[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and is republished with permission. Community checkpoints have garnered the support of local councils, the police, and hundreds of volunteers determined to keep their communities safe, but they remain a polarizing issue among some MPs. A social justice advocate says he is …
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[ad_1] The Porsche driver charged in the tragedy of the Victoria police accident sent paranoid letters and messages to the council ranting about race and perceived discrimination. Richard Pusey, 41, who was arrested for alleged speed in his Porsche by the four police officers who later died in a truck …
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[ad_1] Fiji’s economy is expected to contract more sharply than -4.3% Hopes for recovery in 2021 The Fiji Reserve Bank has stated that the Fijian economy is expected to contract more sharply than the previously estimated -4.3% in 2020, reflecting the significant decline in tourism activity and its side effects …
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[ad_1] Geoff Keighley, the organizer of The Game Awards, is announcing the Summer Game Fest today. It’s a four-month-long season of game industry news events from the top platforms and game publishers. The new festival will be a substitute for the now-canceled Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), and it will be …
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[ad_1] Jason Mendez / Not for syndication The presenter said he felt it was important, amid stories about those who suffer and die during the coronavirus pandemic, “to hang on to moments of joy.” Anderson Cooper is a father, a milestone that the CNN presenter says for a time that …
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[ad_1] The plan would require the government to move the country to COVID-19 Alert Level 2 on May 12, to allow the five franchises three weeks of full contact training. NZME reports that the season would consist of 10 rounds, pitting each side against its four local rivals at home …
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[ad_1] SpaceX has released a video of one of its latest Crew Dragon tests, with the spacecraft’s launch exhaust system put to the test in case an emergency abortion is required. Conducted in mid-January, the tests focused on one of the most important safety systems the spacecraft will offer, designed …
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[ad_1] Schools could remain closed until we know how much children contribute to the spread of the coronavirus, explained the medical director of England. Professor Chris Whitty said understanding transmission between children is a “very important” factor in deciding whether school closure is a “critical part of our long-term response.” …
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[ad_1] SUPPLIED Wellington missing man Jason Cambourn, whose body was found Friday. The body of Wellington’s lost man Jason Cambourn has been found. On Friday night, Cambourn’s sister Vanessa Sercombe wrote online that her brother’s body had been found. Sercombe said police had not yet formally identified his body, but …
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[ad_1] A couple who ditched their 2-year-old daughter to go on an overseas holiday have now been separated from her for seven weeks because of Covid-19 lockdowns around the world. British lawyer Mark Hill and his Italian wife, Chiara Maioni, who live in Dubai, left 2-year-old Skye in the care …
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