[ad_1] A Kansas woman was executed today for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and ripping the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly seven decades that the United States government has executed a female inmate. Lisa Montgomery. Source: Getty Lisa Montgomery, 52, was pronounced dead at 1:31 …
Read More »The United States carries out its first execution of a female inmate since 1953
[ad_1] A Kansas woman was executed on Wednesday for strangling a future mother in the US state of Missouri and tearing the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly seven decades that the US government has executed a female inmate. Lisa Montgomery, 52, was pronounced dead at 1:31 …
Read More »Degraded? Done aside? The fate of Kim Jong Un’s sister is unclear
[ad_1] What happened to Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of the North Korean leader? That’s a question many who look to the cloistered and nuclear-armed country are asking after she failed to appear in outright leader Kim Jong Un’s newly launched lineup for the country’s powerful Politburo in recent …
Read More »Mom asks for age restriction on the sale of paracetamol after her daughter’s attempted overdose
[ad_1] HANNAH MARTIN / Things A mother from Tauranga expresses concern about the possibility of children buying paracetamol products (file photo). A mother from Tauranga is asking for an age restriction for the sale of acetaminophen after her daughter tried an overdose of pain relievers before Christmas. She wonders why …
Read More »Covid-19 quarantine system ‘failed to cope’ with sustained community outbreak
[ad_1] Joseph Johnson / Stuff A worker at an MIQ facility in Christchruch (file photo). New Zealand’s managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facilities could not handle a sustained outbreak of coronavirus cases in the community, a report to the Covid-19 minister shows. The briefing for incoming minister Chris Hipkins was …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: government announces new Covid testing rules
[ad_1] The Government has announced a set of new measures to protect New Zealand as the Covid-19 threat amplifies around the world. Starting today, passengers from anywhere in the world except Australia, Antarctica, and some Pacific Island nations will be required to undergo Day 0/1 testing upon arrival in New …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Richard Branson’s mother dies after contracting the virus
[ad_1] World January 11, 2021 06:12 pm2 minutes to read Richard Branson announced the news in a moving blog post that pays tribute to his mother. Photo / Virgin.com Eve Branson, mother of Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of the Virgin Group, has died of coronavirus. He was 96 years …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: new virus strains in the UK and South Africa scare experts
[ad_1] Epidemiologist Dr Michael Baker said New Zealand may need to close its border with the UK. Photo / Archive The new variants of Covid-19 have spooked experts, with renewed calls for New Zealand to consider closing its border to certain nations that have lost control of the virus. Four …
Read More »Man attacked with machete and threatened with knife during alleged Wellington gang stalemate
[ad_1] Chris Hillock / Stuff A knife and machete were used during an alleged aggravated robbery in the Northland suburb of Wellington last weekend. (File photo) A man was stabbed with a machete during a random aggravated robbery in Wellington by a group believed to be associated with the Nomads …
Read More »Crushed by Twitter, Trump seeks new megaphone online
[ad_1] A Twitter joker joked about flashing lights at the White House and Donald Trump signaling his followers in Morse code after Twitter and Facebook cracked down on the president for inciting rebellion. Though deprived of his large online megaphones, Trump has much smaller alternative options. The far-right Parler may …
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