[ad_1] A Supreme Court judge has allowed a son to visit his dying father, voiding the Covid-19 government shutdown orders. Oliver Christiansen’s father lay dying and asked, “Where’s my son? Where’s my son?” But Christiansen couldn’t see him: He was subject to the government’s mandatory 14-day period of isolation after …
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[ad_1] A visitor to a hospital ward where Covid-19 patients were cared for by nurses who infected themselves said the lack of physical distance between staff was surprising. Waitakere Hospital nurses and doctors stood near him when they spoke, the man said, and staff sat close to each other in …
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[ad_1] An Auckland roofing contractor has been jailed for five years and six months after more than $ 1 million charges filed by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Sam Oliver Spence was sentenced today in Auckland District Court before Judge David Sharp on various charges. He was faced …
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[ad_1] The Pixel 4 XL. Stephen Shankland / CNET In May of last year, Google released the Pixel 3A and 3A XL. It was the first foray into Pixel phones in a more affordable price range – and perhaps Google’s return to the cheapest Nexus days of yore. Priced at …
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[ad_1] The Covid-19 pandemic and the rules of social distancing have not stopped German fans from having fun. Nightclub Club Index, from the German city of Schüttorf, devised a cunning way to organize a giant rave party while adhering to the rules of social distancing. The club opened its parking …
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[ad_1] Brendon McCullum has called for New Zealand’s increased participation in the Big Bash League later this year if the availability of foreign players, and international cricket in general, remains restricted by the Covid-19 pandemic. There are positive signs that the Australian season could take shape as scheduled, there is …
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[ad_1] A Chinese Long March 5B rocket goes up into space on Tuesday. Credit: CCTV Flying without astronauts on a demonstration flight into Earth orbit, a test model of a next-generation Chinese crew capsule took off Tuesday on a Long March 5B long-haul rocket, the same launcher configuration that will …
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[ad_1] A FRENCHMAN is now known to have had coronavirus in December after samples taken late last year were retested and a positive case found. Amirouche Hammar, 43, whose symptoms left doctors baffled at the time, came forward after a hospital near Paris said it had found a case of …
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[ad_1] A unique Kiwi business that launched just before New Zealand entered level 4 blocking will soon be able to offer rides on the best bubbles in town. The locals at Taupo James and Laurel Kells spent more than a year thoroughly researching and planning their little sightseeing boats. The …
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[ad_1] Jacinda Ardern says she has found it extremely hard denying friends and family the right to visit dying relatives during lockdown. During Tuesday’s briefing the Prime Minister was asked about the decision to reconsider the cases of international travelers asking for an exception to their mandatory 14-day quarantine so …
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