A high vaccination rate would be a “golden ticket” for New Zealand and make level 4 lockdowns a thing of the past, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. Ardern’s comment followed the announcement by director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield of 15 new Covid-19 cases in the community. There are also two new cases in managed isolation. Ardern told reporters at the […]
Read moreWith the events business slowly crawling out of its COVID-19 crater, the first day of fall was about looking ahead at the Colorado Convention Center, where construction on the long-planned 80,000-square-foot rooftop ballroom is finally underway. On the sunny side, Denver tourism officials are starting to market it even now, though construction won’t be done until 2023 and it won’t […]
Read moreTauranga-based electric motorcycle maker Ubco has raised another big chunk of capital, and secured a new manufacturing deal that will allow it to dramatically scale up production capacity from batches of hundreds to tens of thousands per year. The firm has raised US$10 million ($14m) from Jubilee Glory Investments, a firm affiliated with its Taiwanese production partner TPK. Read More […]
Read moreEmily Thornberry says Liz Truss is ‘like Johnson in a blue dress’ We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Ms Truss became a firm favourite among Tory […]
Read moreIt’s officially the fall season (if you follow the astronomical seasons rather than the meteorological seasons) and before you know it, it’ll be 32 degrees and snow will be flying. I know, shocker right? We all know the weather changes with the seasons but that doesn’t negate the little bit of shock that happens when we feel freezing temperatures for […]
Read moreWe’re covering Biden’s call to shore up the global response to the pandemic and some signs of trouble for China’s economy. Biden urges the world to ‘go big’ on Covid President Biden on Wednesday called on leaders, pharmaceutical executives and civil society organizations to forge a global plan to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at a virtual Covid-19 summit organized […]
Read moreTesco has warned the government that it is worried about panic-buying in the run-up to Christmas as a shortage of HGV drivers results in empty shelves, reports suggest. Britain’s biggest supermarket told a meeting of the government’s new food and drink taskforce it could be “far worse” than stockpiling that took place at the start of the pandemic last year, […]
Read moreAngela Merkel heckled during speech in German Bundestag We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The Milanese daily, writing about the upcoming German federal elections, called her […]
Read moreBy Zachary D. Carter Mr. Carter, a financial journalist, is the author of a recent book about the life and politics of John Maynard Keynes. At the close of 1933, The New York Times published an open letter from the British economist John Maynard Keynes to President Franklin Roosevelt offering both high praise and a dire warning. In the first […]
Read moreDon’t miss a thing by getting the Daily Star’s biggest headlines straight to your inbox! A mystery woman who was found among jagged rocks at sea and spoke perfect English, but didn't know her name, has been identified by pals after online pleas. The middle-aged woman was covered in scratches when fishermen spotted her and called rescuers in Krk, Croatia. […]
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