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Author: Michael Morrah

New Zealand is under pressure to prepare for the inevitable escape of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 into the community.

Health officials will be heartened we're keeping a lid on Delta, with only 35 community cases reported on Friday - and with the rush on booster shots, 43,000 of which were administered yesterday.

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Author: Reuters

The foreign and defence ministers of the United States and Japan on Friday voiced concerns about what they said was China's ongoing efforts to undermine rules-based order, as they look to cooperate more on emerging defence threats.

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Author: William Hewett

As many New Zealanders prepare for their last weekend of holiday before heading back to work, Kiwis can expect more of the hot weather they've been getting. 

The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) released its latest seasonal climate outlook on Friday, previewing the next three months. 

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Author: Reuters

North Korea fired a hypersonic ballistic missile this week that successfully hit a target, state news agency KCNA reported on Thursday (local time), its second such test as the country pursues new military capabilities amid stalled denuclearisation talks.

The launch on Wednesday (local time) was the first by North Korea since October and was detected by several militaries in the region, drawing criticism from governments in the United States, South Korea and Japan.

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Author: Dan Satherley

Another new variant of COVID-19 with dozens of mutations has been discovered, this time in France.

IHU, as it's been dubbed, has the N501Y mutation also found in the Alpha, Beta, Omicron and Gamma variants, which makes it more infectious, and the E484K mutation found in Gamma and Beta, which helps the virus evade people's immunity., as well as numerous other changes. 

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Author: NZ Herald

University of Auckland epidemiologist Rod Jackson says New Zealanders should be very worried about someone with Omicron being in the wider community. 

DJ Dimension – whose real name is Robert Etheridge – said in an Instagram post last night he tested positive after 10 days of isolation. 

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Author: Reuben Steff

Kiwis are told to put together emergency kits for a worst-case scenario – but the New Zealand state’s own stockpile is lacking despite an increasingly uncertain global environment, Dr Reuben Steff writes

Comment: Is Aotearoa New Zealand prepared for an increasingly unstable and unpredictable future?

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Article: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/a-wake-up-call-for-aotearoa-as-global-instability-grows
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Author: Sam Sachdeva

After a torrid time in Labour’s last term, Phil Twyford has moved from housing to a bigger crisis - ridding the world of dangerous weapons. The minister has big plans for new areas where New Zealand can make its voice heard.

Which is the more formidable challenge: freeing the world of nuclear weapons, or getting KiwiBuild across the line?

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Article: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/technology/twyford-takes-on-autonomous-weapons-outer-space
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