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NZ's 1st Covid vaccine to arrive earlier than expected: PM
"We have been working behind the scenes to secure the timely arrival of vaccines for our border workers and their families and it's great they will arrive well within our scheduled timeframes," Ardern told a press conference.
Germany didn't act fast enough amid signs of 2nd wave: Merkel
"We didn't shut down public life early enough or systematically enough amid signs of a second wave and warnings from various scientists," she said on Thursday.
China pulls BBC World News off air for 'serious content violation'
The National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) said BBC World News was found to have seriously violated regulations on radio and television management and on overseas satellite television channel management in its China-related reports.
Farm reform domestic policy issue for India, but following protests: UK
Jacob Rees-Mogg, Leader of the House of Commons, said this while responding to assertions of Punjab-origin British Labour Party MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, who on Thursday was pushing for a debate in Parliament on the safety of the farmer protesters and on press freedom in India.
Myanmar 'coup' is 'extraordinary threat' to US national security: Joe Biden
The reason behind describing the military takeover as an "extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States" is that it is an affront to Biden's agenda of promoting and defending democracy so soon after he assumed office, rather than an existential threat from a relatively minor state.
Disturbing Jan 6 footage headlines Trump's second impeachment trial
In more than six hours of arguments, Trump's made-for-TV strategy - a centerpiece of his four years in power - came full circle. Blow by blow, prosecutors recreated with time stamped video and throbbing red dots a story of how close the rioters came to the entire power structure of US politics.
Threat to international peace, security from IS spike again: UN
UN counter-terrorism chief Vladimir Voronkov said that despite the competing priorities brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is "crucial" for member states to remain focused and united in thwarting terrorism.
WHO recommends AstraZeneca vaccine use amid efficacy concerns
The WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) panel on Wednesday said the two-dose AstraZeneca vaccine efficacy tended to be higher when the interval between doses was within the four to 12 weeks range.
Joe Biden announces Pentagon task force on China, warns Xi on 'assertive actions'
During the phone call with Xi on Wednesday, Biden was also forthright on human rights issues in Hong Kong and Xinjiang and on Beijing's trade practices, according to an account of their conversation from the White House.
Tsunami watch for New Zealand, Fiji after massive undersea quake measuring 7.7
The magnitude of the quake was previously measured at 7.9 and 7.5 by the US Geological Survey (USGS), but was later revised to 7.7. The initial temblor was followed by at least three other earthquakes in the South Pacific region with magnitudes ranging from 5.7 to 6.1 in a span of over an hour.
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