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About 70 percent of coronavirus patients tested at a Tokyo hospital last month carried a mutation known for reducing vaccine protection, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said on Sunday.
The E484K mutation, nicknamed "Eek" by some scientists, was found in 10 of 14 people who tested positive for the virus at Tokyo Medical and Dental University Medical Hospital in March, the report said.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/04/covid-19-the-troubling-eek-coronavirus-variant-becoming-prevalent-at-a-japanese-hospital.html
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When we think of Easter we often think of treats, chocolate eggs and hot cross buns. But when treats become the norm, it can be a problem - a huge problem.
You've heard of type 2 diabetes and obesity. Well, combined they make up a new epidemic, known as 'diabesity' - and New Zealand is facing a worrying tsunami of it.
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Read more: The 'tidal wave' of diabetes and obesity that could soon cost New Zealand $3.5b a year
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/04/diabesity-the-tidal-wave-of-diabetes-and-obesity-that-could-soon-cost-new-zealand-3-5b-a-year.html
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Being prediabetic myself... you have to watch what you eat. It can effect your health in so many bad ways, things you don't realise is linked and or caused by diabetes.
To fight it, it becomes a life-style change, not just a diet to loose some weight, but eating healthily and regular exercise for the rest of your life. That is what a life style change is.
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An airborne vehicle became lodged 10 metres above the ground in a pile of fruit crates overnight after a high-speed escape from police in Hastings.
The car was spotted driving at speed on the wrong side of Karamu Rd in the early hours of Sunday morning, a police spokesperson told Newshub. The driver failed to stop for police shortly before 12:30am and fled down Kenilworth Rd in Mayfair.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/04/hawke-s-bay-driver-goes-airborne-lands-vehicle-in-fruit-crates-10m-above-ground-after-fleeing-police.html
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quite an achievement...
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National's David Bennett says Labour has "no idea" about the housing market as the second week after the Government's changes to tax policy near an end.
Last week, the Government announced it would phase out the so-called "tax loophole" for property investors over four years. Investors responded by threatening to hike rents and pull out of the market.
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Read more: National's David Bennett knocks down Labour over 'rubbish' investor claims
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/04/housing-national-s-david-bennett-knocks-down-labour-over-rubbish-investor-claims.html
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The US and 14 other governments earlier this week issued a statement raising concerns about the recent World Health Organisation (WHO) study into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. This was an interesting group: the US, Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom.
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A motorcyclist has issued an impassioned plea for motorists to stop cutting them off as they weave through traffic, saying it puts them in serious danger.
The man posted on a Tauranga community Facebook page ahead of the Easter long weekend reminding motorists to be careful.
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Read more: Motorcyclist pleads for drivers to stop cutting them off in traffic jams
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In an extraordinary seven-minute tirade, a high-profile Australian television host has accused New Zealand of "backstabbing" Australia and "sucking up" to China by staying quiet on concerns about a World Health Organization (WHO) report into the origins of COVID-19.
Newshub first reported on Thursday morning that New Zealand didn't join its partners in releasing a statement on the WHO report as it wanted more time to analyse the study.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/04/australian-tv-host-andrew-bolt-launches-extraordinary-tirade-against-backstabbing-new-zealand-for-sucking-up-to-china.html
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And this is the reaction China is after... friends squabbling... divide and conquer.
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A group representing migrant workers says 10 Chinese men found working illegally at Auckland construction sites should not be deported.
Two were due to be deported last night, but RNZ has not had official confirmation that the deportation went ahead.
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Read more: Illegal Chinese workers 'should not be deported'
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/439726/illegal-chinese-workers-should-not-be-deported-group
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