Category : News
Author: Rachel Sadler

Over 500 Kiwis have volunteered to fight in Ukraine against Russia, despite there being a "do not travel" warning in place for the country.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/03/over-500-kiwis-volunteer-to-fight-for-ukraine-international-legion-against-russia-despite-a-do-not-travel-warning.html
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

The European Parliament is set to approve on Wednesday a report urging the EU to ban golden passport schemes by 2025 and immediately stop the issuance of visas and passports to rich Russians in exchange for investments.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/ukraine-invasion-eu-lawmakers-push-for-ban-on-golden-passport-visas-for-russians.html
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Author: Siobhán O'Grady and Karoun Demirjian

Makeshift roadblocks have been installed throughout Kyiv in Ukraine capital to impede the movements of Russian troops snaking toward the city in a convoy about 25 kilometres away.

On some strategic stretches of road, Ukrainians have parked trams and buses to restrict driving access.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/300535768/mysteries-hide-within-the-seemingly-stuck-russian-convoy
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Author: TVNZ

New Zealand joined Russia’s “unfriendly countries” list on Tuesday, after imposing sanctions on the country for its invasion of Ukraine.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/03/07/new-zealand-joins-russias-unfriendly-countries-list/
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Author: Molly Swift

Just in time for International Woman's Day, women from the Ukrainian Army have sent a strong message to the Russian invaders.

"We are women of Ukraine," an English translation of their video message reads.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/russia-ukraine-war-ukrainian-women-s-message-to-russian-invaders.html
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Author: Ireland Hendry-Tennent

People infected with COVID-19 show significant changes to regions of the brain that affect memory and smell along with increased cognitive decline, new research has found. 

In one of the biggest-yet COVID-19 brain imaging studies, researchers looked at scans from 785 people aged 51 to 81 in the UK - before and after mostly mild COVID-19 infection.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/coronavirus-people-with-covid-19-show-significant-changes-to-brain-increased-cognitive-decline-new-research-finds.html
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Author: Philip Williams

Analysis: For a couple of hours last Friday the world seemed plunged into an existential danger not felt since the meltdown of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant back in the 1980s.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba sent out an alarming tweet saying the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was under Russian attack and on fire.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/462891/nuclear-weapons-offer-protection-against-opposition-and-putin-knows-it
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A new $10bn submarine base will be built on Australia’s east coast to support future nuclear-powered submarines.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will unveil the plans in his speech to the Lowy Institute on Monday, focusing on national security.

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/steve-price-australia-to-get-new-10-billion-submarine-base/
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