …

[ad_1] Former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands and well-known Auckland physician Joe Williams died from the coronavirus, becoming the second fatality from the second outbreak. Williams, in his 80s, was admitted to Auckland hospital with coronavirus on Aug. 13. The Health Ministry confirmed that Williams was the second Covid-19 …

[ad_1] A student’s fatal acetaminophen overdose has prompted a coroner to demand limits on the sales of the pain reliever without a prescription, a move that has saved lives abroad. Alannah Lee Spankie, 20, was unresponsive in her Dunedin apartment in June 2017, about three days after an overdose of …

[ad_1] Dr Joe Williams, a former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands and a highly respected GP, died after contracting COVID-19 in Auckland. The Pacifika Medical Association Group announced his death this morning. Williams, 82, was admitted to hospital after he became ill when it is believed he may have …

[ad_1] An American teacher shockingly admitted that she is white after lying about her nationality for years. Jessica Krug, a professor at George Washington University, confessed that she lied throughout her career in a blog post titled The Truth and Violence Against Blacks from My Lies. In it, she revealed …

[ad_1] LAST VIRUS:• First Covid death in three months: father of four becomes New Zealand’s youngest fatality• Steven Joyce: Where is the plan for the Covid recovery?• Covid-19: The Five Burning Questions NZ Faces• The first death in the current outbreak occurred yesterday, raising the death toll from Covid to …

[ad_1] Professor Michael Plank has renewed interest in keeping up with New Zealand’s elimination strategy, now that he has looked to a theoretical future with COVID-19 out of control and seen the impact on Maori and Pacific Islanders. “This just reinforces the importance of controlling the virus and eliminating it, …

[ad_1] She says her actions epitomize the way that non-black people abuse black identity and culture. His assumption of a false identity may be a response to the “severe trauma that marked my childhood and adolescence,” he says mental health professionals tell him. “To say that I have clearly been …

[ad_1] Mayor Phil Goff says the government’s decision to keep Auckland at a Covid-19 alert level 2.5 is the right one and is asking city residents to continue to play their role in enforcing the rules. Auckland city center and hotel business groups have also recognized the need to protect …