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PM murder plot prompts tight security in Trinidad and Tobago
CNN
(CNN) -- Authorities in Trinidad and Tobago are beefing up security after uncovering an assassination plot against the prime minister and three Cabinet members, state media reported. A senior government official told the Caribbean New Media Group, or C ...
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Obsessions: The skinny on Victoria's Secret fashion show
CNN
By Lilly Workneh, Special to CNN Model Miranda Kerr struts the catwalk at the 2011 Victoria's Secret fashion show in a $2.5 million bra. (CNN) -- Start with 19 gorgeous half-naked models, throw in a $2.5 million bra and a few wings that weigh up to 50 ...
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During Debate, the GOP Field Contemplates a World of Trouble
National Review Online (blog)
Former Bush-Cheney campaign ad man and CNN contributor Alex Castellanos: “Who on this stage can you see debating Obama? Romney, Gingrich, Huntsman and, on outside rail, Bachmann.” Then he meanly snarks, “Could Perry debate Obama? ...
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TRENDING: NBC apologizes to Bachmann over song
CNN (blog)
Washington (CNN) - NBC has apologized to Rep. Michele Bachmann after the house band for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" played an inappropriate song during her appearance on the show Monday,CNN confirmed Thursday. Bachmann received a letter Wednesday ...
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Jack Keeney, longest serving federal prosecutor in US history, dead at 89
CNN International
By Terry Frieden, CNN Justice Producer WASHINGTON (CNN) -- John C. "Jack" Keeney, the longest serving federal prosecutor in the nation's history, has died at the age of 89, one year after he finally retired from the Justice Department. ...
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Report tracks explosion of religious lobbying in Washington
CNN (blog)
By Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com Religion Editor (CNN) - Lobbying and advocacy by religious groups in Washington have exploded in recent decades, increasing fivefold since 1970 to become a nearly $400 million industry, a new Pew report finds. ...
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Republican Debate Scorecard: CNN / Heritage Foundation / AEI Debate On ...
Ology
Rick Perry: (Previous Letter Grade: B -- > C) Not a bad performance for Rick Perry last night. If he could have had these debate performances earlier in his career as a Republican nominee, he would still be a contender. However, he did not and he is ...
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Ology
Social analysis of last night's Republican Debate on CNN
Lost Remote
Let's stop being world police. Live and let live…no victim no crime“) (c) 9:25pm (3rd peak on the trendline) – Ron Paul chimes in again on the topic for Drug violence on the border and basically says this is another war that needs to be cancelled ...
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Lost Remote
Dan Rather accepts an award, gives comfort to Occupy Wall Street, laments 'big ...
Capital New York
Bigwigs spotted in the crowd included Today Show co-anchor Ann Curry; New Yorker writer and CNNsenior analyst Jeffrey Toobin (who was missing his network's GOP debate in Washington); Carl Bernstein of "Woodward and Bernstein"; New York Times managing ...
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Storms Lash South; FC Phuket Keeps Hopes Alive; Tourist Electrocuted; Clinton ...
Phuketwan
Nellie Geraghty clung desperately to her bag during the mugging and was found still clutching the broken handle. cnn.com A Pakistani woman is being held on suspicion of killing her husband, cutting him up and trying to cook the pieces, Karachi police ...
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The GOP National Security Debate (Updated)
The Atlantic
I'm not at the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall tonight as are many of my friends preparing in moments to watch the CNN GOP national security debate -- but I'm going to blog it remotely. Prediction: Herman Cain now knows more ...
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Iran Penalties Insufficient to Curb Atomic Effort: Experts
Global Security Newswire
Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak told CNN his nation was considering the potential emergence of a nuclear-armed Iran and what "should and could be done about it on time." "It's true that it wouldn't take three years, probably three ...
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Global Security Newswire
The problem with Husain Haqqani
Rediff
He quickly developed a high profile, speaking at think tanks and universities and becoming a regular feature on television, particularly on Wolf Blitzer's Situation Room on CNN. But he grew unpopular in think tank circles, the administration and even ...
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Rediff
Iowa conservatives debate how to stop Romney
Yahoo! News Blogs (blog)
At least 20 representatives of several influential conservative groups in the state—including the Family Leader, Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition and Iowa Right to Life—met in Des Moines Monday talk about ways to stop Romney, according to CNN's ...
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Yahoo! News Blogs (blog)
HUFFPOST HILL - High-Profile Attempt At Bipartisanship Fails, How Are You Coping?
Huffington Post
"It is tragic what we do in the poorest neighborhoods, entrapping children in, first of all, child laws, which are truly stupid," he said on Friday, according to CNN. "Most of these schools ought to get rid of the unionized janitors, have one master ...
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Highlights from the foreign-policy debate
Foreign Policy (blog)
C'mon CNN. This was billed as a foreign-policy debate but the middle hour or so concerned budgets, the economy, and border security, topics that had already been covered well in previous events. It wasn't until the last 15 minutes that anyone addressed ...
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Fifteen Things Political Junkies Should Be Thankful For
New Republic
And by "enemies," I mean people who otherwise would have no interest in the business of fighting in a war zone, but who become inspired by American arrogance & evil to fight us, who catch a glimpse of CNN International and see another Texan outlining a ...
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New Republic
Pacific Television Center Deploys Additional Fiber Link From New York to ...
Broadcast Newsroom
The New York link allows Liveshots DC and C-SPAN to reliably deliver content to clients around theworld. Liveshots DCs three studios provide clients with single and double camera, short segment live production capabilities that are perfect for ...
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What next? Lawmakers look to undo the back-up plan
San Francisco Chronicle
"I think we need to be honest about it," Paul said in an interview on CNN Sunday. "The interesting thing is there will be no cuts in military spending. This may surprise some people, but there will be no cuts in military spending because we're only ...
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Will match-fixers get off the hook with Article 6222?
Today's Zaman
Fenerbahçe Chairman Aziz Yıldırım (C) is being led to the Ä°stanbul police headquarters for interrogation over match fixing in this July 7 file photo. Long-circulating rumors that have been circulating in the world of football due to the ongoing ...
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Today's Zaman
Apple, iPhone Need to Branch Out in 2012
Investorplace.com
Released to investors on Sunday and detailed in a Monday CNN report, Huberty found that while Apple is, as of 2011′s third quarter, the second-largest smartphone vendor in the world, it lags behind its competitors in terms of carrier support. ...
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Investorplace.com
Pam Platt | Your time/to shine/with haiku
Louisville Courier-Journal
The criminal trials of Casey Anthony and Conrad Murray got the star treatment — and both got the rabid attention of CNN's Nancy Grace, who personified the tabloid/news confluence as she tried to dance her way to a mirror ball trophy when she wasn't ...
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Grading the Republican Debate
The Faster Times
I hereby revise his grade to a C-.] Here is the full transcript of the debate. Sad truth is that this was really amateurish overall. Where was the serious discussion about the costs of war and peace (except from Ron Paul)? ...
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5 Things You Need to Know Before the Stock Market Opens
TheStreet.com
[CNN Money] I guess we're back to taking credit-ratings agencies' comments seriously? Moody's(MCO) warns that France's triple-A rating is under pressure. [WSJ] Time to move beyond the BRIC countries, says the man who coined the term "BRIC. ...
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TheStreet.com
Dustin Pedroia on the MVP, Red Sox manager search and more
WEEI.com
So -- seed and home runs into an average of CNN good on base percentage. -- a guy scores a lot of runs who can steal you forty bags if you need him to he stole 39. -- I would have given it to him but I wouldn't have been upset if Batista had won that. ...
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Bryce Dallas Howard: I Need Permission to Fly
People Magazine
If you're looking for real news, try CNN. Kara are you overweight? Overweight women should not gain more than 20 pounds but a woman of normal weight should gain 30 or even 35. If your doctor says no more than 20 you must be very over weight. ...
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President of the Interfaith Alliance to discuss politics, religion at Coe
Eastern Iowa Life
... “The Newshour with Jim Lehrer,” C-SPAN's “Washington Journal,” ABC's “World News Tonight,” and CNN's “The World Today with Wolf Blitzer.” The event is co-sponsored by the Coe College Office of the Chaplain, the Cornell College Chaplain's Office, ...
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After exec's arrest, St. Louis paper slams Alabama ... - CNN.com Blogs
By Eliott C. McLaughlin
“This Just In” is CNN's news blog. This is where you will find the latest news and information fromCNN's correspondents and sources around the world. We'll cover fresh stories big and small – stories that are breaking, developing or otherwise ...
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CNN International Launches Promotional Blitz In Hong Kong
By Morpium
CNN Press Release: CNN International, the world's leading global 24-hour news network, has announced the launch of a major multimedia brand campaign in Hong Kong, the most extensive the network has seen in one Asia-Pacific destination. ... Hong Kong and TVB.com. To maximize coverage, the all-encompassing “Stay Ahead with CNN” campaign is further creatively executed on twenty public buses. Running across Hong Kong, the creative features the city's definitive Victoria ...
CNN Observations
POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Friday, November 25, 2011 | What's hot ...
By CNN.com
The CNN Washington Bureau's morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. Click on the headlines for more. WASHINGTON/POLITICAL For the latest political news:http://www.CNNPolitics.com ...
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Overheard on CNN.com: Getting to know the GOP candidates – This ...
By CNN's Nicole Saidi
Editor's note: Overheard on CNN.com is a regular feature that examines interesting comments and thought-provoking conversations posted by the community. Watch the CNN-sponsored GOP presidential debate at 8 p.m. ET, ... "He's the only one who takes the world seriously. All the other candidates are Washington insiders ... Kelly Ayotte (who was sitting next to him) as one of those people during an interview with Fox News. We saw mixed feedback on Ayotte. Dennis: "Good God, I...
This Just In
Pakistan's No. 1 and the World's largest News Network |CNN ...
By Hameed Ullah Shaheen Batazai
Republicans bash Pakistan in debate. The Republican presidential hopefuls criticized US policy toward Pakistan and called for placing sanctions on Iran's central bank in a lively and substantive foreign policy debate on Tuesday.Newt ...
Pakistan's No. 1 and the World's...
Zakaria: Why Russia is blacklisting Americans – Global Public ...
By Amar C. Bakshi
By Fareed Zakaria, CNN. Something in the papers the other day struck me as odd. Russia has placed a number of U.S. officials on a blacklist. They are banned from traveling to Russia because of what the Kremlin is calling "humanitarian crimes. " What's ..... C. You are so wrong. I have been there, and they are struggling with the same corruption that we face in the US and Mexico. They are the nicest people in the World, and I treated like a diplomat by their Government during my Visit. ...
Global Public Square
CNN's Piers Morgan to Be Called to Leveson Inquiry to Explain ...
By Mimi Turner
LONDON – Lord Justice Leveson said Thursday that CNN anchor Piers Morgan will be called to “explain himself” over comments he made relating to phone hacking in 2007. our editor recommends. Former News of The World Managing ...
Business
UK cutting financial ties with Iran – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs
By lendonsan
“This Just In” is CNN's news blog. This is where you will find the latest news and information fromCNN's correspondents and sources around the world. We'll cover fresh ... 3 top Khmer Rouge leaders go on trial in Cambodia http://t.co/I8b7Dfep ...
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Pakistan's prime minister issues a warning to U.S. ... - CNN.com Blogs
By saeeda
This is where you will find the latest news and information from CNN's correspondents and sources around the world. ... Total spending over #BlackFriday reached a record $52.4 billion, up 16% from $45 billion last year: http://t.co/rhIkI2S6 ...
This Just In
China's mighty industrial machine is stalling – Business 360 - CNN ...
By nickthompsoncnn
http://viableopposition.blogspot.com/2011/10/chinas-impact-on-its-neighbours-and.html. November ...go to International CNN frontpage and notice how many news are related to china...more than 3.. when western media want to create hype for their propaganda..they just fill the front page with the same news with different headlines... to give impression as if world is going to collapse.. and when they want to hide something..you will hardly find that news for few minutes on front page. ...
Business 360
Zakaria: The young face of Europe's far right – Global Public Square ...
By Amar C. Bakshi
By Fareed Zakaria, CNN. It remains one of the most shocking mass murders in recent memory. Last week Anders Behring Breivik appeared in a public court in Oslo and admitted to killing 77 people last July. He wasn't repentant. Instead, Breivik pleaded not ... A final thought - since 9/11, the world has focused almost exclusively on Islamic terror in the form of al Qaeda and other groups. .... I suggest that you watch a Discovery Channel show called "Ice Age Columbus" on YouTube. ...
Global Public Square
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Today we look at a CNN feature covering the FTP scandal. We also look back at day 1 of the PokerStrategy.com TV World Championship. Theres more news ...
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Egyptian blogger Aliaa Elmahdy: Why I posed naked - CNN.com ...
limit my search to /r/worldnews ... e.g. reddit:pics site:imgur.com dog ... /r/ Worldnews is for major news from around the world except US-related news ( especially ...
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GOP Presidential Debate on CNN: What ... - World News Network
share Win McNamee/Getty Images Kathy Griffin, Aisha Tyler, Joy Behar and Piers Morgan are among those cracking jokes at the candidates' expense. The GOP ...
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PayPal makes sending money via ... - BBC.CNN WORLD NEWS
AFP - The online payment service PayPal (eBay group) Thursday launched an application to exchange money with friends, with an application designed for the ...
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Today World News | Yemeni leader calls for elections to be held in ...
November 27, 2011 By World - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk. Yemeni leader calls for elections to be held in February CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Dissident ...
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NEW ZEALAND Summer News, Nov 28, 2011


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Australia and New Zealand to open telling summer
TNT Magazine
Hadlee claimed 33 wickets in three Tests and, in the decisive Test in Perth, took 11 wickets to propel the Kiwis to victory. lt was the last time New Zealand won a Test, let alone an entire series, across the Tasman. But with Australia more vulnerable ...
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Hampton again dominates trio of Burt Munro events
Southland Times
The king of the Burt Munro Challenge, Ryan Hampton, is ready to launch his assault on the New Zealand Superbike Championship this summer and is optimistic of producing a top five finish. For the second consecutive year, Christchurch-based Hampton set ...
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Double representation for Tauranga
SunLive
The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the ant... Read More Tauranga residents can look forward to extra representation in Parliament with both National's Simon Bridges and New Zealand ...
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NZ have reason to hope ahead of first Test
Sydney Morning Herald
And there's no prizes for guessing their most damning stat - New Zealand have not won a Test in Australia since 1985. But captain Ross Taylor is hoping all changes this summer after they impressed in their drawn four-day clash with Australia A which ...
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A river runs through it
Waikato Times
On a warm summer afternoon, Bill Vant can most likely be found in his kayak, paddling the gentle current of the Waikato River somewhere between the Narrows and Hamilton's Wellington Street Beach. It's one of the freshwater scientist's favourite parts ...
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Weather can't slow Hampton
The Southland Times
Hampton will complete his third year in the New Zealand Superbikes this summerand is targeting a top five finish after what he described as an up and down 2010-2011 season. "I had a bit of a rough season. The bike was a bit past it. ...
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The Southland Times
50 things to do this summer
NEWS.com.au
Summer brings a new aspect to the rugged west coast of New Zealand's South Island, hemmed between the Tasman Sea and the imposing Southern Alps. Here you'll find Franz Josef Glacier, in the stunning Westland National Park. This is a great time of year ...
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More hot gigs for summer
New Zealand Herald
Back to visit New Zealand for the third time since December 2009 (they must really like us), London-based swinging rockabilly blues family band Kitty, Daisy & Lewis (pictured) will also be playing two late summer shows, getting the dance floor nice and ...
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Are school uniforms too short?
Stuff.co.nz
Around New Zealand you'll see a full range – winter kilts that drag on the ground,summer dresses below the knee, and skirts that are mid-thigh or even higher. InBritain, skirts that are mid-thigh or higher have been causing angst; so much so that ...
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Stuff.co.nz
Baby joy after 27 years of trying
New Zealand Herald
"At that time my doctor can say 'my duty is complete'," Mr Trivedi said. On Wednesday this week baby Ritu was born in Tauranga Hospital, arriving at 2.11pm and weighing 3.185kg. Beaming from ear to ear, Mr Trivedi said "that's the reason New Zealand is ...
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New Zealand Herald
Modern Day Maori Warriors Help New Zealand Capture World Cup in Rugby
Indian Country Today Media Network.com
(“This is our land that rumbles! And it's my time! It's my moment!”) Urged on by halfback Peri Weepu as he raced back and forth, the New Zealand players, massed on their end of the pitch, cried out their Kapa o Pango Haka, a Maori war cry. ...
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Indian Country Today Media Network.com
Kaikoura: Pure NZ quenches thirst of travellers
New Zealand Herald
In summer and the shoulder months, the Clarence River hosts numerous rafting and kayaking parties. The largest commercial rafting operation is Clarence River Rafting, which was set up by Ben Judge and his wife, Sandie, 12 years ago at the little ...
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Joon-woo Choi back in his golfing second home
Stuff.co.nz
The top professional golfer returns to the city where he learnt to play at Waimairi Beach for this week's BMW New Zealand Open at Clearwater. Choi, 32, was a first-round leader in last week's Australian PGA and was last in Christchurch in February ...
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Labour's next move
Stuff.co.nz (blog)
I can't see any National voters being lured over by the charms of Cunliffe or Parker. after NZ chose a pr frontman in john keys, it has become pretty obvious that politics have become personality over policy. time for some radical thinking labour. ...
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Blast from the past with timeshare return
Stuff.co.nz
The number of credits required for a holiday depends on which resort the members want to stay in, facilities, the size of the room or apartment, the time of year and days of the week. Summer is usually more expensive than winter and weekends more ...
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Stuff.co.nz
Election 2011: National soars as Labour sinks
New Zealand Herald
He is expected to announce to the caucus on Tuesday that he will step down, but in a managed leadership handover that will probably not take effect till the MPs return from their summer holidays. * Winston Peters and NZ First - shamed and ousted just ...
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Welcome the Spirit of Summer with Waipara Hills – Wines from the Soul of the South
Impact PR - Public Relations (press release)
Media release; It's time to celebrate and welcome the spirit of summer with Waipara Hills – wines from the Soul of the South. The perfect partner for all your Christmas entertaining. It's the season for celebrating the beauty of Aotearoa – glorious ...
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Rugby boys nab top award
Taranaki Daily News
Young won the junior sportsman award after an outstanding summer playing cricket. He was captain of the Central Districts under-18 team and was the leading run scorer at the national under-18 tournament. He has been selected in the New Zealand under-19 ...
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Taranaki Daily News
As it happened: Election 2011 Aftermath
TVNZ
Slater refers to Peters' statement about some parties spending "4000 times what NZ First spent in this campaign". "The Electoral Commission sets the broadcasting allocations," he says. "Both Labour and National had $1179600. If Winston Peters told the ...
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Rugby museum hopes for Cup
Manawatu Standard
The New Zealand Rugby Museum in Palmerston North hopes to have the Webb Ellis Cup among its collections this summer. The cup has been touring the country since the All Blacks defeated Francein the Rugby World Cup final on October 23. ...
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Battling immunisation ignorance
The Dominion Post
"As we move into summer and have a chance to take stock, it may be that other parts of the country get to that trigger point." Asked if he believes the $200 million vaccination campaign from 2004-08 to quell New Zealand's meningococcal B epidemic was ...
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The Dominion Post
Broom sweeps aside setbacks
Stuff.co.nz
... which the Brisbane game was a part of, his domestic form last summer had also been good, with a first-class average creeping above 40 for the first time. Yet, with only 25 more runs in his five other innings for New Zealand A in the tournament, ...
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Sir Peter Blake's message lives on
New Zealand Herald
In New Zealand this week, she told me that despite what happened she only has happy memories about that Amazon trip. "I was there to spend time with Peter and to paint," she says. "I had a romantic vision of the Amazon and was just amazed that I was ...
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German girl tackles year in NZ
Auckland stuff.co.nz
I came to New Zealand, the country at the back of beyond, for the experiences and to learn about the culture, animals and landscape. I hardly knew anything about the country before. I knew that day and night were the other way round – just as summer...
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Auckland stuff.co.nz
Merv - Give quicks time
Sky News Australia
Uncapped paceman James Pattinson, Ben Cutting and Mitchell Starc have been included in Australia's 12-man squad for the first Test of the summer against New Zealand starting on Thursday, with two of the three likely to be in the final XI. ...
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