Category : Defence
Author: George Block

A sailor has escaped disciplinary action after accidentally letting off a blank round in Singapore, the Defence Force says.

The incident happened several weeks ago while the frigate HMNZS Te Kaha was abroad for exercises in the South China Sea.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300471530/nz-navy-accidentally-fired-blank-round-while-docked-in-singapore
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was jailed for four years on Monday on charges of incitement and breaching coronavirus restrictions, a source familiar with the proceedings said, in a case critics dismissed as a farce.

President Win Myint was also sentenced to four years in prison, the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, as the court delivered its first verdicts against civilian leaders detained in a February 1 military coup.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/12/myanmar-court-sentences-deposed-leader-aung-san-suu-kyi-to-four-years-in-jail.html
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Author: Reuters

China will take "countermeasures" in protest against a planned U.S. diplomatic boycott of the Olympics if necessary, Beijing's foreign ministry said on Monday.

The Biden administration is expected to announce on Monday that U.S. government officials will not attend the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, a source familiar with the situation said Monday, confirming earlier reports by CNN and NBC.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/12/china-threatens-retaliation-to-planned-us-boycott-of-beijing-olympics.html
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Just threatening to take "countermeasures" to any country that boycott's is enough for me to just boycott the Bejing Olympics.  If you start threatening like it doesn't help people then start to dig their heels in and stick to their word...

Personally while the CCP are in power they should have never got the rights to host either the summer or winter Olympics after the way the treat other countries, and especially the way they treating the Uyghurs and slowly performing genocide on them. CCP can get fucked.

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Category : News
Author: Reuters

The United States and a group of Western countries including Germany, France, Britain and New Zealand have expressed concern over reported killings and disappearances of former members of the Afghan security forces after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in August.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/12/new-zealand-among-countries-raising-concern-over-possible-severe-human-rights-abuses-in-afghanistan-taliban-says-it-s-slander.html
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 So NZ will say this openly against the Taliban but not the CCP for the Uyghurs... Interesting... very interesting.

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Author: Reuters

The coronavirus pandemic has weakened China's power in the Indo-Pacific, and the region's deepening security uncertainties present a "significant" risk of war, the Lowy Institute said in a report on Sunday.

U.S. allies in the region and key balancing powers such as India have never been more dependent on American capacity and willingness to sustain a military and strategic counterweight in response to China's rise, said the Sydney-based foreign policy think tank.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/12/concerning-report-released-into-indo-pacific-conflict-says-risk-of-war-is-significant.html
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Author: Sunday Morning

Can you find pain relief in the kitchen? Jim Mora spoke with Rowena Field from the Pain Management Research Institute at Sydney University, who has been writing about their research into how patients at her clinic and in overseas studies respond to dietary changes.  

Field is a physiotherapist with more than 25 years experience, and this research is part of her PhD studies at the Faculty of Health and Medicine at the University of Sydney.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018823298/how-to-manage-pain-better-through-diet
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Well I can tell you now from my personal experience, I was pre-diabetic. So I started eating low carbohydrates, low sugar diet and for the last year, best thing I have done;


  • Lost 30kg
  • I sleep a lot better
  • I have more energy
  • Less head aches
  • Have attention/focus better
  • Less aches and pains
  • Haven't had an anxiety attacks in this time
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Category : News
Author: James Halpin

There was no bounce in Abdullah’s Afghan dust track.

The university cricket oval in Afghanistan’s east was Abdullah’s home ground, where he would play with students after a hot day of teaching law – until the Taliban took over.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300464492/death-threats-hangings-and-jewelry-afghan-familys-incredible-escape-story
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Author: Emma Hatton

A new report taking stock of the country's shipping sector reports an uneven playing field for domestic and international providers, and major problems that need to be fixed if resilience and environmental goals are to be met.

Commissioned by Waka Kotahi, the report found New Zealand shippers were being short-changed on a number of fronts compared with their overseas counterparts.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/457263/nz-shipping-faces-uneven-playing-field-in-nz-waters-report
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