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A Chinese official's tweet of an image of an Australian soldier that sparked a furious reaction from Canberra was amplified across social media by unusual accounts, of which half were likely fake, an Israeli cybersecurity firm and Australian experts said.
The digitally altered image of an Australian soldier holding a bloodied knife to the throat of an Afghan child was tweeted by China's foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian on Monday.
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Read more: Fake social media accounts amplified Chinese official's Australian soldier tweet
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AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND December 4, 2020. Royal New Zealand Navy vessel Aotearoa made her first voyage from the Devonport Naval Base since arriving from Korean shipbuilders in June this year.
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Read more: HMNZS Aotearoa - First outing from Auckland
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China's state-controlled media has bluntly warned Australia's warships to stay out of the South China Sea or risk the "bitter pill" of confrontation.
In an ominous threat to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, China is doubling down after the furore over a shocking doctored image depicting a grinning Australian soldier slitting the throat of an Afghan child, news.com.au reports.
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Read more: China's ominous South China Sea warning to Australia
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New Zealand Army Unimog truck parts for the Kingdom of Tonga’s military and PPE, including medical gowns, have been delivered to the island nation today.
A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H(NZ) Hercules delivered the freight in a contactless logistics stop, with the goods offloaded at Fua’amotu International Airport for Tongan authorities to distribute.
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Read more: Truck parts and PPE delivered as RNZAF returns to Tonga
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Kiwis are being warned to be vigilant after reports of scam emails claiming to have come from the The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA).
The false account tells recipients to pay $79.95 for a vehicle license renewal.
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Read more: New Zealand Transport Agency warns against scam email
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Chris Hipkins, who has spent much of his time this year scolding Kiwis who spread misinformation about COVID-19, has spread a little of his own - showing off his sense of humour in a satirical fake news sketch.
The Health Minister held a mock press conference for the final Newshub Nation broadcast of the year, aired on Saturday morning.
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Toyota New Zealand says a feebate scheme would make electrified vehicles more affordable for the country's motorists.
Chief executive Neeraj Lala said the country would not follow through on its net-zero carbon target as part of the Paris Agreement if vehicle emissions were not slashed.
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Read more: NZ at risk for being a dumping ground for 'dirty diesels', carmaker warns
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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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