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Author: Euan Graham
Just how relevant are the Five Power Defence Arrangements to contemporary threats? Often overlooked as an anachronism, the FPDA’s long-term survival will hinge on questions of interoperability, openness to future partnerships and sustained political buy-in, explains Euan Graham.
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On the day of President Joe Biden’s inauguration, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders became a meme on social media thanks to his choice of outfit.

Sanders, 79, wore some humble mittens to the ceremony that were made for him by a schoolteacher friend.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/124038745/bernie-sanders-selling-inauguration-meme-jerseys-for-charity
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Author: Robert Ayson
The truism that there aren't many votes in foreign or defence policy seems spot on for New Zealand’s 2020 general election. Less than a month from the October 17 polling day, there are few external policy musings on offer from the three largest parties in the current parliament. On New Zealand’s foreign and defence relations with the rest of the world, Spinoff’s Policy tracker is nearly empty.
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Author: Jim Rolfe
The so-called five-eyes grouping of the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand is in the news and increasingly referred to as an alliance. That designation overstates the case somewhat. The grouping began as a UK-US signals intelligence sharing arrangement during World War II and expanded following the end of the war. This arrangement has both remained true to its roots and evolved considerably since then.
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Author: RNZ

A public health expert is urging the government to seriously consider temporarily closing the border to arrivals from the UK and review the border system, with the new strain rife there now thought to be more deadly as well as far more infectious.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced overnight that government scientists now believe the new variant there may be 30 percent more deadly.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/01/covid-19-public-health-expert-says-nz-should-close-border-to-uk-arrivals.html
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Author: Crystal Wu

North Korea, one of the most repressive dictatorships in the world, has lashed out at Australia for what it says are breaches of the international human rights law. 

It's one of more than 40 countries which called on Australia to improve its human rights record during the United Nations human rights five yearly review on Wednesday.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/01/north-korea-calls-australia-out-for-its-deep-rooted-racism-and-discrimination.html
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Author: Crystal Wu

The UK National Health Service (NHS) is being urged to add the "COVID tongue" to its official list of coronavirus symptoms.

More COVID-19 patients are suffering sores on their tongues and unusual mouth ulcers after contracting the virus, according to Professor Tim Spector, an epidemiologist at King's College London.

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Author: Malcolm Davis

This morning, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds announced that the replacement for the much-troubled ‘Aussie Tiger’ armed reconnaissance helicopter (ARH) would be the Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian. Australia will acquire 29 of the advanced Apaches from 2025, at a cost of A$4.5 billion, to replace 22 Tigers. The minister stated:

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