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President Donald Trump asked for options on attacking Iran's main nuclear site last week but ultimately decided against taking the dramatic step, a US official said on Monday.
Trump made the request during a meeting on Thursday with his top national security aides, including Vice President Mike Pence, his new Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller, and General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the official said.
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Sweden's government is implementing tougher COVID-19 restrictions as the country battles a second wave of the virus.
The country had until now taken a controversial 'herd immunity' approach to tackling coronavirus, hoping enough people will catch the virus so it can't be transmitted as easily.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/11/sweden-abandons-herd-immunity-approach-as-cases-soar-introduces-strict-covid-19-restrictions.html
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The Government says there is still no direct link between New Zealand meat and traces of coronavirus found in China.
Reuters reported at the weekend coronavirus had been found on frozen beef and tripe and its packaging from New Zealand, Brazil, and Bolivia, as well as on pork from Argentina. On Monday, NZ's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it was working to verify the reports.
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Read more: 'Still no link between New Zealand meat and COVID': Govt confident NZ meat safe
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Tens of thousands of school-aged children, teenagers and young adults have been vocal in their fight for climate action in recent years. But what about older demographics?
Older Kiwis’ voices may be drowned out sometimes, but that doesn’t mean they don’t care or their contributions aren’t warranted.
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Read more: 'We still have skin in the game': Older people want to join the climate conversation
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Moderna Inc's experimental vaccine is 94.5 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage trial, the company said on Monday, becoming the second US drugmaker to report results that far exceed expectations.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is working to verify reports traces of COVID-19 have been found on New Zealand meat exported to China.
Over the weekend, the Chinese city of Jinan claimed to have found coronavirus on frozen beef and tripe and its packaging from New Zealand, Brazil and Bolivia.
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Read more: Officials working to confirm reports COVID-19 found on NZ meat exported to China
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A man who provided authorities with a forged police certificate has escaped deportation after arguing his wife has mental health issues.
The 27-year-old, a citizen of Afghanistan, came to New Zealand in December 2015 and married a New Zealand citizen the following month. They now have two young daughters.
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Read more: Afghan man granted NZ visa despite giving authorities forged police certificate
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Well they are the mickey mouse club after all...
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A lobby group concerned about a major trade deal New Zealand signed this evening says the COVID-19 pandemic provides a strong reason why such agreements should be ditched.
Fifteen countries in the Asia-Pacific region have signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) deal.
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I want to be trading less with China not more... :-(
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