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Afghan people living in this country are pleading with the government not to forget about people with connections to New Zealand still stuck in Afghanistan.
They fear those who did not make it out when the Taliban swiftly took control will be ignored now the world's attention has moved on.
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Read more: Govt urged to speed up visa process for stranded Afghans
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/452858/govt-urged-to-speed-up-visa-process-for-stranded-afghans
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Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen warned of “catastrophic consequences” if the island were to fall to China and vowed to “do whatever it takes” to guard against threats in an article published on Tuesday.
Taiwan lives under the constant threat of invasion by China, which views the self-ruled democratic island as its territory to be re-taken one day, by force if necessary.
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Read more: Tsai warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if Taiwan falls
- Article: https://www.defencetalk.com/tsai-warns-of-catastrophic-consequences-if-taiwan-falls-77402/
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Taiwan’s military relations with Beijing have plunged to their lowest point in four decades, the island’s defence minister warned on Wednesday, following a string of record Chinese jet incursions into Taipei’s air defence zone.
“For the military, the current situation is the most grim in over 40 years since I’ve joined the service,” Chiu Kuo-cheng told parliament as some 150 Chinese warplanes have breached Taiwan’s air defence zone since Beijing marked its National Day on Friday.
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Read more: Taiwan-China situation ‘most grim’ in four decades: minister
- Article: https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-china-situation-most-grim-in-four-decades-minister-77415/
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Anti-lockdown activist and former political candidate Billy Te Kahika Jr is facing fraud and Electoral Act charges.
Te Kahika is charged with causing loss by deception, and with breaches of the Electoral Act.
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Read more: Billy TK to face jury trial for fraud, Electoral Act charges
- Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/politics/billy-te-kahika-jr-to-have-jury-trial-for-fraud-electoral-act-charges/
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A total of 39 Chinese air force aircraft entered Taiwan's air defence zone on Saturday, the defence ministry in Taipei said, setting a new high for missions which have infuriated the island's government and further raised tensions with Beijing.
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Read more: Chinese planes fly close to Taiwan air space again
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/452829/chinese-planes-fly-close-to-taiwan-air-space-again
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Scientists from Wuhan and the US were planning to create new coronaviruses that did not exist in nature by combining the genetic codes of other viruses, proposals show.
Documents of a grant application submitted to the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa), leaked last month, reveal that the international team of scientists planned to mix genetic data of closely related strains and grow completely new viruses.
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Read more: Wuhan and US scientists planned to create new coronaviruses
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/300424689/revealed-wuhan-and-us-scientists-planned-to-create-new-coronaviruses
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Rocket Lab has been building rockets in Long Beach for more than a decade, competing with the likes of SpaceX in a less talked-about area of the space industry: satellite launches. But growing interest in space exploration made CEO Peter Beck rethink his strategy.
"What we're trying to build is a new breed of space company," Beck said.
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Read more: Rocket Lab Could Become the Space Force’s Favorite Rocket Launcher
- Article: https://dot.la/rocket-lab-favorite-rocket-launcher-2655221007.html
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A New Zealand Navy frigate is sailing through the disputed South China Sea as tensions between China and Taiwan escalate.
The Defence Force on Wednesday morning said the Royal New Zealand Navy Frigate Te Kaha is joining the United Kingdom's Carrier Strike Group (CSG) - which includes the massive HMS Queen Elizabeth - and other military partners to transit through the South China Sea.
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