Author: Xavier Theodore Reginald Ordinary

Before Stu Nash became a minister he consulted widely on matters. He gave the impression that he cared to listen, and that he cared about what voters thought. He often went out of his way to show that by posting promotional videos showing him being down with the voters.

Article: https://thebfd.co.nz/2020/01/the-weasel-words-of-stu-nash/
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Author: Jamie Ensor

There are reports of a rocket attack near the United States Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.

CNN reports that there was at least one rocket attack in Baghdad's Green Zone on Sunday morning (NZT), citing an Iraqi official. The Green Zone is an area in the centre of the city protected by barriers which contains the US Embassy, the country's Parlaiment and other foreign embassies.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/01/reports-of-rocket-attacks-near-united-states-embassy-in-iraq.html
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Marvel will not bring a transgender character to the big screen "soon", despite recent reports.

When Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige was asked by a fan on Wednesday whether there are plans to bring more LGBT+ and transgender characters into the  Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) he replied "yes, absolutely, yes. Very soon, in a movie, we're shooting right now, yes."

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2020/01/marvel-studios-won-t-introduce-a-transgender-character-in-the-near-future.html
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Author: Michael Daly

Kiwi farmers are being asked to show their Anzac spirit with a plan to offer relief to counterparts across the Tasman affected by bushfires.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/118574468/kiwi-farmers-calling-on-anzac-spirit-to-support-bushfirehit-australian-counterparts
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Author: Richard Flanagan

BRUNY ISLAND, Australia — Australia today is ground zero for the climate catastrophe. Its glorious Great Barrier Reef is dying, its world-heritage rain forests are burning, its giant kelp forests have largely vanished, numerous towns have run out of water or are about to, and now the vast continent is burning on a scale never before seen. As record fires rage, the country’s leaders seem intent on sending it to its doom.

Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/opinion/australia-fires-climate-change.htm
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 I truly wish I could send some of the rain we have had here in NZ over to our Aussie Cousins...

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Ethical veganism is a "philosophical belief" and should be protected by law, a British judge ruled on Thursday (local time).

The judge ruled that "ethical vegans" should be entitled to the same workplace protections as those who hold religious beliefs.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/01/veganism-a-philosophical-belief-should-be-protected-by-law-british-judge.html
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American rock icon Meat Loaf believes activist Greta Thunberg has been "brainwashed" into thinking that climate change is real.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2020/01/meat-loaf-says-greta-thunberg-brainwashed-climate-change-not-real.html
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The owners and operators of a San Diego-based porn website must pay US$12.7 million (NZ$19.0 million) after a judge found them liable for fraud and breach of contract for lying to women about how their explicit videos would be distributed, according to a court.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/118585119/women-win-19-million-in-lawsuit-against-porn-site-owned-by-new-zealanders
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