[ad_1] New Year’s Eve restrictions in Sydney have tightened after New South Wales reported 18 cases of community transmission of coronavirus and a second cluster of the deadly disease in the Outback West. The so-called Avalon group on Sydney’s North Beaches, which erupted earlier this month, generated another nine cases …
Read More »Rangiora ‘racist diatribe’: dismayed mayor approaches victim
[ad_1] A “shocked” mayor approached the victim of an alleged racist spiel and offered to drive her to her family home and offer an apology. Aya Al-Umari, whose brother was shot and killed in the March 15 mosque attacks, was shopping with her mother Janna Ezat at the Farmers branch …
Read More »Argentina becomes the largest Latin American country to legalize abortion
[ad_1] Ricardo Ceppi / Getty Images A pro-abortion protester cries emotionally after abortion rights were legalized in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina’s Senate passed a law on Wednesday legalizing abortion after a 12-hour marathon session, a victory for the women’s movement that has been fighting for the right for decades. The …
Read More »Waikeria Prison: Inmates Protesting Conditions, Lack of Supplies
[ad_1] Waikeria sources have said RNZ the remaining 17 men protest the dilapidated conditions, the overcrowding of cells and the lack of basic supplies. A source said there were still men on the roof in the old part of the prison known as the upper jail. They said the men …
Read More »Iranian teenager was granted refugee status
[ad_1] An Iranian child has been granted refugee status. Photo / RNZ By Gill Bonnett of RNZ An Iranian boy who was sexually abused and harassed as a child would face physical and mental harm if forced to return and perform military service, an appeals court ruled. The 15-year-old, who …
Read More »Argentina becomes the largest Latin American country to legalize abortion
[ad_1] Ricardo Ceppi / Getty Images A pro-abortion protester cries with emotion after abortion rights were legalized in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina’s Senate passed a law on Wednesday legalizing abortion after a 12-hour marathon session, a victory for the women’s movement that has been fighting for the right for decades. …
Read More »‘It was a bit of a fight’: teenager with broken clavicle hooks 360 kg black marlin
[ad_1] Wyatt Johnston with the 364 kg black marlin. Photo / Wyatt Johnston By RNZ Wyatt Johnston, a teenager from Whakatāne, says it was exhausting but fun catching a record-breaking fish while nursing a broken collarbone. Johnston, 15, is on his way to breaking the record for a New Zealand …
Read More »Cricket: opposing captains praise Neil Wagner’s effort in Black Caps win over Pakistan
[ad_1] Sport|Cricket Dec 30, 2020 07:50 AM4 minutes to read Andrew Alderson and Dylan Cleaver reflect on New Zealand’s victory in the last session’s cricket test over Pakistan at Bay Oval, provisionally taking them to world No. 1. “I can’t explain Neil Wagner.” With that simple quote, Pakistan’s captain, Mohammad …
Read More »Covid-19: newly elected US lawmaker Luke Letlow dies of coronavirus
[ad_1] A newly elected American lawmaker has become the first member of the United States Congress to die from Covid-19. Luke Letlow, an elected congressman from Louisiana, died of Covid-19 on Wednesday at a hospital in Shreveport, according to state officials. Letlow, 41, won a second round earlier this month …
Read More »US Department of Justice Refuses to Press Charges Against Officers in Tamir Rice Case
[ad_1] Getty / Robert Nickelsberg Prosecutors determined that there was insufficient evidence to press charges against Cleveland agents who were involved in the death of the 12-year-old in 2014. Officers involved in the fatal shooting of Tamir Rice will not face federal criminal charges. The Justice Department announced the decision …
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