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Foreigners responsible for $68.5m of debt written off by New Zealand District Health Boards 9 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read Non-New Zealand residents have left hospitals to write off $62m of debt in the past five years. Photo / 123rf Foreigners have received almost $204.4 million worth of hospital treatment in New Zealand in the past five years, leaving the taxpayer to foot the bill for a third of that. Data provided by 19 of the countrys 20 district health boards reve...

Sunday, 03 January 2021 - 12:16 Since the evacuation of 33 students from Wuhan City, in February 2019, the Ministry has been carrying out the task of repatriation for almost a year now and to date 60,470 Sri Lankans, composed of pilgrims, students, Officials of Government or Armed Forces, migrant workers, short term visitors, sea farers and cases on compassionate grounds have been repatriated from 137 countries by the Ministry through the Sri Lanka Missions overseas. Despite the worsening glob...

Saturday, 02 January 2021 - 10:29 England fly to Sri Lanka on Saturday evening with a psychologist in their ranks and an insistence from their captain, Joe Root, that the emergence of any Covid-19 cases will not automatically trigger an end to the tour. The two-Test series that begins on 14 January, rearranged from March when the pandemic cut short the trip. This kickstarts nearly three months on the subcontinent for the men’s national teams, with a full tour of India to follow that features ...

Saturday, 02 January 2021 - 9:38 The participation of five key players in the Sri Lanka team for the second Test match against South Africa starting tomorrow is uncertain. Suranga Lakmal, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara and Dinesh Chandimal are all almost certain to miss Sri Lankas second Test against South Africa, due to injury. Dhananjaya de Silva had already been confirmed to be out of contention. "What the doctor says is that when youre tired, the first area that feels the strain is the groin,...

Photo Credit: IANS IANSLive New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a large-scale ad phishing campaign that has compromised accounts of more than 6.15 lakh Facebook users from at least 50 countries, by exploiting the pages of open source repository GitHub. To get full access of the story, click here to subscribe to IANS News Service © 2021 IANS India Private Limited. All Rights Reserved. The reproduction of the story/photograph in any form will be liable for legal ac...

Back and forth: Second Napier teen to attempt world record marathon swing 28 Dec, 2020 10:04 PM 4 minutes to read Charlie OBrien breaks world record with over 32 hours on park swing Its been almost two years since Charlie OBrien briefly captivated the nation with an off-the-cuff attempt to break the world record for longest continuous time on a swing. The then 16-year-old Taradale teens ultimately unratified effort was entertainment at its back-and-forth best as he battled col...

Kiwi family almost home after heartbreaking trip across the ditch, and an MIQ Xmas 24 Dec, 2020 11:00 PM 4 minutes to read A timeline of Coronavirus in 2020. Graphic / Phil Welch / Nathan Meek Its been a Christmas like no other for New Plymouths Susie Hofmans and her two kids. Not only are they spending today at a managed isolation facility, her parents are isolating at another hotel and her husband, Steve, is home alone. Hofmans, children Jesse, 11, and Petra, 12, and parents Neville and Lyn G...

Technavio Research: New Seamless Copper Tubes Market to Accelerate at a CAGR of Almost 9% Due to the COVID-Spread | Technavio This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201223005614/en/ Technavio has announced its latest market research report titled Seamless Copper Tubes Market in MENA 2020-2024 (Graphic: Business Wire) Get detailed insights on the COVID-19 pandemic crisis and recovery analysis of the seamless copper tubes marke...

AKIPRESS.COM - Tajikistan produced more than 1.9 million tons of coal since the begining of the year. The country produces black and brown coal. Over 1.8 million tons of brown coal were produced in January-November. Tajikistan producedd more than 2 million tons of coal in 2019.

Technavio Research: New Air Cargo Market to Accelerate at a CAGR of Almost 5% During 2020-2024 | Post Pandemic Market Research | Technavio This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201223005598/en/ Technavio has announced its latest market research report titled Global Air Cargo Market 2020-2024 (Graphic: Business Wire) Get detailed insights on the COVID-19 pandemic crisis and recovery analysis of the air cargo market. Get ...