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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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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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Author: Dan Satherley

An epidemiologist has claimed if Omicron-specific vaccines don't arrive soon, it might pay to let the variant spread - possibly giving people protection against more dangerous future variants, particularly the unvaccinated. 

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Author: Associated Press

Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin spoke frankly for nearly an hour early Friday amid growing alarm over Russia's troop buildup near Ukraine, a crisis that's deepened as the Kremlin has stiffened its insistence on border security guarantees and test fired hypersonic missiles to underscore its demands.

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Author: Mike Kilpatrick

MetService is continuing to warn parts of the South Island to be ready for severe thunderstorms and heavy rain on Thursday afternoon and evening, with a potential for "damaging hail" to fall in some areas.

A weather radar picked up sever thunderstorms near Waikouati just after 2pm, causing a severe weather warning for Waitaki and Dunedin.

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  1. China warns of 'drastic measures' if Taiwan pushes for formal independence
  2. Locations of interest in Auckland after Omicron case in community
  3. US, Russia set for January 10 security talks amid Ukraine tensions
  4. Belgian anti-vax kickboxing champion Frederic Sinistra dies from COVID-19 complications after discharging himself from hospital

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