[ad_1] Cindy McCain has endorsed US Democrat Joe Biden for the presidency, in a shocking reprimand of President Donald Trump by the Republican candidate’s widow in 2008. Trump has had a strained relationship with members of the John McCain family ever since he despised the Arizona senator during his 2016 …
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[ad_1] The Reserve Bank, as expected, has kept its official cash rate (OCR) unchanged at 0.25 percent and left its bond purchase limit at $ 100 billion in today’s monetary policy report. On March 16, amid deep concern over the global spread of Covid-19, the central bank lowered its OCR …
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[ad_1] For decades, Fort Worth police in the US had been searching in the right places to find the person they suspected of killing Carla Walker – they had found men related to the purchase of .22 Rugers, the gun involved in Walker’s kidnapping from a Ridglea avenue. bowling alley …
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[ad_1] Donald Trump has downplayed the severity of the coronavirus pandemic as the death toll in the United States surpasses the 200,000 mark. “It affects practically no one, it’s amazing,” the US president told supporters at a rally in Swanton, Ohio, on Monday night. The official death toll from Covid-19 …
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[ad_1] A comment by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at Tuesday night’s leaders’ debate has sparked a backlash from farmers. “If I can, it feels like the worldview that has passed,” she said, responding to comments by National Party leader Judith Collins that as a child growing up on a dairy …
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[ad_1] Permanent repairs to Auckland’s shattered Harbor Bridge should be complete in four to five weeks, the New Zealand Transport Agency said on Wednesday. Two lanes on the bridge reopened Wednesday morning after the installation of an overnight fix was successful. NZTA Transportation Services General Manager Brett Gliddon told reporters …
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[ad_1] The Ministry of Health reports three new cases of COVID-19 and, for the first time, six historical cases. Those six Waikato landmark cases are made up of one confirmed case dating back to February and five probable landmark cases related to the February case. “These cases do not present …
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[ad_1] There are three new cases of Covid-19 to report today, says the Health Ministry. It comes as Auckland prepares to move to full alert level 2, with the continued use of masks on public transport and flights, and a meeting limit of 100 people, starting at 11:59 pm tonight. …
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[ad_1] Transport chiefs have apologized for Auckland’s “horrible” traffic problems after the damage to the harbor bridge. Waka Kotahi NZ Transportation Agency General Manager of Transportation Services Brett Gliddon told reporters today that repair crews were still working on a permanent repair solution. Meanwhile, the bridge remained in a “vulnerable …
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[ad_1] Labor has promised to invest $ 50 million in a farm planning framework and a possible cost-sharing arrangement to help farmers reduce their compliance costs. The party, which has introduced new freshwater regulations that farmers must adhere to during their tenure in government, says it will create a “single …
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