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Author: Rachel Sadler

A person who was isolating with COVID-19 has died, the Ministry of Health says.

The exact cause of death is currently unknown, they say, and may have been COVID-19 or some other cause. This will be determined by the Coroner.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/11/coronavirus-one-person-in-isolation-dies-with-covid-19.html
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Author: Associated Press

Islamic State militants set off an explosion at the entrance to a military hospital in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, killing at least seven people, a senior Taliban official said.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/11/02/isis-attack-on-kabul-hospital-leaves-7-dead-16-wounded/
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Author: Assosiated Press

Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people amid growing concerns about the technology and its misuse by governments, police and others.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/11/03/facebook-to-shut-down-face-recognition-system-delete-data/
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Author: Reuters

The Chinese government has told families to keep daily necessities in stock in case of emergencies, after COVID-19 outbreaks and unusually heavy rains that caused a surge in vegetable prices raised concerns about supply shortages.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/11/china-urges-families-to-keep-stock-of-daily-necessities-sparking-fears-of-war-and-panic-buying-frenzy.html
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Author: Greg Fleming

OPINION: Yes, you read that right – it may take a decade or so – but I’m calling it.

Facebook – the social media platform du jour for many, the one that helped bring us Trump, drove Brexit, live streamed Christchurch’s Mosque killings, the one that helped fuelled an attempted insurrection in Washington and brought traditional media to its knees while feeding us countless cat videos and so much more – is on the downward slope.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/thebit-nz/300443847/were-witnessing-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-facebook
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Author: Thomas Manch

The Auditor-General has criticised the Minister of Finance and Treasury for “difficult to track” public spending, after the National Party raised concerns about the 2021 Budget.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/126867424/auditorgeneral-criticises-governments-difficult-to-track-accounting-of-public-spending
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Author: Thomas Manch

The Government has appointed a diplomat as New Zealand’s special representative to Afghanistan, as small groups of evacuees continue to escape Taliban rule.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/126845944/government-appoints-special-representative-for-afghanistan-as-more-evacuees-reach-new-zealand
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Category : Defence
Author: Bevan Shields

French President Emmanuel Macron says Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison lied to him over the cancellation of a mammoth submarine contract, in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the two leaders.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/300443108/i-dont-think-i-know-french-president-macron-says-scott-morrison-lied-to-him
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