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Local Focus: Foodbanks and commercial kitchens to the rescue

In times of need help can come from anywhere, even your favourite restaurant. Seventh Avenue Group runs three Tauranga restaurants - Brooklyn Patio on The Strand, Neighbourhood Kitchen in Cherrywood and Rain Bar in Pāpāmoa....




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Truck driver being airlifted to hospital after crash near Kawerau

A truck driver has been freed from his vehicle and is being airlifted to hospital after a crash in Eastern Bay of Plenty.Emergency services were called to a report that a truck crashed at the intersection of State Highway 30 and...




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Truck driver critical after being trapped for nearly five hours after crash near Rotorua

A truck driver is in a critical condition after being trapped for more than four hours after his truck rolled near Rotorua this morning. Police were notified of a truck that rolled and was in a ditch at 9:33am on the intersection...




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Local Focus: Pub owners prepare for level 2 conditions

It was welcome news this week for bars and restaurants that they'll be able to re-open at alert level 2.But when that happens, don't expect your local to look, or even feel the same as it did before Covid-19. "One of the best...




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HR e-briefing 360 - Equality for agency workers - how will this affect your business? (Survey)

Reaction to last week’s announcement that agency workers are to be given equal employment rights to comparable permanent employees after 12 weeks service, has been swift but also mixed (see Full Article



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HR e-briefing 384 - The Agency Workers Directive is adopted without controversy but not so the amended Working Time Directive it would seem...

The rocky road travelled by the Agency Workers Directive since 2002 is nearing its end as a final version has been approved in Europe. After six years on the back burner, a slightly revised version of the Directive has been adopted. It is no longer ...




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HR e-briefing 413 - questions remain as the government publishes consultation paper on equality for agency workers

Since Europe reached agreement on the Agency Workers Directive in October 2008, considerable flexibility has been left to individual Member States as to how they interpret and apply its framework of legal protection for agency workers by 5 December ...




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White House Virus Task Force members face quarantine

Three members of the White House coronavirus task force, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, placed themselves in quarantine after contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, another stark reminder that not even one of the nation's most secure buildings is immune from the virus.




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Crushing It: Wix Just Hit An All-Time High





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Altria Group: This Dividend King Is Positioned To Beat The S&P 500 Over The Next Decade





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REITs Rally Despite Mounting Dividend Cuts




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Your favourite books can now be delivered on UberEats

Book lovers can have their books delivered to their doorsteps, alongside their favourite takeaways. This development is as a result of the partnership between book-selling Exclusive Books and UberEats.




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Here are some positive take-outs from the crisis we are in

As tragic as the deaths are, we are going to have to internalise the lessons and get going - we cannot hide forever.




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PICS: Man arrested with drugs worth almost R4m hidden in his spare tyre

A 56-year-old Johannesburg man was arrested during a roadblock at Calvinia in the Northern Cape this week for storing drugs in his spare tyre.




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Covid-19 cases in Africa now at 57 746 with 2 151 deaths reported

The tally of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases reported by 53 African Union (AU) members states by Saturday stood at 57 746 confirmed cases; and 2 151 deaths.




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Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOSL) CEO Mike Chang on Q3 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (HRTG) CEO Bruce Lucas on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp (AP) CEO Brett McBrayer on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) CEO Todd Meredith on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Cushman & Wakefield plc (CWK) CEO Brett White on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (MAA) CEO Eric Bolton on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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United Insurance Holdings Corp. (UIHC) CEO John Forney on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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FS KKR Capital Corp (FSK) CEO Michael Forman on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Home Capital Group Inc. (HMCBF) CEO Yousry Bissada on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (HRTG) CEO Bruce Lucas on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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William Hill bids for mobile gambling provider Probability

What? William Hill has entered into preliminary talks about a purchase of Probability, the mobile gambling company. So what? An acquisition of Probability would add to William Hill’s offering for users of smartphones and tablet computers. Pr...




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Is it prohibited in Latvia to arrange sports results?

Authors: Ieva Otomere, Aris Kakstans delfi.lv 18.02.2013. On 4 February, 2013 sports world was shaken by “Europol” notice, in recent years’ organized crime affected results of at least 380 football matches, including World Cup and ...




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Cases rise to 116 as two more truckers test positive for COVID-19

Two truckers tested positive but all 652 samples from the community tested negative for the virus




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Buying pills online for an at-home abortion, a lockdown reality

It's illegal, and certainly stressful, but more and more women -- faced with difficult decisions during a time of national crisis -- are going that route




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It’s time we rethought our idea of monogamy

Many have blamed millennials morals for these short-lived marriages, but I think that's not it. The fault is in how we choose to understand and practice monogamy




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Italian woman freed 18 months after being kidnapped in Kenya

Silvia Romano was 23 and working as a volunteer in the orphanage in Chakama village in southeast Kenya when she was seized by gunmen in November 2018




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Church and state partnership is beneficial to humanity

Wondering whether the collaboration with the state by spiritual leaders might not be a betrayed of faith in the power of God to reign over the virus




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Pandemic Gives Fresh Momentum to Digital Voice Technology

It could see increased interest as people seek to limit personal contact




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Newly Appointed Iraqi PM Meets with US and Iran Ambassadors

Mustafa al-Kadhimi chaired his first cabinet meeting Saturday




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FIDEM Charity Foundation launches the We Connect Project

Creating a safe, online space, where people across the Maltese Islands can come together as a community and combat our society’s greatest challenges




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Malta rattles EU with Irini withdrawal, Macron and Merkel schedule calls

Malta withdrawal from Operation Irini signals support for Turkish-Libyan corridor, unsettling EU leaders




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Uganda: Cases Rise to 116 as Two More Truckers Test Positive for COVID-19

[Monitor] Two more truckers have tested positive for coronavirus in Uganda bringing the country's total number of confirmed cases to 116, according to Ministry of Health.




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Zimbabwe: Returnees Stuck at Beitbridge Border

[Zimbabwe Standard] AN acute shortage of buses has hampered the fast movement of Zimbabweans repatriated from South Africa with some of the returnees stuck in Beitbridge for the past two days despite having completed formalities to travel to provincial quarantine centres.




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Kenya: Kanu Sees Path to Poll Success in Kenyatta, Odinga Unity

[Nation] Kanu is now banking on the growing camaraderie between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga to increase its chances of success in the 2022 General Election.




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Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone President Accuses Opposition of 'Terrorizing' State

[Nation] Freetown -Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio on Friday vowed to crush an act of "terrorism" been allegedly perpetrated against the state and accused the main opposition All People's Congress (APC) of being behind it.




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Nigeria: Fears Over COVID-19 Patients Without Symptoms

[Vanguard] There may be hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 patients without symptoms silently spreading the virus according to medical professionals in their assessment of one week into the relaxation of lockdown imposed by the federal authorities on Lagos and Ogun states as well as Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).




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South Africa: Death Toll Rises to 186 as Cases Hit 9 420

[SAFA] This as the country records a total of 9 420 cases, with eight more deaths, bringing the death toll to 186 as of Saturday, 9 May.




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Mulla Omer's son made Taliban military chief

ISLAMABAD: The son of the Afghan Taliban’s late founder Mulla Mohammad Omer has been appointed as the Taliban military chief in a political reshuffle to check the power of his predecessor, senior militant figures have said.Mulla Mohammad Yaqoob has been announced head of the military...




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China admits coronavirus exposed 'shortcomings' in healthcare system

BEIJING: The coronavirus outbreak exposed “shortcomings” in China’s public healthcare system, a top health official admitted Saturday, saying that reforms are underway to improve the country’s disease prevention and control mechanisms.China has faced criticism both at home...




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Ivanka's personal assistant tested positive for corona

WASHINGTON: Ivanka Trump’s personal assistant has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and has become the third staff member in the White House to be affected by the infection, CNN reported on Saturday.The assistant used to work in a personal capacity for US President Donald...




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Nepal protests opening of Indian road to China through disputed territory

KATHMANDU: Nepal protested India’s inauguration of a new road to China that passes through territory claimed by Kathmandu on Saturday, with police arresting dozens demonstrating close to India’s embassy.Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday inaugurated via video link the...




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How FIA defrauds innocent citizens and implicates them in bogus case

ISLAMABAD: In a shocking move, Federal Investigation Agency’s own internal inquiry has revealed how an official of the agency converted a business deal between two private parties into a human trafficking case and implicated innocent citizens in a bogus case.Raja Muhammad Ishaq — an...




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COVID-19 pandemic: Documents show top White House officials buried CDC report

GAINESVILLE, Florida: The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation’s top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavirus pandemic came from the highest levels of the White House, according to internal government emails obtained, reported international...