Category : News
Author: Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding foreign buyers pay for Russian gas in roubles from Friday or else have their supplies cut, a move European capitals rejected and which Berlin said amounted to "blackmail".

Putin's move, via a decree signed on Thursday, leaves Europe facing the prospect of losing more than a third of its gas supply. Germany, the most heavily reliant on Russia, has already activated an emergency plan that could lead to rationing in Europe's biggest economy.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/04/russia-ukraine-war-emergency-plan-activated-in-germany-as-vladimir-putin-threatens-to-cut-off-gas-supply.html
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Author: Reuters

Russia has managed to avoid defaulting on its international debt so far despite unprecedented Western sanctions. But the task is getting harder and Moscow's threats to cut Europe's gas supply seems to be upping the ante further.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/04/explainer-what-impact-would-a-russian-debt-default-have.html
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Author: Jamie Ensor

New modelling highlights the significant role booster vaccines have in dampening the transmission of the Omicron variant.

The modelling from Leighton Watson at the University of Canterbury, published as part of a report in the New Zealand Medical Journal, considered the probability of Omicron infection based on the different vaccination statuses of the infecting and infected individuals.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/04/covid-19-new-modelling-reveals-effectiveness-of-boosters-in-preventing-omicron-transmission.html
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Author: Mike Kilpatrick

Hacking collective Anonymous is ramping up its attempts to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine by promising a data dump that's "gonna blow Russia away".

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/technology/2022/03/anonymous-hacking-collective-denies-civil-aviation-hack-teases-giant-data-dump.html
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Author: Associated Press

China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it had made "stern complaints" to Australia over its deportation of Chinese students for "concealing [their] so-called military training experience".

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/03/29/australia-deports-two-chinese-students-with-military-background/
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Author: Geoffrey Miller

Analysis - New Zealand's lock-step response with Australia to a new security deal between Solomon Islands and China shows just how much has changed over the past year.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/464311/new-zealand-s-australia-friendly-response-to-china-solomon-islands-security-deal
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Author: Jon Fraenkel

OPINION: While Russia and the West focus on the conflict in Europe, the Pacific Rim powers are jockeying for influence on the other side of the globe. A leaked draft security agreement between China and the Solomon Islands government is prompting grave concern in Australia and New Zealand.

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