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Author: Ollie Neas

A controversial Rocket Lab mission designed to improve US military targeting capabilities is slated to launch from the Mahia Peninsula next month, but Stuart Nash says he’s yet to approve it.

The minister responsible for New Zealand’s space regime has yet to sign off on a controversial US military satellite, which Rocket Lab announced yesterday it would launch from New Zealand next month.

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Article: https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/11-02-2021/stuart-nash-on-nz-launch-of-us-military-satellite-i-have-not-received-an-application/
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Author: RNZ

A church in Auckland has been struck off the Charities Register after its employees stole millions of dollars in church funds, and poured millions more into dubious investments.

It follows a two-year probe into the Samoan Independent Seventh Day Adventist Church (SISDAC) which operates 10 churches in the Auckland region.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/02/church-struck-off-charities-register-after-massive-fraud-uncovered.html
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Author: Alex Lo

The idea of an “Anglosphere” is suddenly in vogue. Not too long ago, it was the revival dream of English-speaking racists, imperialists and warmongers. Now, it has gone mainstream and respectable.

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Article: https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3121169/desperate-call-anglosphere-against-rising-china
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Wow a racist non or poorly researched article written by The Chinese Morning post... interesting...

Wikipedia. Since the change of ownership in 2016, it has been alleged to be on a mission to promote China's soft power abroad. According to critics, it is moving away from independent journalism and pioneering a new form of propaganda

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Author: InterviewSnaps

An interview with James Skinner, founder and chief executive of CANZUK international, about the proposal to create a new international association between Canada, Australia, the UK and New Zealand. This would be based on reciprocal migration rights, free trade and foreign policy cooperation. We cover what a CANZUK arrangement would look like, the level of support in the four countries and what impact it would have on world politics & economics.

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Author: China Uncensored

The Olympics are almost here! No, not the Tokyo 2020 Olympics that were postponed because of the coronavirus. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics! But China is committing genocide, and that has a lot of human rights groups calling for a boycott of the olympics. And China is threatening any country that does. What will that mean for Biden China and US china relations? Will this be another big boon to the China economy like the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics? Find out on this China Uncensored!

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Author: Reuters

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who himself first seized power in a coup, said on Wednesday he had received a letter from Myanmar's new junta leader asking for help to support democracy.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/02/myanmar-coup-leader-ask-thai-coup-leader-for-help-with-democracy.html
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 Pot kettle black...

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Author: Melanie Earley

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck near New Caledonia, causing warnings of unpredictable surges for New Zealand's coastal areas.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/300226889/nz-officials-warn-of-unpredictable-surges-after-77-magnitude-quake-in-new-caledonia
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Author: Reuters

China has called on the United States to invite the World Health Organization to investigate origins of the COVID-19 outbreak there, as sparring over the pandemic continued after the WHO wrapped up its field work in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/02/coronavirus-china-calls-for-who-to-investigate-whether-covid-19-started-in-the-us.html
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  3. Facebook says it's cracking down harder on anti-vaccine misinformation as COVID-19 pandemic rages on
  4. Shattered dreams for Myanmar citizens who once experienced New Zealand's democratic freedoms

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