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[ad_1] OPINION: It is that time of year when many of us are setting goals for the coming year. The most common New Year’s resolution, set by 59 percent of us, is to exercise more. But our research suggests that the way we normally set exercise goals often doesn’t work. …

[ad_1] Victoria has excluded travelers from New South Wales as health authorities scramble to contain low levels of community transmission of the coronavirus. Your playlist will load after this announcement. Tourists were told to return before midnight or they would face two weeks of quarantine. Source: 1 NEWS Motorists lined …

[ad_1] A coronavirus cluster linked to a restaurant in southeast Melbourne has risen to 18 as Victorian authorities confirm the outbreak is “directly related” to New South Wales. Photo: 123rf.com Victoria recorded 10 locally acquired coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) …

[ad_1] A steady trickle of trucks rolled off ferries and trains on both sides of the English Channel on Friday, a quiet New Year’s Day after an overnight seismic shift in relations between the European Union and Britain. The busy freight route between south-east England and north-west France is on …

[ad_1] Two climbers, one seriously injured, spent a night in Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park as rescuers embarked on a complicated mission to get them to safety. Climbers were caught by a rockslide on rugged terrain Wednesday night and weather conditions hampered rescue efforts, but a break in the …

[ad_1] hamish mcneilly / Things The road toll for 2020 exceeded 300 deaths for the sixth year in a row, with many of the crashes occurring in older, unsafe cars. (File photo) The government is considering new steps to get hundreds of thousands of less safe cars off New Zealand’s …

[ad_1] British hospitals across the country faced a dangerous situation in January, medical workers warned today amid rising coronavirus infections attributed to a new variant of the virus. Authorities lobbied to reactivate previously suspended field hospitals just to handle the rush of new patients. Your playlist will load after this …

[ad_1] Heavy rains and surface flooding have forced the cancellation of today’s Omakau jogging in central Otago. Officials were forced to suspend the meeting, which they hoped would draw up to 8,000 people, when the racecourse and surrounding areas were flooded. Central Otago Trotting Club President Graham Sinnamon had to …

[ad_1] Warwick Smith / Stuff Terminal cancer patient Jacob Coker, 16, and his mother, Amanda Coker, are planning a trip to the South Island to finish Jacob’s wish list. A month is not a long time, but for Jacob Coker it represents a window of desire in which to accumulate …

[ad_1] A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the only woman on federal death row to be executed before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Lisa Montgomery. Source: Associated Press The ruling, issued today by a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of …