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Official selection is the only thing needed for weightlifter Laurel Hubbard to become the first transgender Olympian.
International weightlifting has rejigged its qualifying criteria for Tokyo because of limited competition over the past year due to Covid-19.
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Read more: Laurel Hubbard set to become first transgender Olympic athlete
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/441943/laurel-hubbard-set-to-become-first-transgender-olympic-athlete
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No, no, no... He is a he... she is not a she... and this is just bullocks he has had all those years with testosterone in previous years to build that extra strength ... just bullock
They should just have an open class for transgender... Would not surprise me if he is only doing this because can is not good enough to compete in the men's division...
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China has lashed out after New Zealand's Parliament declared "severe human rights abuses" are occurring there against the Uighur minority, saying it will "harm the mutual trust" between the countries.
Parliament yesterday unanimously supported a motion to declare it was "gravely concerned about the severe human rights abuses taking place against Uighurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region".
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Read more: China lashes out over NZ's Uighur 'human rights abuses' declaration
- Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/politics/china-lashes-out-at-new-zealand-over-uighur-severe-human-rights-abuses-declaration/
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China "indefinitely" suspended on Thursday all activity under a China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue, its state economic planner said, the latest setback for their strained relations.
"Recently, some Australian Commonwealth Government officials launched a series of measures to disrupt the normal exchanges and cooperation between China and Australia out of Cold War mindset and ideological discrimination," China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said in a statement on the decision.
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Read more: China cuts off contact with Australia under Strategic Economic Dialogue
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern isn't surprised by China's response to the New Zealand Parliament declaring that "severe human rights abuses" are occurring in Xinjiang.
MPs on Wednesday afternoon unanimously agreed to a motion expressing grave concern about the abuses reported to be underway in China against the Uighur minority. The ACT Party-backed motion originally said a "genocide" was happening, but that term was removed after deliberations with the Labour Party, ACT says.
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China has blasted the New Zealand Parliament's decision to declare "severe human rights abuses" are underway in Xinjiang, warning the two countries' relationship may be harmed if the issue is pursued.
Parliamentarians unanimously backed an ACT Party motion on Wednesday afternoon expressing grave concern at "severe human rights abuses" against the Uighur minority in China's Xinjiang and called on the Government to work with international partners to end the abuses.
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For nearly two decades, New Zealand has been juggling our dependency on China when it comes to trade, while expecting our traditional allies to look after our defence and security needs. Yet the scale of China’s human rights abuses has added a new element to the mix, and we’ve finally chosen sides: its China for us, regardless – even though we’ve chosen to cloak that decision by telling our allies that we have an “independent” foreign policy. (They’ll appreciate that)
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Read more: On Our Determination To Ignore China’s Human Rights Abuses
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Three political parties believe "genocide" is underway in China's Xinjiang region but had to settle to agreeing to watered-down concern in Parliament on Wednesday.
In a Parliamentary debate on Wednesday afternoon, Brooke van Velden of ACT, Golriz Ghahraman of the Greens and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer of the Māori Party each suggested genocide was underway against the Uighur people in China's Xinjiang province.
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New Zealand will “intensify” free trade talks with the United Kingdom, as negotiations over market access for New Zealand’s agricultural products inch forward and Australia streaks ahead with its deal.
Trade Minister Damien O'Connor says he spoke with his British counterpart, Trade Secretary Liz Truss, by phone on Wednesday evening, and the pair agreed to accelerate negotiations in hope of settling a NZ-UK Free Trade Agreement “in the coming months”.
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Read more: NZ-UK Free Trade Agreement negotiations to be 'accelerated', as Australia streaks ahead
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