Category : News
Author: Rachel Sadler

Vladimir Putin has reportedly undergone surgery to remove fluid from his abdomen, amid rumours his health is declining.

The Russian President underwent the surgery on Thursday night into Friday morning, an anti-Kremlin Telegram source claimed. The account purports to be run by a former Russian spy.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/russian-president-vladimir-putin-undergoes-surgery-as-he-faces-list-of-health-woes-report.html
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Category : News
Author: Anneke Smith

New Zealand is yet to receive a substantial response from the Solomon Islands about its security pact with Beijing.

Both countries have signed the deal, which could see China deploy police and military personnel in Solomons, but so far refused to release it.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/solomon-islands-keeping-quiet-over-security-deal-with-china-nz-government.html
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Category : News
Author: Jill Lawless

The British government dramatically escalated a fight with the European Union on Tuesday (local time) by saying it will pass a law to change the trade treaty signed by the two sides less than two years ago.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/uk/300591019/uk-raises-stakes-in-eu-spat-with-threat-to-break-brexit-deal
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Category : News
Author: Joanne Naish

A cartoon published in a West Coast newspaper has been labelled “racist and abhorrent”.

The cartoon by Hokitika cartoonist David Thomas Healy was published in the Greymouth Star on Thursday.

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Category : Analysis
Author: Molly Swift

A rare but life-threatening COVID-19 side-effect is affecting children in Australia.

Australian health officials are warning parents of a dangerous inflammatory illness called paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS-TS).

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/rare-and-life-threatening-covid-19-side-effect-affecting-australian-children.html
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Category : News
Author: 1News

Ron Mark says he decided to take matters into his own hands and head to Ukraine after getting "tired of feeling useless" after Russia invaded the country.

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Category : News
Author: Wellington higher courts reporter

Some Afghans who took court action to force the processing of their applications for New Zealand visas are still waiting for an answer six months on.

After a judge at the High Court in Wellington said their applications for residence visas must be promptly considered and decided, 26 people from the group of about 70 have arrived in New Zealand.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/128654342/afghan-visa-seekers-still-without-answers-six-months-on-from-court-win
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Category : Opinion
Author: Lucy Craymer

Opinion - New Zealand has long been seen as the moderate, even absent, voice on China in the "Five Eyes" western alliance, so much so that its commitment to the group was questioned just 12 months ago.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/467313/alarmed-by-solomon-islands-china-pact-new-zealand-finds-its-voice-on-security
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