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Author: Reuters

There is a link between AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine and very rare blood clots in the brain but the possible causes are still unknown, a senior official for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said in an interview published on Tuesday.

However, the EMA later said in a statement that its review of the vaccine was ongoing and it expected to announce its findings on Wednesday or Thursday. An AstraZeneca spokesman declined to comment on the matter.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/04/covid-19-clear-link-between-astrazeneca-vaccine-and-rare-blood-clots-in-brain-health-official.html
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Author: Jamie Ensor

A week on from its release, New Zealand experts have not yet finished analysing a World Health Organization (WHO) report into the origins of COVID-19.

The long-anticipated study into the SARS-CoV-2 virus was released last Tuesday following a mission to Wuhan, China by a team of international experts. While inconclusive about the virus' source, the report found it was "extremely unlikely" the virus originated from a laboratory.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/04/new-zealand-experts-not-yet-finished-analysing-world-health-organization-covid-19-origins-report-a-week-on.html
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Author: Zane Small

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced the trans-Tasman travel bubble, allowing quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand, will commence on April 19. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/04/live-trans-tasman-travel-bubble-jacinda-ardern-announces-date-of-quarantine-free-travel-between-australia-and-new-zealand.html
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Author: Ireland Hendry-Tennent

The trans-Tasman travel bubble is expected to begin as soon as next week, according to The Australian

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is set to announce a date on Tuesday for when a bubble will open.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2021/04/covid-19-air-new-zealand-flights-hint-at-possible-start-of-trans-tasman-bubble.html
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Author: Newstalk ZB

Benefits versus consequences of the minimum wage was the hottest topic on The Huddle. 

The minimum wage and benefit levels get a boost today, as part of a package of changes coming into effect from April 1.

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Author: Helen Nickisson

Tony Lohmeyer was cycling home after work on State Highway 6 when he approached some roadworks.

With a 15 to 20-knot tailwind pushing him along, Lohmeyer realised he was travelling slightly faster than the cars through the restricted section on the way into Blenheim.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/300266538/cyclist-breaks-neck-after-hitting-roadworks-vehicle-inside-road-cones
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"travelling slightly faster than the cars"  so admits he was speeding. The speed limit is not just for cars, it also includes cyclists or any vehicle on the road. Tail wind is no excuse, you have brakes on the bike use them.

"He decided to go inside the road cones," second mistake, sorry but the road cones are there for a reason, your safety and you and you decided to ignore this warning. Stupid is is stupid do.

Sorry but this is your fault no one elses...

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Author: Reuters

A leaker says they are offering information on more than 500 million Facebook users - including phone numbers and other data - virtually for free.

The database appears to be the same set of Facebook-linked telephone numbers that has been circulating in hacker circles since January and whose existence was first reported by tech publication Motherboard, according to Alon Gal, co-founder of Israeli cybercrime intelligence firm Hudson Rock.

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About 70 percent of coronavirus patients tested at a Tokyo hospital last month carried a mutation known for reducing vaccine protection, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said on Sunday.

The E484K mutation, nicknamed "Eek" by some scientists, was found in 10 of 14 people who tested positive for the virus at Tokyo Medical and Dental University Medical Hospital in March, the report said.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/04/covid-19-the-troubling-eek-coronavirus-variant-becoming-prevalent-at-a-japanese-hospital.html
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