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Author: Sarah Turnbull

OTTAWA -- Canada will proceed with a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, meaning government officials won’t attend but athletes can continue to compete.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement on Wednesday during a press conference alongside Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge.

Article: https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canada-announces-diplomatic-boycott-of-beijing-olympics-athletes-will-still-compete-1.5698625
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Author: William Booth and Karla Adam

Britain is obsessed with a Christmas party, which either did or didn't happen at 10 Downing Street last year, in the middle of a strict lockdown, as the hospitals filled with the sick and dying.

The official spokesman for the prime minister says there was no holiday party, that no rules were broken, despite a scoop by the Mirror, a British tabloid that claims yes, there was a party, with guests "knocking back glasses of wine during a Christmas quiz and a Secret Santa while the rest of the country was forced to stay at home".

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/uk/300473681/boris-johnsons-staff-denied-holding-a-lockdown-christmas-party--then-they-were-caught-joking-about-it-on-camera
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Author: Jamie Ensor

China says New Zealand athletes are welcome at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games despite Aotearoa not sending ministerial representatives, but hopes "all parties" can "stop politicising sports".

The United States on Tuesday confirmed it would not send government officials to next year's Winter Olympic Games given what it calls the ongoing "genocide against minority Muslims" in the Chinese region of Xinjiang. Athletes will still be able to attend and White House Press Secretary Jan Psaki said they had the country's "full support".

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/12/china-says-new-zealand-athletes-welcome-at-beijing-winter-olympics-despite-no-ministerial-representation.html
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Author: Jamie Ensor

Australian officials will boycott the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, following in the footsteps of the United States.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says athletes will be able to compete despite the diplomatic ban. He said the decision should come as "no surprise" given the poor relations currently between Australia and China.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/12/winter-olympics-diplomatic-boycott-heats-up-with-australia-not-sending-officials.html
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Author: Reuters

Australia and Britain will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, their prime ministers said on Wednesday, as other allies weighed similar moves to protest at China's human rights record.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/12/united-kingdom-joins-allies-in-diplomatic-boyott-of-beijing-winter-olympic-games.html
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Author: Patrick Gower

Multiple investigations are underway after a Canterbury doctor was filmed issuing COVID vaccine medical certificate exemptions to anti-vaxxers.

This is despite the fact official exemptions need to go through the Ministry of Health to be assessed and issued. Intentional breaches can lead to fines or a prison sentence for up to six months.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/12/multiple-investigations-underway-after-doctor-filmed-issuing-medical-certificate-exemptions-to-anti-vaxxers.html
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Author: Tim Brown

"Someone is going to get it."

Those were Luke James Lambert's chilling words to an associate only half an hour before carrying out a frenzied stabbing attack on four strangers in Countdown Dunedin Central in May.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/457461/dunedin-countdown-stabbings-man-pleads-guilty-to-attempted-murder
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