Tributes pour in as Britain, world reacts to death of Prince Philip at 99 Henry Austin and Caroline Radnofsky and Bianca Britton and Sara Mhaidli and Matthew Mulligan
LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson led the tributes to Prince Philip on Friday as the country and the world reacted to the death of Queen Elizabeth II s husband at the age of 99.
Speaking outside his home in London s Downing Street, Johnson said that Philip had “helped to steer the Royal Family and the monarchy so that it remains an institution indisputably vital to the balance and happiness of our national life.
April 09, 2021
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Boxes of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine are seen at a vaccination centre, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Ronquieres, Belgium, April 6, 2021.
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HONG KONG - Hong Kong said on Friday (April 9) it will delay shipments of AstraZeneca s Covid-19 vaccine this year amid mounting concerns over possible links between the shot and very rare cases of blood clots.
The Chinese-ruled city had ordered 7.5 million doses from the British-Swedish company, which were scheduled to arrive in the second half of 2021.
Health Secretary Sophia Chan said the global financial centre had a sufficient supply of vaccines, with a total of 15 million doses of Germany s BioNTech and China s Sinovac - the only two vaccines available in the city.
Peter Wilson
Analysis - The travel bubble is the best good news story for a long time, the government has another go at Auckland light rail and Kiri Allan faces the fight of her life .
Tourism operators are hoping to go from surviving to thriving.
Photo: 123RF Gidday mate! The
Herald s headline on Wednesday said it all. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern s announcement the previous day that trans-Tasman quarantine-free travel would start on April 19 was the best good news story in a long time.
Definitely the best since the pandemic struck more than a year ago, and media coverage reflected that. Have bubble, will travel said Stuff, reporting on an Australian woman Avalon Kent who hadn t seen her family since December 2019 and booked her flights moments after the announcement.
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U.S. Navy Challenges Quad Partner India s Excessive Claims at Sea, Met with Concerns
On 4/9/21 at 12:10 PM EDT
The U.S. military sent a warship in defiance of maritime territorial claims of India, a fellow member of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad). New Delhi has objected to the action, as both countries emphasize a focus on geopolitics across Asia and its strategic oceans.
According to a statement by the U.S. Navy s 7th Fleet released on Wednesday, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer
USS John Paul Jones asserted navigational rights and freedoms approximately 130 nautical miles west of the Lakshadweep Islands, inside India s exclusive economic zone, without requesting India s prior consent, consistent with international law.