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Author: JAMES BICKERTON

BRITONS are urging the Government to focus on the "CANZUK union", rather than the EU, following reports about how much western European states are paying Brussels.

Germany is paying the EU £16.4bn per year, according to press agency DPA. The figures for France and Italy are also vast, at £8bn and £5.3bn respectively.

Article: https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1475218/Brexit-news-Britons-Boris-Johnson-CANZUK-Brussels-European-Union-EU-exit
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Author: Vita Molyneux

New Zealand can expect to see between 50 to 120 new cases of COVID-19, thanks to the high transmissibility of the Delta variant.

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said on Wednesday modelling suggests these numbers are entirely possible.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/08/covid-19-new-zealand-could-see-between-50-to-120-more-cases-of-delta-bloomfield.html
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Author: Madison Reidy & Hannah Kronast

Billy Te Kahika has been apprehended by police while speaking at an anti-lockdown protest outside TVNZ's Auckland headquarters. 

He was seen shaking hands with people at a gathering of about 100 protestors from midday on Wednesday.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/08/covid-19-billy-te-kahika-arrested-during-auckland-anti-lockdown-protest.html
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Author: RNZ

Most of those spoken to in the South Island by RNZ last night were convinced of the need to lock down, despite the one positive case so far being located in the North Island.

Less than an hour after the announcement, cars were queuing out onto the street at supermarkets and bottlestores all over Christchurch as people stocked up on essentials.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/08/coronavirus-most-south-islanders-accept-need-for-lockdown-despite-case-being-in-north-island.html
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Author: Dan Lake

Travel to the Cook Islands from New Zealand has been suspended for at least 72 hours following the community case of COVID-19 in Auckland on Tuesday.

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has also moved the country to alert level 2, as all of Aotearoa is moved into alert level 4 for at least three days.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2021/08/cook-islands-closes-travel-bubble-with-new-zealand-after-covid-19-community-case-in-auckland.html
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Author: Reuters

The Afghan Taliban said on Tuesday they wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect the rights of women within the framework of Islamic law, as they held their first official news briefing since their shock seizure of Kabul.

The Taliban announcements, short on details but suggesting a softer line than during their rule 20 years ago, came as the United States and Western allies evacuated diplomats and civilians the day after scenes of chaos at Kabul airport as Afghans thronged the airfield.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/08/taliban-promises-more-women-s-rights-freedom-for-former-enemies.html
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Author: Dan Satherley

Experts are warning there could be dozens of people out there infected with COVID-19 in addition to the five that have already been found.

New Zealand was plunged into a level 4 lockdown overnight after the discovery of a single case on the North Shore on Tuesday. Four more have since been found - all linked to the first case, and all the highly infectious Delta variant.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/08/coronavirus-experts-fear-new-covid-19-cases-are-just-tip-of-the-iceberg-more-than-100-could-be-infected-already.html
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Author: Mark Quinlivan

New Zealand is in its first day of alert level 4 lockdown after a COVID-19 case was detected in Auckland's community.

Another four people have since tested positive for COVID-19.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/08/covid-19-live-updates-latest-on-new-zealand-lockdown-wednesday-august-18.html
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