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☆ Thirteen still missing after Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Homes in the Esk Valley locality had "been unoccupied since the cyclone, but an additional 26 households evacuated yesterday", the agency said. New Zealand weather forecaster MetService said some of the heaviest rain was recorded in Auckland, with 155mm (6.1 inches) recorded there in the past 24 hours. The forecaster had a heavy rain warning in place on Saturday for large swaths of the North Island's east coast, including Hawke's Bay. "Heavy rain may cause streams and rivers to rise rapidly. It said it was also "closely monitoring" a tropical low near Fiji that could turn into a tropical cyclone next week.

☆ New Zealand's ruling party confirms Hipkins as new prime minister - Radio New Zealand
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

WELLINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - New Zealand's ruling Labour Party selected Chris Hipkins to replace Jacinda Ardern as leader of the Labour party and prime minister in a meeting on Sunday, Radio New Zealand reported. Hipkins, 44, was the only nomination for the job and his confirmation by the 64 lawmakers, known as the Labour caucus, was largely a formality. Hipkins is expected to hold a news conference shortly to officially announce the decision. Reporting by Lucy Craymer, writing by Praveen Menon; Editing by William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ New Zealand lawmakers confirm Hipkins as Jacinda Ardern's replacement - media
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Lucy Craymer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

He was first elected to parliament for the Labour Party in 2008 and became a household name fronting the government's response to the pandemic. The ruling party is expected to hold a press conference shortly to officially announce the decision from the caucus meeting. The party has also selected Carmel Sepuloni as the deputy prime minister, Radio New Zealand and other media reported. Grant Robertson, who is currently Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, is expected to hold onto the job of Finance Minister. Before Hipkins officially becomes prime minister, Ardern must tender her resignation to King Charles III's representative in New Zealand, Governor General Cindy Kiro.

CNN —A six-month-old baby whose parents refused to allow him to undergo lifesaving heart surgery using blood from people vaccinated against Covid-19 has been operated on in a New Zealand hospital. The court also appointed two doctors as its agents to oversee issues around the operation and the administration of blood, according to court documents. The baby has a congenital heart defect and needed urgent open heart surgery to survive – but the operation was delayed by his parents’ insistence that only blood from donors not vaccinated against Covid-19 be used. A new ruling on Thursday night ordered that the parents stop blocking doctors’ attempts to prepare for the operation. The baby’s parents believed there were “spike proteins in the blood of people who have been vaccinated and that these proteins were causing unexpected deaths relating to transfusions,” according to the judgment.

☆ New Zealand: Mother appears in court over alleged suitcase murders
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A mother of two children whose remains were found in suitcases earlier this year appeared in a New Zealand court Wednesday charged with their murders. The woman, 42, was remanded in custody by the Manukau District Court in Auckland, CNN affiliate Radio New Zealand reported. The court ordered her identity and those of the victims to be withheld from the public. According to South Korean police, the woman was born in South Korea and is a New Zealand citizen. She was arrested in South Korea in September before she was extradited to New Zealand on Tuesday, according to authorities.

☆ Detroit radio news anchor killed in attempted murder-suicide at his home
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A Detroit, Michigan, radio news anchor was killed in an attempted murder-suicide at his home, the station said Friday. Police said a woman, 35, who escaped the home with her 5-year-old daughter, flagged down a driver and called 911. Bassett said that the suspect, a 54-year-old man, was located in the basement of the home suffering from a self-inflicted wound. He worked as an overnight anchor at the Detroit-based AM radio station for nearly seven years. "He loved delivering the latest news to his listeners, and was incredibly dedicated to WWJ and the broadcasting industry.

☆ Comunitatea internaţională condamnă dur autorităţile din Belarus pentru deturnarea avionului spre Minsk
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-24 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Comunitatea internaţională condamnă în termeni duri autorităţile din Belarus pentru redirecţionarea forţată spre Minsk a unei curse aeriene internaţionale de la Atena spre Vilnius. Ambasadorul Belarusului la Bucureşti a fost convocat la Ministerul român de Externe pentru clarificări. Considerăm că la aeroport ruta a fost părăsită și de agenții KGB", a menționat Michael O'Leary. Ministerul de Externe al Belarusului a declarat că "fără nicio îndoială autoritățile competente au respectat în totalitate normele internaționale stabilite. Procuratura Generală a Poloniei a anunțat că va investiga aterizarea forțată a avionului Ryanair la Minsk.

Persons: Dmitri Pescov, Michael O'Leary Organizations: UE, clarificări, Federația Rusă, Ryanair, KGB, Ministerul, Externe, Wizz Air, Avia Solutions Group, Procuratura, Poloniei, Lituaniei Locations: Belarus, redirecţionarea, Minsk, Atena, Vilnius, Belarusul, Statele Unite, Bucureşti, Belarusului, letonă

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