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[ad_1] The German government said it is banning flights from Britain in reaction to a new strain of coronavirus that is spreading rapidly in southern England. The Transport Ministry said that all UK flights, with the exception of cargo flights, could no longer land in Germany as of midnight Sunday …

[ad_1] New South Wales has registered 15 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, all of which are linked to the Avalon (North Beaches) group, bringing the total group-linked cases to 83. It comes after the state registered 30 new cases of coronavirus yesterday, of which 28 were linked …

[ad_1] Cam Hill / Supplied The people behind a metal sculpture in Port Hills are still unknown. An “alien monolith” erected at Christchurch Adventure Park may be moved as the administration seeks to avoid a fire hazard. The 10-foot metal object appeared in the Port Hills park overnight Saturday. It …

[ad_1] ANALYSIS: Aiming to predict which Black Cap will star on Tuesday night is like a lucky eight-year-old trying to decide which gift to open first on Christmas morning. After Tim Seifert scored New Zealand’s top scorer against Pakistan in Hamilton on Sunday night, the list of players who have …

[ad_1] A Covid-19 patient is treated at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Los Angeles. New cases in the US continue to rise. Photo / AP The coronavirus situation worsens in the United States. Hundreds of thousands of new cases are reported every day. In several days this month alone, …

[ad_1] World Dec 21, 2020 07:37 AM5 minutes to read Several experts warned that NYE could spell disaster for Sydney. Photo / Getty Images As Sydney scrambles to contain an outbreak that could cause Christmas, now just days away, to be canceled, leading epidemiologists have warned that it’s time to …

[ad_1] AP More transmissible than other strains, it may require stricter blocks. Virus of the fashionistas of the world of the microbes. They change their appearance constantly, but these changes are usually small, transitory, and of little practical importance in terms of how they spread or how deadly they are. …

[ad_1] World Dec 21, 2020 04:27 AM4 minutes to read Jacinda Ardern and the celebrities thank the MIQ staff. The most virulent strain of Covid-19 that has stopped the UK in its tracks has arrived in Australia, it has been confirmed. On Monday, New South Wales Health Director Kerry Chant …

[ad_1] Fresh Collective staff in Auckland have threatened a strike during the Christmas rush demanding a pay increase. The grocery store is a boutique brand owned by Foodstuffs NZ, which also owns New World and Pak ‘n Save. First Union spokeswoman Tali Williams said Fresh Collective staff at Mount Albert …

[ad_1] A new, more infectious variant of the Covid-19 virus identified in the UK is highly likely to reach New Zealand’s borders, says one expert. The new variant is blamed for the faster-than-expected spread of Covid-19 in London, the South East and the East of England, which have been subjected …