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[ad_1] Politics Dec 8, 2020, 7:31 PM2 minutes to read This is the third year in a row that Jacinda Ardern has been named in the top 50. Photo / Archive New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been named the 32nd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes. …

[ad_1] The Stars and Stripes USA team seems to have finally admitted that they are out of the running to compete for the America’s Cup. When four AC75 crews set sail to test the boats this week ahead of the America’s Cup World Series in Auckland, potential challenger Stars + …

[ad_1] Rich countries are piling up doses of Covid vaccines and people living in poor countries will miss them, warns a coalition of campaigning bodies. Photo: AFP The People’s Vaccine Alliance says that nearly 70 low-income countries will only be able to vaccinate one in 10 people. This is despite …

[ad_1] Deaths from Covid-19 in the United States have soared to more than 2,200 per day on average, matching the terrifying peak reached last April. And cases per day have dwarfed an average of 200,000 for the first time on record, and the crisis is sure to get worse due …

[ad_1] Deaths from Covid-19 in the United States have soared to more than 2,200 per day on average, matching the terrifying peak reached last April. And cases per day have dwarfed an average of 200,000 for the first time on record, and the crisis is sure to get worse due …

[ad_1] A man who murdered Australian tourist Sean McKinnon near Raglan was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum probation period of 15 years and six months. Mark Ronald Garson is convicted today of the murder of Sean McKinnon and threatens to kill his partner Bianca Buckley. Photo: Dan …

[ad_1] World Dec. 8, 2020, 11:03 p.m.3 minutes to read PM Jacinda Ardern said that ‘2021 will be the year of the vaccine’ when discussing NZ’s plans for a Covid-19 vaccine. Video / Mark Mitchell What’s in a name? Millions of people around the world eagerly await a Covid-19 vaccine …

[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is the 32nd most powerful woman in the world, ahead of Queen Elizabeth II at 46th, according to Forbes. Jacinda Ardern. Source: 1 NEWS In her 17th annual ranking of The 100 Most Powerful Women in the World, Forbes editor Maggie McGrath said that Ardern …

[ad_1] World Dec. 9, 2020, 3:27 a.m.3 minutes to read Nurse Chrissie Burkhiser prepares to treat a Covid-19 patient in the emergency room at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. Photo / AP A US hospital stretched to breaking point by the Covid-19 crisis has resorted to treating sick patients in …

[ad_1] SIMON O’CONNOR / Things Traffic is stuck on SH3 near Uruti in North Taranaki, after a slip blocked the road. The main route north of New Plymouth will be closed overnight after a slip blocked State Highway 3 in Urutī. The Waka Kotahi NZ Transportation Agency will conduct geotechnical …