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Pfizer faces fresh wave of Covid vaccine legal challenges

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is taking Pfizer and its CEO Albert Bourla to court, accusing the company of misleading consumers about the safety...

Riots close 400 high schools in France after student protests turn violent

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Student protests in France escalated into riots that closed 400 high schools on Friday. An estimated 600 police officers, 170 students and 65 school...

Legal action targets two-dose Covid requirements for 12- to 17-year-olds

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Fresh legal action is challenging if the two-dose Covid vaccine rules for 12- to 17-year-olds are justified, after a Royal Commission found the requirement...

Election 2026: Weekend RoundUp

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Alongside strategic voting and the release of The Maori Party list, tax, wages and transport dominated the weekend's election announcements, as parties set out...

Maori Party doubles down on strategic voting in bid to repeat 2023 overhang

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The Maori Party has named just one list candidate beyond its seven electorate contenders, general secretary Lance Norman. It is asking supporters to give...

Germany moves to restrict election eligibility over hate speech

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Germany has approved plans that could prevent people convicted of serious hate speech offences from standing for election or holding public office. Under the proposed...

The Overhang strategy: How strategic voting could change Parliament

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Independent journalist Chantelle Baker has further highlighted strategic voting under MMP, and how splitting party and electorate votes could shape the make-up of Parliament. Baker...

Parties clash over health, trade and farming in election debates

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Political parties faced voters across two major debates this week, with rural issues taking centre stage at Mystery Creek before five minor-party leaders went...

Canada revives online-harms regime as Digital Safety Commission

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Canada’s so-called Safe Social Media Act would create a Digital Safety Commission of three to five appointed commissioners to regulate large social media and...

Texas declares statewide disaster as diesel prices surge

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared a statewide disaster over soaring diesel prices and fuel shortages. The 30-day declaration temporarily will allow dyed diesel to...

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Leaders clash over MMP loopholes, climate costs and household budgets

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