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Australia’s prime minister angrily denounced a “repugnant”, “outrageous” and “appalling” tweet from a top Chinese government spokesman Monday and demanded Beijing formally apologise.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian sparked the outrage when he posted a staged image of a man dressed as an Australian soldier holding a bloody knife to an Afghan child’s throat.
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Read more: Australia PM slams Chinese official’s ‘repugnant’ tweet
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China has become the second country in the world to plant its flag on the moon.
It was placed into the lunar soil by the country's Chang'e-5 space probe, which is now on its way back to Earth with rock samples.
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Read more: China becomes second country ever to plant its flag on the moon
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/12/china-becomes-second-country-ever-to-plant-its-flag-on-the-moon.html
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A top World Health Organisation (WHO) official has talked up New Zealand's approach to keeping the virus out on US television.
David Nabarro, WHO special envoy on COVID-19, told CNN on Saturday morning (NZ time) our approach has "been robust and it's been rigorous".
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/12/coronavirus-who-official-who-criticised-lockdowns-praises-nz-s-robust-and-rigorous-tracing-and-quarantine-systems.html
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Kahu Helicopters, Volcanic Air and Aerius are all helicopter companies who operated tours to the island and are facing legal action.
GNS, The National Emergency Management Agency and the owners of the island, the Buttles, have also been charged.
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Read more: Funds being raised to defend pilot 'who led the charge' in Whakaari rescue
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300175209/funds-being-raised-to-defend-pilot--who-led-the-charge-in-whakaari-rescue
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It's officially a climate emergency, but what will it cost us?
Parliament yesterday voted to declare a climate emergency, including a commitment for the public service to be carbon-neutral by 2025.
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Read more: New Zealand's goal to be carbon-neutral by 2035 will be 'costly' - economist
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Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy supporter Jimmy Lai has been charged with fraud and detained until a court hearing in April next year.
On Thursday a court denied him bail over a charge relating to the illegal use of his company's premises.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders were arrested and sentenced to prison on Wednesday following their involvement in a series of protests created in resistance to the Chinese Communist Party’s tightening control of the territory.
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- Article: https://thefederalist.com/2020/12/02/hong-kong-pro-democracy-leaders-sentenced-to-prison-for-protesting-communist-china/
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Kiwi MPs from both sides of the aisle are leading hundreds of parliamentarians from around the world in calling for China to be held to account over its "bullying" of Australia.
A diplomatic dispute between the two countries escalated rapidly this week after China's foreign minister Zhao Lijian posted a doctored image of an Australian soldier holding a knife to a young Afghan boy's throat to Twitter.
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