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A court in Myanmar sentenced two members of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's political party to 90 years and 75 years in prison on Tuesday (local time) after finding them guilty of corruption, their lawyer said
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Read more: Myanmar court sentences arrested politicians to 75-90 years
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/11/09/myanmar-court-sentences-arrested-politicians-to-75-90-years/
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Staff in MIQ hotels are being told not to walk alone - and getting security escorts to visit certain guests - because of an increased risk of violence.
Their unions say they're being lashed out at, and abused through the hotel phones.
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Read more: Staff at MIQ hotels report increased violence and aggression from guests
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/455434/staff-at-miq-hotels-report-increased-violence-and-aggression-from-guests
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New Zealand's national security advisors have issued a blunt warning - COVID-19 has increased the risk of a terror attack in New Zealand.
In documents obtained by Newshub advisors admit further restrictions or vaccination programmes could be triggers for violent extremists to conduct an act of terror.
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A major police operation has uncovered an alleged drug syndicate that imported millions of dollars’ worth of cocaine from Colombia.
Eight people, including two dairy workers from rural Canterbury, have been arrested as part of the National Organised Crime Group and Customs operation, believed to be one of New Zealand’s biggest cocaine busts.
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Read more: Police uncover major cocaine operation with alleged links to rural NZ and Colombia
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300449312/police-uncover-major-cocaine-operation-with-alleged-links-to-rural-nz-and-colombia
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MPs have passed a law to make older migrants, and New Zealanders who spent large portions of their lives overseas, wait longer to qualify for NZ Super.
Currently, NZ Super is paid to people aged 65 or over who have been “resident and present” in New Zealand for 10 years after the age of 20, with five of those years being after the age of 50.
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Read more: Law will make migrants and returning Kiwis wait longer for NZ Super
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Chinese military forces are holding exercises near Taiwan in response to a visit by a US congressional delegation to the island.
The drills in the area of the Taiwan Strait are a “necessary measure to safeguard national sovereignty", China's Defence Ministry said in an announcement Tuesday (local time) that gave no details on the timing, participants and location of the exercises.
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Read more: Chinese military forces hold exercises near Taiwan
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/300451522/chinese-military-forces-hold-exercises-near-taiwan-in-response-to-us-visit
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The Government will make the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine available for a small group of people, officials have announced.
New Zealand has an advance purchase agreement for 7.6 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine – one of four the Government put its hand up for, alongside Pfizer/BioNTech, Janssen and Novavax.
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Read more: Who can get the AstraZeneca vaccine and how is it different to Pfizer?
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Covid-19 Minister Chris Hipkins says Kiwis need to realise that the virus will not be kept in Auckland forever.
He told media on Wednesday that the Government was not committed to keeping the virus locked up in the city endlessly, so it would likely reach much of the country in coming months.
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