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[ad_1] World December 31, 2020 06:04 pm3 minutes to read Australia has made a slight change to their national anthem. Photo / Getty A new version of the Australian national anthem was adopted, with a lyric line for the song changing as of January 1. In an evening announcement on …

[ad_1] Terry Beth Hadler was so eager to receive the life-saving Covid-19 vaccine that the 69-year-old piano teacher queued overnight in a parking lot with hundreds of older people. She would not do it again. Hadler said he waited 14 hours and that a fight almost broke out before dawn …

[ad_1] Only 1 percent of the Canterbury Museum’s collection is on display at a time. As part of a special series, reporter LEE KENNY and visual journalist JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON went behind the scenes to uncover the hidden treasures found in their vast archives. “The elephant in the room” is an …

[ad_1] So the horrendous year that was finally came to an end, but thanks to last night’s excesses, you feel quite horrible. We are here to help. With its invigorating waters, healing hot pools, restorative spas, superlative cakes, and quality brunch spots, New Zealand is basically a great detox spot. …

[ad_1] Fireworks go off for New Years Eve at the Sky Tower. Photo / Michael Craig It was a world where locks and casualties were often the norm. But as a new year dawned after the coronavirus pandemic defined 2020, New Zealand was among the few nations where people were …

[ad_1] Wendell Teodoro / Getty Images The fireworks display over the Sydney Opera House during the evening New Years Eve celebrations. Australia’s national anthem will sound a little different in 2021. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Thursday night that Advance Australia Fair’s second line will change from “Because we …

[ad_1] World Dec 30, 2020 03:15 AMFast reading Luke Letlow. Photo / Luke Letlow Luke Letlow, Louisiana’s most recent Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, died of complications related to Covid-19 just days before taking office. He was 41 years old. Letlow spokesman Andrew Bautsch said the …

[ad_1] New Zealand’s president of cricket, Debbie Hockley. Photo / Photosport A wide range of athletes have been recognized on the 2021 New Year honors list. Mrs. Deborah (Debbie) Ann Hockley New Zealand Order of Merit Companion for Cricket Services Almost 20 years after the day of her biggest win …

[ad_1] The 260 overseas packages hosted by NZ Post before the Christmas deadline are no longer stuck in New Zealand and can reach their destination before the tree falls. Last week, NZ Post admitted that there were still hundreds of gifts at the NZ Post International Mail Center, even though …

[ad_1] In 2008, there came a time when Ian Taylor decided to close Animation Research Ltd after a deal fell through in India. Twelve years later, Taylor recalls the 30-year journey his company, now a world leader, has been on by receiving one of the highest rewards on the New …