[ad_1] An 81-year-old man has been charged with trying to murder his wife, but his lawyer says it was part of a suicide pact. The Waikato man, who has provisional name expungement, appeared in Hamilton Superior Court Tuesday morning. “It’s a very sad case,” said Judge Timothy Brewer, who oversaw …
Read More »Donald Trump fires Pentagon chief Mark Esper after electoral defeat
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper, an unprecedented move by a president struggling to accept electoral defeat and is angry at a Pentagon leader who believes he was not loyal enough. The decision was highly anticipated, as Trump had grown increasingly unhappy with Esper over the …
Read More »Donald Trump fires Trump fires Pentagon chief Mark Esper after electoral defeat
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper, an unprecedented move by a president struggling to accept electoral defeat and is angry at a Pentagon leader who believes he was not loyal enough. The decision was highly anticipated, as Trump had grown increasingly unhappy with Esper over the …
Read More »MIQ man ‘shocked’ to see staff only wear surgical masks
[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Sanitation workers in New Zealand quarantine hotels are among the worst protected in the developed world, according to a man in controlled isolation who helped equip medical personnel around the world. Tim Jones says he predicted the current …
Read More »Kamala Harris wears suffragette in white in her first ever speech as vice president-elect
[ad_1] Kamala Harris delivered her first speech as vice president-elect Saturday night in an impeccable white suit, a likely nod to 20th-century suffragettes who worked to give women the right to vote. Harris took the stage with the song Work that by Mary J. Blige, the theme song that has …
Read More »Napier Floods: Deluge, second wettest day on record in 150 years
[ad_1] New Zealand November 9, 2020 07:44 pm4 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game Napier Floods – Second wettest day on record in 150 years. Video Paul Taylor / Tori Spellar / Eve Lemm / Sam Kluts The torrential rain …
Read More »Napier Floods: Deluge, second wettest day on record in 150 years
[ad_1] Hawkes Bay today November 9, 2020 07:44 pm4 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game Napier Floods – Second wettest day on record in 150 years. Video Paul Taylor / Tori Spellar / Eve Lemm / Sam Kluts The torrential …
Read More »New season of Netflix’s The Crown is likely to cause outrage in New Zealand
[ad_1] OPINION: It is an iconic image that appeared on the front page of newspapers around the world. Nine-month-old Prince William plays with our country’s beloved and iconic wooden toy, the Buzzy Bee, while sitting on a blanket with his parents, Charles and Diana. History records that the photo opportunity …
Read More »Hello fresh fish diners told to ditch the meal – company apologizes and promises a refund
[ad_1] Hello Fresh advises customers to throw fish in one of their meals delivered to their homes this week. Photo / Supplied A food delivery service is warning customers not to eat one of their dinners after fresh fish was found to contain levels of histamine poisonous to humans. Hello …
Read More »Trump fires US defense chief for tweet
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper, a surprising and unprecedented move at a time of national uncertainty over the outcome of Trump’s bid for a second term. The move could be seen as disturbing to the Pentagon and a source of concern for international allies and …
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