Category : News
Author: Reuters

YouTube will block all anti-vaccine content, moving beyond its ban on false information about the COVID vaccines to include content that contains misinformation about other approved vaccines, it said in a blog post on Wednesday.

Examples of content that won't be allowed on YouTube include claims that the flu vaccine causes infertility and that the MMR shot, which protects against measles, mumps, and rubella, can cause autism, according to YouTube's policies.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/technology/2021/09/youtube-to-block-all-anti-vaccination-misinformation.html
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Category : Defence
Author: Ministry of Defence NZ

 

Production is underway for the first of New Zealand’s Bushmaster NZ5.5 vehicles by Thales Australia in Bendigo, Victoria.
 
The Bushmaster vehicles will provide New Zealand Army personnel with high levels of blast and ballistic protection. They are designed with a V hull, which redirects blasts out from under the vehicle, saving lives.

Article: https://www.defence.govt.nz/the-latest/story/new-bushmaster-armoured-vehicles-hit-the-production-line
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Author: Dan Lake

Day one of the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition took to the skies on Tuesday with millions of viewers watching online from around the world.

The event is taking place in Zhuhai City in Guangdong Province and began with China's Red Eagle Aerobatic Team putting on a display which lasted for about 30 minutes.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2021/09/day-one-of-china-s-international-airshow-in-guangdong-full-of-action.html
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The Carrier Strike Group is conducting engagement activities in the Indo-Pacific region as part of its 28-week deployment. The UK's Carrier Strike Group (CSG21), spearheaded by the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, has conducted exercises with units from the Royal New Zealand Navy (NZDF).

Article: https://www.forces.net/news/csg21-carrier-strike-group-welcomes-new-zealand-defence
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Author: Commander UK Carrier Strike Group

The UK’s CSG21 welcomes another nation! HMSQNLZ and the Strike Group conducted exercises with units from the NZ Navy, developing interoperability and mutual understanding.

Article: https://twitter.com/smrmoorhouse/status/1442716403149070336
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Author: RNZ

An Afghani man trying to get a visa to come to New Zealand has reportedly been killed by the Taliban.

Community Law chief executive Sue Moroney says the man was a part of a group of 70 people waiting for a court hearing about the processing of their visas.

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/world/fall-of-afghanistan-afghani-trying-to-get-to-new-zealand-killed-by-taliban/
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Author: Dawn Aerospace

Dawn Aerospace has joined the New Zealand Airspace Integration Trials Programme (AITP). The news was announced yesterday by Minister of Research, Science and Innovation, Hon Megan Woods.

Article: https://www.dawnaerospace.com/blog/dawn-aerospace-joins-nz-govt-programme-to-accelerate-integration-of-drones-and-uavs-into-aviation-system
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Category : Defence
Author: Reuters

The US has tested an air-breathing hypersonic weapon capable of speeds faster than five times the speed of sound, marking the first successful test of the class of weapon since 2013, the Pentagon said on Monday.

Testing took place as the US and its global rivals quicken their pace to build hypersonic weapons - the next generation of arms that rob adversaries of reaction time and traditional defeat mechanisms.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/09/us-successfully-tests-hypersonic-missile-faster-than-five-times-the-speed-of-sound.html
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