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Author: Sky News Australia

The Wuhan Institute of Virology kept live bats in cages, new footage from inside the facility has revealed, disproving denials from World Health Organisation investigators who claimed the suggestion was a “conspiracy”.

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Author: Dan Satherley

Chinese President Xi Jinping's push for a "loveable and respectable" image doesn't appear to be working, at least on Kiwis.

We're increasingly seeing the world's most populous country as a threat, a new survey has found, and fewer of us consider China a friend to New Zealand. 

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Author: Richard Wood
Australian warships will join the UK naval in military exercises to be held in the Asia Pacific in a show of force to China, reports say.
 
Two Royal Australian Navy frigates will join the British strike group, including the new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, in drills through the South China Sea within weeks, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. Prime Minister Scott Morrison discussed closer defence security ties in the region during his meeting with US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the G7 summit in England on the weekend.
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United States President Joe Biden made his entrance at the NATO summit aiming to consult European allies on efforts to counter provocative actions by China and Russia.

He also highlighted the US commitment to the 30-country alliance that was frequently maligned by predecessor Donald Trump.

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Author: Reuters

NATO leaders designated China as presenting "systemic challenges" in a summit communique on Monday, taking a forceful stance towards Beijing at Joe Biden’s first summit with an alliance that Donald Trump openly disparaged and ridiculed.

The new US president has urged his fellow NATO leaders to stand up to China's authoritarianism and growing military might, a change of focus for an alliance created to defend Europe from the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

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Author: Mark Quinlivan

Global motoring giant Toyota is criticising the Government after the Prime Minister suggested it's in discussions to bring an electric version of its famous ute into New Zealand.

Toyota has since confirmed it has no plans to bring any electric utes into New Zealand within the next two years.

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Author: RNZ

Health authorities in Fiji have confirmed 47 cases of Covid-19.

This takes the total number of infections since the second outbreak started in April to over 900, with 702 active cases currently in isolation.

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Author: Rachel Moore

Police are continuing to hunt for a motorist who allegedly pulled a gun on officers, and another member of the public in Manawatū.

Police pulled a vehicle over in Feilding at 11am on Sunday, and the driver pulled out a firearm, a police media spokesman said.

The motorist fled, and the Armed Offenders Squad was called in to support police with inquiries.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/300331748/manawat-police-are-hunting-for-motorist-with-a-firearm
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