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[ad_1] Roy Horn, Siegfried & Roy fame, has died of complications from Covid-19. He was 75 years old. Horn, half of the longtime Las Vegas illusionist duo, had tested positive for the coronavirus. He died today at Mountain View Hospital in Las Vegas. “Today, the world has lost one of …

[ad_1] There are two new cases of coronavirus, one confirmed and the other probable. Both are linked to St Margaret’s Hospital and Rest Home in Auckland. A probable case is a nurse. The confirmed case is a family contact. The nurse cared for the patients in the nursing home at …

[ad_1] A Christchurch man is asking government officials to exempt him from quarantine so that he can see his dying wife for the last time. Bernie Ryan with wife Christine Taylor. Source: rnz.co.nz By Anan Zaki of rnz.co.nz Mining contractor Bernie Ryan returned from Australia on Sunday after his wife …

[ad_1] The UK has the worst number of coronavirus deaths in Europe. According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), more than 7,000 people died with the suspected Covid-19 in England and Wales in the week to April 24, for a total of 29,548. Adding this …

[ad_1] Ricky Wilson / Stuff The French Air Force A400M parked at Auckland Airport on Wednesday afternoon. A French military aircraft has made a rare appearance in New Zealand as part of a repatriation mission. The French Air Force Airbus A400M landed at Auckland Airport on Wednesday morning. It is …

[ad_1] Health authorities will not know whether it is safe to go to Alert Level 2 until later this week, says Ashley Bloomfield. The Director General of Health appeared before the Epidemic Response Committee today, where he was pressured by his comments that Covid-19 had been removed. He clarified that, …

[ad_1] COMMENTARY According to Jacinda Ardern, the key for the country to go to the national confinement with few or no complaints was “to share all the information”. With this knowledge, the public is more inclined to trust the Prime Minister and follow meekly wherever he leads them. So, as …

[ad_1] OPINION: We have more than a week before the Government faces its greatest opportunity to meet its transformative (self-imposed) billing, in this year’s Budget. Covid-19 has left the economy in tatters. The government has a blank slate and an open checkbook to show how brave he is. I have …

[ad_1] A shocking video has captured scary scenes on a Melbourne freeway after a truck pushed a small car at least 750m down the road as the car’s driver feared for his life and viewers desperately tried to get the truck’s attention. The truck driver says he had no idea …

[ad_1] Foreign Minister Winston Peters is courting fresh problems in New Zealand’s diplomatic relationship with China by publicly backing Taiwan’s bid to participate again in the World Health Organization. Speaking to reporters at Parliament, he was asked if I supported Taiwan rejoining the WHO as championed by the United States …