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New Zealand court sentences Christchurch mosque shooter to life imprisonment without parole
Tarrant admitted to 51 charges of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one charge of committing a terrorist act in 2019
China feels betrayed by Australia’s push for coronavirus origin enquiry
The envoy quoted the play Julius Caesar in which the dictator realizes that his friend Brutus is among those who are about to knife him
Christchurch shooter has nothing to say at court sentencing
Tarrant watched the speakers, occasionally giving a small nod or covering his mouth as he laughs at jokes, often made at his expense
Court told New Zealand shooter planned to burn down mosques
The gunman pleaded guilty in March to 51 counts of murder and one count of terrorism — the first terrorism conviction in New Zealand history
Chinese mining company used COVID-19 vaccine in PNG
National Pandemic Response Controller banned COVID-19 vaccine testing or trials in Papua New Guinea on Thursday
Coronavirus vaccine should be mandatory in Australia: PM
Anticipating a backlash from vocal anti-vaccine activists, Morrison said the stakes were too high to allow the disease to continue unchecked
New Zealand PM postpones election after virus return
PM Ardern also acknowledged concerns from rivals that curbs on campaigning would unfairly weigh the election in favour of her government
Australian surfer repeatedly punches shark to save wife
Police said the couple were surfing at a beach near Port Macquarie on Saturday morning when she was bitten twice and injured her right leg
New Zealand virus outbreak spreads beyond Auckland, 13 new cases reported
The infections outside Auckland come despite a strict lockdown, including masked police blocking roads to seal its borders
Puzzling New Zealand virus outbreak grows to 17 cases
Lockdown in Auckland could be extended well beyond an initial three days as the source of new infections continues to stump officials