The New Zealand government has placed travel bans on 22 Iranian security guards, including members of the morality police, who are connected to the death of Mahsa Amini and the violent response to protests that it sparked. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealand will always support the right to peaceful protest and condemned the…
New Zealand Imposes Travel Bans on 22 Iranian Security Guards
December 12, 2022
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PCR Tests No Longer a ‘Surveillance Tool’: Labor Government Hopes to Move Australia Away From ‘COVID Exceptionalism’
Access to PCR testing will be tightened as part of the Australian Labor government’s moves to transition the country away from “COVID exceptionalism.” On Dec. 12, the federal government launched its $2.8 billion National COVID-19 Health Management Plan for 2023 developed based on advice from the country’s Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly. The plan outlines how…
Who Is to Blame for Australia’s Sliding Education Standards?
December 11, 2022
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Commentary An old adage tells us: “there are none so blind as those who do not want to see.” So it is with Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), the body responsible for Australia’s national curriculum. This body acts with complete surprise at Australia’s declining education standards, which has been happening steadily over a…
Australian Governments’ Intervention In Energy Market Does Little to Address Supply Issues: Peak Bodies
December 11, 2022
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Peak industry bodies warn the Australian government’s heavy intervention to try to control retail electricity and gas prices does not address longer-term problems in the market. Last week, the country’s National Cabinet—a regular meeting of federal and state leaders—agreed to cap wholesale gas prices at $12 a gigajoule (US$8.15) and coal at $125 a tonne…
Holdener Beats Shiffrin for 2nd World Cup Slalom Win
SESTRIERE, Italy—Wendy Holdener had a lengthy wait for her first slalom victory. The Swiss skier made it two out of two on Sunday. And this time she didn’t have to share top spot. Holdener improved on her second position after the opening run to triumph in Sestriere, finishing 0.47 seconds ahead of Mikaela Shiffrin of…
Uno Wins Grand Prix Final Gold, Americans Rally for Medals
Shoma Uno finally has the medal the Japanese figure skater has long coveted from the Grand Prix Final. The reigning world champion, who had twice finished second and third at the finale of the Grand Prix season, held off countryman Sota Yamamoto on Saturday to capture gold. Uno followed his winning short program with the…
UBS Report Says US Has One-Third of World’s Billionaires
According to the Billionaire Ambitions Report 2022, published by UBS, a Swiss-based global financial services firm, as of March 2022, there were 2,668 billionaires worth $12.7 trillion in the world, down from 2,755 individuals and $13.1 trillion in 2021. Both the number of billionaires and their total wealth dropped about three percent. The United States…
Germany Captain Manuel Neuer Breaks Leg While Skiing
MUNICH, Germany—Germany and Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer has been ruled out for the rest of the season after breaking his leg while skiing. The goalkeeper said in an Instagram post on Saturday that he underwent surgery on Friday. The post shows a photo of Neuer apparently in a hospital bed with his right leg…
Neymar Says He Is Unsure If He Will Play Again With Brazil
AL RAYYAN, Qatar—Brazil’s Neymar said on Friday he was unsure if he would play again for the national team after their heartbreaking World Cup quarter-final defeat to Croatia on penalties. “Honestly, I do not know. I think talking now is bad because of the heat of the moment. Maybe I’m not thinking straight,” an emotional…
Study Finds Prejudice Against COVID-19 Unvaccinated Around the World
People who have received COVID-19 vaccines express discriminatory attitudes toward unvaccinated people, a new study of over 15,000 citizens of 21 countries across the world suggests. “Individuals who comply with the advice of health authorities morally condemn the unvaccinated for violating a social contract in the midst of a crisis,” two Denmark-based scientists wrote in…
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