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Author: Mike O'Donnell

OPINION: Along with 2.9 million other New Zealanders, last week I got an in-app alert from Facebook saying it was time to review my privacy settings.

The AI-driven process took me through my settings around personal data that Facebook can use for ad targeting, whether I'll agree to facial recognition, what my political affiliations are, my interests and my relationship status.  

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/119339217/dont-be-one-of-facebooks-happy-slaves--use-its-new-privacy-tools
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Author: CLAIRE CAMERON

IN AN INCREDIBLE FEAT of remote engineering, NASA has fixed one of the most intrepid explorers in human history. Voyager 2, currently some 11.5 billion miles from Earth, is back online and resuming its mission to collect scientific data on the solar system and the interstellar space beyond.

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Article: https://www.inverse.com/science/nasa-brings-voyager-2-fully-back-online-11.5-billion-miles-from-earth?utm_campaign=inverse&utm_content=1581096657
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A woman who returned from visiting China two days ago has put herself in isolation at her home in Auckland saying she doesn't want to take any chances in case she's infected with coronavirus.

Angela Lai was visiting family in China and didn't visit the province most affected by the virus which has produced 31,161 cases in China alone and killed 636 people.

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Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/can-feel-panic-people-woman-self-isolating-her-auckland-home-after-visiting-virus-hit-china
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Author: Gerry Shih

Sitting inside a Wuhan police station the night of Febuary 1, Fang Bin was sure he would end up in a jail cell.

Earlier that day, Fang had visited a Wuhan hospital overwhelmed with coronavirus cases and filmed a short video showing corpses in body bags piled up.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/119352300/chinas-losing-battle-with-free-speech-amidst-coronavirus-outbreak
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Category: Defence
Author: Ankit Panda

The scope of the cooperation may extend beyond North Korea’s ballistic missiles. The five-country anglophone intelligence-sharing arrangement known as “Five Eyes” is collaborating with outside partners France, Japan, and South Korea to better understand North Korea’s military activities, a Kyodo News report noted on Sunday.

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Article: https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/five-eyes-countries-eye-expanded-cooperation-amid-north-korea-challenges/
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Author: John Gerritsen of RNZ

The current coronavirus outbreak is serving as a real time test of New Zealand's emergency plans.

But public health experts warn there are even bigger threats out there that we should also be preparing for. John Gerritsen investigates if we could cope in a global catastrophe.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/119356599/how-nz-would-fare-during-a-world-catastrophe
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Author: Fiona Connor

An Auckland woman looking for a new home was hurt when a homeowner hung up on her after confirming her she was on Work and Income. 

The beneficiary, who asked only to be referred to as Sharon, has multiple sclerosis and receives the supported living benefit. 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/02/homeowner-refuses-rental-to-woman-with-multiple-sclerosis-receiving-work-and-income.html
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A stellar fight between two stars has been captured in stunning imagery.

Telescopes in Chile recently captured a fight between two stars, including the moment one star swallowed the other.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/science/119331488/a-stellar-fight-stunning-images-show-the-moment-a-star-swallowed-another-star
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  1. Chinese doctor who tried to raise alarm on coronavirus in Wuhan dies from disease
  2. Coronavirus outbreak: Chinese doctor who warned about infection dies from illness
  3. Hospitality NZ calls for delay to minimum wage increase
  4. Brian Tamaki gets stuck into immigrants, Jacinda Ardern at Waitangi

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