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Author: Hannah Martin

The number of people in hospital with Covid-19 is on the rise in New Zealand, and is projected to increase further, raising the question: how many can we handle?

Modelling last month showed peak hospital admissions could range from 200 to 800 per day, and peak demand for hospital beds ranging from 800 to 3300; with RNZ today reporting we could have 800 Covid in-patients in under a week.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/300530304/new-zealands-hospital-and-icu-beds-in-numbers-as-omicron-cases-rise
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Author: Reuters

U.S. President Joe Biden warned Vladimir Putin that the Russian leader "has no idea what's coming", as Western nations tightened an economic noose around Russia, whose invading forces bombarded Ukrainian cities and appeared poised for an advance on Kyiv.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/russia-invasion-biden-warns-putin-has-no-idea-what-s-coming-as-ukraine-cities-continue-to-be-bombed.html
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Author: Reuters

The United States is preparing a sanctions package targeting more Russian oligarchs as well as their companies and assets, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, as Washington steps up pressure against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/ukraine-invasion-united-states-prepares-further-sanctions-against-russian-oligarchs.html
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Author: Reuters

Ukrainians said on Wednesday (local time) they were battling on in the port of Kherson, the first sizeable city Russia claimed to have seized, as air strikes and bombardment caused devastation in cities that Moscow's bogged down forces have failed to capture.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/russia-s-progress-on-claiming-major-ukraine-cities-stall.html
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Author: The Conversation

A spate of cyber attacks has affected Ukraine's digital systems since Russia's invasion began. It soon became clear Russia's 'boots on the ground' approach would be supplemented by a parallel cyber offensive.

Last week Ukraine called on its citizens to take to their keyboards and defend the country against Russia's cyber threat.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/technology/2022/03/anonymous-hacker-group-wages-cyberwar-against-russia-how-effective-could-it-be.html
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Author: Molly Swift

What was once a campsite for anti-mandate protesters is now lit up in flames as fight's break out between police and protesters on Wellington's Parliament grounds. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/03/covid-19-parliament-grounds-set-on-fire-as-police-restore-order-to-protest.html
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