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New Zealand PM reschedules general election for October over COVID-19
MOSCOW: The prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, has decided to postpone the general election in the country to October 17 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Sputnik news agency. Ardern was considering several options, including holding the election
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New Zealand sticks with support for Taiwan at WHO despite Chinese rebuke
WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s foreign minister on Tuesday said the country has to stand up for itself after China warned its backing of Taiwan’s participation at the World Health Organization (WHO) could damage bilateral ties. Taiwan, with the strong support of
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6,749 Malaysians’ stranded in 51 countries returned home
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 6,749 Malaysians who were stranded in 51 countries, have returned home as at 6pm today, Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar said. He said the costs incurred in bringing the Malaysians home were either borne
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New Zealand police suspend search for two missing in deadly volcanic eruption
New Zealand police said today they were ending the search for the bodies of two people still missing following the deadly eruption of a volcano earlier this month. “The search for the two missing victims of the Whakaari/ White Island
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NZ volcano eruption death toll rises to 17 after another person dies
New Zealand police said today that one of those injured during the eruption of a volcano visited by tourists earlier this month died in an Auckland hospital, bringing the official death toll to 17 while two remain missing. “Police can
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New Zealand scales down search for two missing after deadly eruption
New Zealand police said today they would be scaling down search operations for the two people who are missing after a volcanic eruption last week, admitting the bodies may never be found. The official death toll from the eruption on
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Why New Zealand’s volcano alerts aren’t forecasts
New Zealand’s geological agency downgraded its “alert level” for the White Island volcano this week – at the same time its own scientists said another eruption similar to Monday’s deadly blast was increasingly likely. The apparent juxtaposition, which has confused
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Six bodies retrieved from New Zealand volcanic island as survivors face long recovery
A New Zealand military team recovered six bodies today from the volcanic island that fatally erupted earlier this week, in a high-risk operation watched by dozens of grieving family members waiting on the mainland. An eight-person bomb disposal squad was
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New Zealand volcano death toll rises to eight and will continue to climb
The death toll from a New Zealand volcano eruption rose to eight today, with two victims dying in hospital, and will continue to climb with eight victims presumed dead on the island and more than 20 in intensive care suffering
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New Zealand launches an investigation into a deadly volcanic eruption
New Zealand police launched an investigation today after a volcanic eruption on an island popular with tourists killed five people, injured more than 30 and left eight people missing, who are presumed dead. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said reconnaissance flights
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