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[ad_1] JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON / Stuff More than 1,500 properties on the Banks Peninsula, including those around Lyttelton Harbor, are considered to be under threat of flooding from a tsunami. Another 146 properties on the Banks Peninsula are now considered to be under threat of flooding if a tsunami hits the …

[ad_1] Benn Bathgate / Stuff Shane Claude Roberts is on trial in Rotorua High Court charged with the 2014 murder of 10-month-old Karlos Stephens. Baby Karlos Stephens’ nonfatal brain hemorrhage offers insight into who killed him, according to Starship Hospital’s clinical director. Neil Patrick Kelly made the comment about the …

[ad_1] Climate researchers fly more than other academics, according to a new international study. Although the group is very concerned about global warming, climate researchers are not doing what they say by cutting back on their travels, the British and Swedish study found. Globally, air travel is responsible for up …

[ad_1] Dr. Siouxsie Wiles knows that you need to slow down, but acknowledges that it doesn’t come naturally. “For me, it just became, ‘What can I do to help?'” The neon pink haired microbiologist has become a familiar source of reassurance during the Covid-19 pandemic, a safe haven where New …

[ad_1] Dr. Samantha Crompvoets wrote that soldiers would tie up and torture innocent civilians. Photo / Supplied She was the outsider who broke the code of silence on illegal killings within Australia’s elite special forces. But Canberra military sociologist Dr. Samantha Crompvoets was originally commissioned to present a completely different …

[ad_1] With court cases faltering, the Trump campaign has thrown a big clue as to what his next tactic is to win the election. It is undemocratic, but completely legal, writes Benedict Brook. A tweet from a lawyer representing the president of the United States, Donald Trump, has sparked fears …

[ad_1] With court cases faltering, the Trump campaign has thrown a big clue as to what his next tactic is to win the election. It is undemocratic, but completely legal, writes Benedict Brook. A tweet from an attorney representing US President Donald Trump has sparked fears that the commander-in-chief may …

[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke today at the virtual summit in Apec. File Photo / Mark Mitchell Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has used the example of her “climate skeptical” grandmother to pressure APEC leaders to do their part when it comes to climate change. He has also urged them …

[ad_1] Major food-producing countries are increasingly frustrated with China’s scrutiny of imported products, asking it to stop aggressive testing for the novel coronavirus, which some say amounts to a trade restriction. China says it has found the virus in the packaging of products from 20 countries, including German pork, Brazilian …

[ad_1] Up to five million people could receive their Covid-19 injection by 2022, if the vaccine passes safety tests. The government agreed to purchase a single-dose vaccine from Janssen Pharmaceutica once clinical trials are complete and it passes regulatory approvals. It is the latest announcement of agreements for the supply …