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Author: Andrew McRae

The Government is being urged to push for the safe passage of anyone who is eligible to get out of Afghanistan but is stranded there, now the Taliban have taken control.

On Thursday, New Zealand made its last evacuation flight out of Kabul following the bomb attack at the airport which killed scores of people.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/450263/government-urged-to-lobby-for-safe-passage-of-those-wanting-to-flee-afghanistan
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Author: Melanie Carroll

Employers continue to be “shocked” they can not unilaterally reduce workers’ pay during the level 4 lockdown, says an employment law expert.

An Auckland electrical contractor sent an email on Thursday saying that staff not working on construction sites would receive 80 per cent of their normal wage for this week’s pay, consisting of $600 from the Government’s wage subsidy and a top-up from the company.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/126209523/covid19-employers-cant-just-decide-to-pay-staff-80-in-lockdown-lawyers-say
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Author: RNZ

A total of 370 people are on their way to New Zealand after being evacuated from Afghanistan.

It was still not know how many were New Zealand passport holders, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) spokesperson said.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/08/370-people-on-way-to-new-zealand-after-afghanistan-evacuation-mfat.html
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Author: China Uncensored

China has vowed to retaliate if the US accuses China of leaking covid from its lab at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. China contests that the coronavirus came from Fort Detrick in Maryland, and it has some sick beats to back that claim up. According to a research lab in Canada, Apple is helping the Chinese Communist Party censor what people can write on their phones in Taiwan (sidenote: why is one of China's dead leaders on the list of forbidden terms?). And there is concern in a Michigan community that Chinese fentanyl—I mean fluoride—is being used in its drinking water. China is also exporting a lot of fentanyl to the US, although as far as we know it's not being used in drinking water. Watch this episode of China Uncensored for that and more of this week's China news headlines.

Article: China Vows Retaliation! New Report on Covid Origins
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Author: Jamie Ensor

There are 82 new cases of COVID-19 in the community, the Ministry of Health says.

Saturday's update means the total number of cases associated with this outbreak sits at 429, of which 415 are in Auckland and 14 are in Wellington. The Wellington number didn't increase on Saturday.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/08/coronavirus-82-new-cases-takes-outbreak-to-429.html
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Author: RNZ

Police called to an accident at a Queenstown mountain bike park found more than 50 bikers using the track.

Police say they are "extremely disappointed" by the amount of bikers on the track and have reminded New Zealanders to stay local when exercising in alert level 4.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/08/covid-19-lockdown-police-called-to-mountain-bike-accident-find-over-50-riders.html
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Author: Jamie Ensor

The United States has conducted an airstrike against Islamic State in the Afghan province of Nangarhar, just over a day after members of the terrorist group killed more than 180 at Kabul's airport.

The drone strike is understood to have successfully executed one member of Islamic State thought to be involved in planning attacks in Kabul, according to the US Central Command. On Friday, at least 169 Afghans and 13 US military officers were killed in suicide bombings by members of ISIS-K, an Islamic State affiliate. It's believed there were no civilian casualties as a result of Saturday's retaliation.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/08/afghanistan-united-states-hits-back-at-islamic-state-with-airstrike.html
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Author: Rachel Graham

Despite no cases of COVID-19 in the entire South Island, it will stay in level 4 lockdown until Tuesday, partly in response to continued traces of COVID-19 in wastewater in Christchurch.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said people may ask why the whole country, especially the South Island, has to stay at level 4 until Wednesday.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/08/coronavirus-south-island-keen-on-level-2-mixed-views-on-ongoing-lockdown.html
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Jesus fucken christ... it is just completing the 2-week incubation cycle of the virus, making sure it is not in the South Island. There have been cases that symptoms show up on the 12th day of quarantine. So people would rather have it go rampant ...

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