Christchurch, COVID-19: Jacinda Ardern’s years in office | Politics News
Ardern was just 37 when she first became prime minister but showed rare skill in handling multiple crises. Jacinda Ardern
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North Korea pledges to revitalise economy after COVID ‘victory’ | Business and Economy
The secretive state claims ‘remarkable successes’ after upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. North Korea has pledged to “re-energise” industrial
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Photos: Lunar New Year rush starts in China | Coronavirus pandemic News
Hairdresser Wang Lidan is making an emotional Lunar New Year journey from Beijing to her hometown in northeastern China –
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‘Best thing that happened’: Chinese return home after years apart | Coronavirus pandemic News
As Vicky Liu prepared to return home to China to celebrate the Lunar New Year with her family for the
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US Fed chief Powell tests positive for COVID | Business and Economy News
Jerome Powell has mild symptoms and is working remotely while isolating at home. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tested positive
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What do we know about new COVID variant XBB.1.5? | Coronavirus pandemic News
A new Omicron variant XBB.1.5 is causing concerns among scientists as it is spreading like a wildfire across dozens of
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China reports almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths in past month | Coronavirus pandemic News
From December 8 to January 12, deaths related to the virus in Chinese hospitals totalled 59,938. China has reported nearly
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What does China’s reopening mean for the economy? | Coronavirus pandemic
From: Counting the Cost China’s zero-COVID policy is over. Despite a surge in infections, the nation opened its doors to
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UK politician suspended for comparing COVID-19 shots to Holocaust | Coronavirus pandemic News
Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen said the rollout of the vaccines was the ‘biggest crime against humanity’ since WWII-era genocide. A
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China halts travel visas for South Korea, Japan over COVID curbs | Coronavirus pandemic News
China has suspended issuing short-term visas for South Korean and Japanese nationals, its embassies in Seoul and Tokyo said on
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