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Travellers urged, be patient until they receive novel coronavirus test results

2021-01-07 FreeNews

Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph N. France General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, asked travellers to be patient until their test results are available.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — More than 6,000 COVID-19 tests have been processed as part of the robust efforts by health authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis to detect and control any cases of the novel coronavirus.

The opening of the borders to regional and international passengers on October 31, 2020, has seen a significant increase in the demand for COVID-19 testing. This has caused some delays in the return of test results, which is normally produced less than 24 hours after samples are taken.
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Discovery of broken grave in Southland prompts woman to find distant family

2021-01-07 FreeNews

While travelling in Southland during the holiday period, Sharon Lankshear found a piece of her family history — broken.Last month, she visited the burial site of her great-great-grandparents, William and Rachel Judge, at the old…

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Northland homicide: 14-year-old boy arrested after stabbing at pub

2021-01-07 FreeNews

Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy after a man died from stab wounds at a Northland tavern last night.Police said emergency services were called to a tavern on Opua Paihia Main Rd, State Highway 11 in Opua in the Bay of Islands….

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Biden expected to nominate Raimondo as commerce secretary, Walsh as labor secretary

2021-01-08 FreeNews

Isabel Guzman will be selected to run the Small Business Administration, people familiar with the decisions said.

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Toxic algae in Wellington rivers, swimmers urged to check first

2021-01-07 FreeNews

By RNZ . Wellingtonians are urged not to dive straight in this summer as toxic algae blooms in fresh waterways around the region. The Greater Wellington Regional Council told the community to check the Land Air Water Aotearoa…

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Man smirked as he talked of plan to behead police officer with an axe

2021-01-07 FreeNews

A man who attacked a police officer with an axe said he planned to decapitate him and wave his head at other officers so they would shoot him.It was one of the stunning revelations made by 25-year-old Ruairi Kern Taylor in an interview…

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Calls made to impeach Trump

2021-01-07 FreeNews

A growing number of politicians are calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office after the Capital riot.

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Auckland household Watercare water bills could double in less than a decade

2021-01-07 FreeNews

Auckland household water bills could more than double in less than a decade after Watercare approved increases to tackle rising costs and settle its books. Watercare says it is the only way to raise funds needed due to borrowing…

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'It's freakish': Spontaneous combustion fires on the rise

2021-01-07 FreeNews

Potentially devastating and lethal cases of spontaneous combustion are an increasingly common cause of fires.The freakish fires can erupt when something as ordinary as the household washing and drying goes awry.In Matakana, the…

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Residents signal fall in satisfaction over Wellington City Council decision-making

2021-01-07 FreeNews

Less than a third of residents are satisfied with how the Wellington City Council makes decisions.Councillors have described the situation as “appalling” and of “major concern”.Over the tumultuous past year, the council has been…