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Departing GP warns govt failing to retain overseas medical staff Gillian Bonnett © Getty Thousands of migrants are waiting to apply for residence and thousands more residence applications have been in the system for more than a year. A British doctor says he is set to leave New Zealand because he cannot apply for residence. Kapiti GP Harding Richards says the government is failing to retain its overseas medical staff because of its immigration policy. He arrived with his partner in 2018 and took the first step to residence - an expression of interest (EOI) - last March. But...
Thousands line up on state website as Minnesota rolls out coronavirus vaccine lottery Cameron Jenkins © Getty Thousands line up on state website as Minnesota rolls out coronavirus vaccine lottery Minnesota health officials on Tuesday rolled out a new coronavirus vaccine lottery allowing residents 65 and older to preregister for vaccination appointments. Thousands of Minnesotans who met the age requirements faced long online lines on Tuesday as they attempted to pre-register for vaccine appointments, according to NBC local station KARE 11. The registration will remain open f...
53 pro-democracy activists, including an American lawyer, arrested in Hong Kong in the city's biggest crackdown yet under China's severe security law acollman@businessinsider.com (Ashley Collman) © Anthony Kwan/Getty Images John Clancey, a human-rights lawyer, is led away from his office by Hong Kong police on January 6, 2021. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images At least 53 people were arrested in Hong Kong early Wednesday morning under China's draconian national security law. It is the biggest crackdown yet on the city's pro-democracy movement since the law came into force last June...