Author: JILL LAWLESS and RAF CASERT

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu.

With little fuss and not much fanfare, Britain has left the European Union after 47 years of membership, taking a leap into the unknown in a historic blow to the bloc.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/119205974/brexit-britain-finally-leaves-the-european-union
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Author: DAVID PUGLIESE

The warship is in the midst of preparing to deploy on a new mission to the Asia-Pacific in the spring.

Both the commanding officer of one of the Royal Canadian Navy’s frigates as well as his second-in-command have been removed from their positions just months before the warship is set to take on a new mission in the Pacific.

Article: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/navy-removes-commanding-officer-and-second-in-command-of-hmcs-calgary
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Author: Ollie Neas

The controversial mission, ‘Birds of a Feather’, is the first launch for a US spy agency from NZ. Ollie Neas explains what we know – and even more importantly, what we don’t. 

Last May, The Spinoff reported that New Zealand Space Agency staff had met with officials from a major US intelligence agency, the National Reconnaissance Office or NRO.

Article: https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/01-02-2020/a-us-spy-satellite-just-launched-from-nz-heres-what-you-need-to-know/
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Author: RocketLAB

Lift-off of the Birds Of A Feather mission occurred at 02:56 UTC on January 31 2019 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula.

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 There is a suspected case of coronavirus in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health has confirmed.

 The case was now being tested, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said on Friday, nut declined to provide further information.

Article: https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-national/coronavirus-suspected-case-nz
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A New Zealand jewellery designer has been slammed on social media for an "insensitive" item in its new collection.

Kia Kaha Jewellery's new collection, "Beautiful Trouble", features a bullet-shaped pendant with the initials "BT" engraved on it.

Article: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/outrage-over-initials-bullet-shaped-pendant
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Author: Sky News

Men's rights activist Bettina Arndt says feminism has "absolutely gone off the rails" after a campaign was launched to strip her of her Order of Australia honour. Victoria's Attorney-General Jill Hennessy wrote to Governor-General David Hurley asking him to rescind Ms Arndt’s Order of Australia award, saying the recognition was "an insult to victims of sexual abuse".

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Author: Wing Kuang

OPINION: Having grown up in China where SARS took almost 800 lives in 2003, I remember how the pandemic traumatised my hometown, and how fear of its return cloaked Chinese communities for the following decade.

When coronavirus was first confirmed in Wuhan last December, I was on my way back to Melbourne, Australia, to continue my studies.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/119197472/coronavirus-is-not-chinese--dont-racialise-it-because-we-all-have-to-be-prepared
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