By RNZ Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says he won’t be putting the 4500 workers in managed isolation facilities under suspicion due to the actions of a border security guard who according to the Prime Minister “was lying” about getting
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Seven pro democratic lawmakers arrested in Hong Kong
FILE PHOTO: A general view of skyline buildings in Hong Kong, China May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File PhotoHONG KONG (Reuters) – Seven pro-democratic lawmakers were arrested in Hong Kong on Sunday on charges related to obstructing a legislative council meeting
People reported injured in stabbings in Birmingham: UK police
LONDON (Reuters) – Police in the English city of Birmingham declared a “major incident” after reports that a number of people were injured in stabbings early on Sunday. “We can confirm that at approximately 12:30am today we were called to
Mali's military promise election as region frets over coup crisis
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Soldiers who ousted Mali’s president and government in a coup promised on Wednesday to oversee elections within a “reasonable” time, as calls abroad grew for a swift resolution to an acute political crisis. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
Lebanon alone must decide its own future, says Iran foreign min
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Only the Lebanese people and their representatives can decide the country’s future, Iran’s foreign minister said on a visit to Beirut on Friday, following the massive blast at the city’s port that killed 172 people and prompted
Gunmen kill six French tourists, two Nigeriens in Niger, governor says
PARIS (Reuters) – Gunmen on motorcycles killed six French tourists and two Nigeriens in a wildlife park in Niger on Sunday, a senior official said. The attackers struck in a giraffe reserve in the West African country’s Kouré area, the
Lebanon central bank tells banks to make cheap dollar loans to those hit by Beirut blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s central bank instructed banks and financial institutions on Thursday to extend exceptional dollar loans at zero interest to individuals and firms impacted by the Beirut port explosion that caused huge damage across the capital. Tuesday’s blast
Beirut's accidental cargo: how an unscheduled port visit led to disaster
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The chemicals that went up in flames in Beirut’s deadliest peace-time explosion arrived in the Lebanese capital seven years ago on a leaky Russian-leased cargo ship that, according to its captain, should never have stopped there. “They
Macron promises to help mobilise aid for Lebanon after massive blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron called for urgent support for Lebanon where he arrived on Thursday, two days after a devastating blast ripped through Beirut, killing 145 people and generating a seismic shock that was felt across the
Lebanon mourns victims of devastating blast, searches for missing
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon mourned on Thursday the victims of the most powerful blast to hit the country that was already being crushed by an economic crisis, as rescuers searched for those missing since the explosion that flattened Beirut port