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[ad_1] The government is calculating how many people should be vaccinated against Covid-19 before the borders can be opened, says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. She was speaking to the media on Tuesday morning after news broke of a third major vaccine effective against Covid-19. But Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins …

[ad_1] Fake images Ross Taylor will become New Zealand’s most capped cricketer of all time this summer. The Black Caps are back in action this week, after an eight-month hiatus, and Ross Taylor is back on his way to making history. When the Covid-19 pandemic brought an untimely end last …

[ad_1] David Dinkins, who broke barriers as the first African-American mayor of New York City, has died at 93. The New York City Police Department said officers were called to the former mayor’s home that night. The first indications were that he died of natural causes. Dinkins’ death came just …

[ad_1] The government is calculating how many people should be vaccinated against Covid-19 before the borders can be opened, says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. She was speaking to the media Tuesday morning after news broke of a third major vaccine effective against Covid-19. But Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said …

[ad_1] An Air New Zealand crew member who tested positive for Covid-19 visited six Auckland businesses last weekend. Photo / AP Shoppers who visited several Auckland stores last weekend are urged to be on the lookout for symptoms, after an airline crew member visited the businesses and tested positive for …

[ad_1] A group of geologists in Dunedin hopes to reduce climate-damaging emissions by drilling deep into an extinct 11-million-year-old volcano below the South Island city to harness its heat. Dr. Mike Palin and his colleagues at the University of Otago are exploring whether heat could be a viable energy resource, …

[ad_1] Republican U.S. senators have been reported for privately expressing disdain for President Donald Trump while publicly supporting him. Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein, who has been a consistent and energetic critic of Trump, released today a list of 21 senators who he said had “repeatedly expressed extreme contempt” for the …

[ad_1] US President-elect Joe Biden appointed Obama administration veterans to top US national security positions, signaling a radical shift from the Trump administration’s “America First” policies that they disparaged. international alliances and favored deregulation and tax cuts. The selections include former Secretary of State John Kerry to take the lead …

[ad_1] The SPCA has joined calls to ban greyhound racing following the death of five dogs in five weeks. It comes as the Greyhound Protection League, along with the animal rights charity Save Animals From Exploitation (SAFE), has created a petition to ban the sport. The petition calls for all …

[ad_1] Republican senators in the United States have been sidelined for privately expressing disdain for President Donald Trump while publicly supporting him. Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein, who has been a consistent and energetic critic of Trump, released today a list of 21 senators who he said had “repeatedly expressed extreme …