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Author: Reuters

Officials in the northwestern Chinese city of Xian are facing punishment after a COVID-19 outbreak led to the lockdown of its 13 million residents, authorities said on Friday, as the number of new cases declined.

All domestic flights out of Xian and most trains originating from the city scheduled for Friday were cancelled. Officials in Xian, which is famed for its terracotta warriors buried with China's first emperor, say the outbreak has been traced to the arrival of a plane from Pakistan.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/12/covid-19-chinese-officials-punished-over-outbreak-that-led-to-xian-lockdown.html
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Author: tvnz

China is sending anti-riot police to the Solomon Islands, a move that could reignite political protest and fuel regional tension.

When anger over the Government's shift to China sparked deadly violence last month, the Prime Minister requested help.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/12/24/nz-not-convinced-chinese-security-unit-is-needed-in-solomons/
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Author: Reuters

China will scrutinise online platforms such as social media networks and video-sharing sites to clamp down on fake accounts and information as part of its drive to "clean up" the internet, the country's cyber regulator said on Thursday.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/technology/2021/12/china-reveals-plan-to-clean-up-the-internet.html
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 Not sure what the last paragraph has to do with the rest of the article.... but okay...

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Author: RNZ

The Chinese Embassy is accusing the Five Eyes members, including New Zealand, of interfering with Hong Kong and China's affairs.

Yesterday, New Zealand joined four other countries in a joint declaration to express their grave concerns about the Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/12/china-accuses-new-zealand-and-five-eyes-of-interference-over-criticism-of-hong-kong-legislative-elections.html
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 Not sure how... as the statement we made was made after the elections... but okay.  There is more of a chance that the corrupt CCP interfere with NZ elections.

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Author: RNZ

New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US have issued a joint statement expressing “grave concern” over the recent Hong Kong’s Legislative Council election.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/12/20/nz-five-eyes-have-grave-concern-over-hong-kong-elections/
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Author: Brendan Morrow

A new report from a human rights group has found North Korea has publicly executed at least seven people for watching or distributing K-pop videos in the last decade, according to The New York Times.

Article: https://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-reportedly-publicly-executed-124958531.html
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Author: Reuters

At least one person has died in the UK after contracting the Omicron coronavirus variant, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, the first publicly confirmed death globally from the swiftly spreading strain.

Since the first Omicron cases were detected on November 27 in the United Kingdom, Johnson has imposed tougher restrictions and on Sunday cautioned the variant could overcome the immune defences of those inoculated with two shots of vaccines.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/12/covid-19-first-omicron-variant-death-confirmed-in-uk.html
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Author: Reuters

US President Joe Biden on Saturday said he told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia would pay "a terrible price" and face devastating economic consequences if it invaded Ukraine.

Biden told reporters the possibility of sending US ground combat troops to Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion was "never on the table," although the United States and NATO would be required to send in more forces to eastern flank NATO countries to beef up their defenses.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/12/us-president-joe-biden-warns-vladimir-putin-russia-would-pay-terrible-price-for-invading-ukraine.html
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