The Southern Alps in New Zealand are the last icy region to be devastated by global warming. A study finds that the mountains have lost up to 62 percent of their glaciers since the end of the Little Ice Age, about 400 years ago. According to the study, this equates …
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Investigators in New Zealand have concluded that the country’s military repeatedly misled government ministers and the public for years about civilian casualties in a special forces raid in Afghanistan 10 years ago. Operation Burnham was carried out by New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) and allied forces in the Tirgiran Valley …
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and made a number of other changes after China’s decision to pass a national security law for the territory, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said Tuesday. . FILE PHOTO: New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters arrives for a press …
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s party beat her rivals in the latest opinion poll, setting the charismatic 40-year-old leader on the way to a comfortable victory in the September election. FILE PHOTO: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during a press conference leading up to the …
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Prince Philippe of Great Britain, flanked by Assistant Colonel Commander, Major General Tom Copinger-Symes inspects the bugles during the transfer of Colonel-in-Chief of Rifles at Windsor Castle in Britain on July 22, 2020. Adrian Dennis / Pool via REUTERS WINDSOR, England (Reuters) – Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen …
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