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New Zealand's city streets were largely deserted on Wednesday as the country returned to life in lockdown for the first time in six months in a bid to halt any spread of the infectious Delta variant of COVID-19.
There are plenty more of those top tips on our website. new zealand's central bank has left interest rates unchanged at a record low of 0.25%, as policymakers quickly shifted gears after the country was put into a snap lockdown following the detection of new coronavirus cases. economists had expected rates to rise. let's go to nick marsh in singapore, who is following the story. tell us more. this is the power ofthe tell us more. this is the power of the delta — tell us more. this is the power of the delta variant, _ tell us more. this is the power of the delta variant, sally. - tell us more...
Clear how long the taliban will talk rate western countries being in control of the western airport but until then america's work continues on. let's look at coronavirus, and a country that's pursuing a zero covid approach — new zealand. on tuesday, prime ministerjacinda ardern announced a snap lockdown afterjust one positive case — the first in six months. that case was detected in auckland, which is now in lockdown for a week. these are pictures of deserted streets there. the rest of the country is also in lockdown for three days. there's widespread public support for this tough approach...
We believe the family are fine, although clearly they have been through a pretty awful experience. if you want to get in touch about that story, indeed any of the stories we are covering to do, you can contact me on twitter. the headlines on bbc news... the taliban announce a "general amnesty" for government officials, urging them to return to work, following their takeover of the capital kabul. us presidentjoe biden defends his decision to withdraw troops from afghanistan, saying the mission was counter—terrorism, not nation—building. new zealand announces a snap lockdown — after the co...
Been a big hearted nation, you've got a home secretary and foreign secretary who know what that means from our own personal history. new zealand announces a snap lockdown after the country detected its first case of locally transmitted covid—19 since february. haiti suffers further. after the death toll in saturday's earthquake passes 1,400, a tropical storm makes landfall on the island. and bob dylan is being sued by a woman who says he sexually abused her in 1965 when she was 12 years old. he denies the allegations. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the ta...