'Reconnecting with post-Covid world': O'Connor off to Europe, Middle East
Trip "unlocking opportunities that will drive our economic recovery from the pandemic".
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New York Times: Around 4000-5000 people are estimated to be crossing into Iran each day.
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Putin puts Biden over barrel with Ukraine - and markets know it
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French Alps murders: Police arrest biker in unsolved shootings
Detained man reportedly a motorcyclist questioned in 2015, cleared of suspicion at first.
Opinion: The Covid lessons New Zealand could learn from Israel
Israel is a tiny country, the size of Northland but with about 10 million people.
Why Air NZ's tame, lame safety video should run and run
Our national carrier's latest in-flight instructional video is instantly forgettable.
Margery Pita has given more than 50 years to NZ music industry
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A new Israeli theme park, where you can almost forget you're in occupied territory
New York Times: The surreal attractions illustrate fading hopes of resolving the conflict.
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You've done it Auckland! All 3 DHBs reach 90% jab target, what next?
After 10 months, Auckland's DHBs have all reached a historic milestone.
NZ-led task force seizes giant supply of drugs in the Indian Ocean
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Camels barred from Saudi Arabia's beauty contest over Botox use
Saudi authorities have conducted their biggest-ever crackdown on camel beauty pageants.
Pregnant women in Israel protest country's unfair travel exemptions
Pregnancy joins pageantry as one of the few exemptions to Israel's travel ban.
Omicron kicks hurting tourism industry while it's still down
From Japan to Israel, Germany to France, Omicron gives tourism a devastating déjà vu.
The show must go on: Israeli beauty pageant given special travel pass
Israel allows the world's most beautiful to sidestep border restrictions.
Live: New variant in UK and likely Germany, Italy; NZ deems nine countries 'very high-risk'
South African scientists first raised alarm about the new variant this week.
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Miss Universe refuses to let pageant get political
Reigning Miss Universe says she won't boycott this year's contest in Israel.
Mideast migrants stuck on EU doorstep
Thousands from the Middle East have been trying to cross into the EU in recent months.
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An ancient lavatory has been discovered in the Holy City.
Touching story of love and loss wins international photo awards
Heartbreaking image of father and son wins international photo awards.
Saudi Arabia to launch outrageous theme park on oil rig
Where some see an old oil rig, others see an innovative tourism opportunity.
Research: Un-vaxed may get Covid every 16 months
New research shows people who don't get vaccinated may get reinfected every 16 months.
'Fake news': Trump's rant a day after Powell's death
Trump attacked Powell's record on Iraq and called him a 'Republican in name only'.
'Shameful milestone': 10,000 children killed or maimed in Yemen war
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