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Ardern covid policy was her ‘greatest legacy’ — but led to her resignation: Jacinda Ardern was hailed internationally for leading New Zealand through covid ...
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How did the champion of kindness become ‘the most divisive leader in our history?’
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Ardern covid policy was her ‘greatest legacy’ — but led to her resignation: Jacinda Ardern was hailed internationally for leading New Zealand through covid ...
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How did the champion of kindness become ‘the most divisive leader in our history?’
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Buenos Aires: Thousands protest against education cuts: Thousands took to the streets in Buenos Aires calling on President Javier Milei to preserve university ...
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Google Workers Protest Cloud Contract With Israel's Government: Google employees are staging sit-ins and protests at company offices in New York and California ...
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Quick Glance: Google restructuring operations and relocating roles to 'hubs' to fund AI investments
- Google is implementing staff layoffs and transferring certain roles to 'hubs' to secure funds for artificial intelligence investments.
- The finance and real estate teams are being affected by the downsizing, with some roles being moved overseas.
- Through the consolidation of finance teams in Bangalore, Mexico City, Dublin, Chicago, and Atlanta, Google aims to enhance efficiency and operate around the clock.
- The restructuring is driven by the substantial shift towards artificial intelligence in the tech industry, prompting Google to allocate more resources to this domain.
West is best? How we stack up against Australia: Running a quick stock take on the NZ and Aussie economies, Australia comes out on top.
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The revolution will be memoired: The incredible life and times of Māori lesbian feminist revolutionary kuia Ngāhuia Te Awekōtuku
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New Prince Louis birthday photo taken by Kate: Kensington Palace has given assurances the picture has not been edited.
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Quick Glance: Celebration of Prince Louis' Sixth Birthday by Kensington Palace
- A recent photo of Prince Louis, captured by The Princess of Wales in Windsor, has been posted on Kensington Palace's social media to commemorate his sixth birthday.
- In honor of his sixth birthday, events are being organized for William and Kate's youngest child to partake in.
- The released photo marks the first image of the children since the contentious Mother's Day picture altered by Kate.
- Following the Easter break, Prince Louis resumes classes at Lambrook School in Berkshire alongside his siblings.
A view from inside Columbia's campus as US students protest: Hundreds of students have been camping on the university lawn, sparking a nationwide wave of ...
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Quick Glance: Student Protests: Arrests at Yale and NYU
- Police arrested dozens of people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale University in Connecticut and New York University in Manhattan, as student protests over Israel’s war in Gaza continue to roil US campuses.
- At Yale University, at least 47 protesters were arrested and will face disciplinary action.
- The police crackdowns came after Columbia University canceled in-person classes and cleared tent encampments on its campus in New York City.
- The universities repeatedly asked students to leave, warning of legal and disciplinary consequences if they did not.
Google Fires Another 20 Employees in Retaliation for Project Nimbus Protest: Google has fired another 20 employees in retaliation for last week’s protest against ...
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'Lesser Spotted Kiwi' survives one of world's toughest races: Ultrarunner Greig Hamilton took three attempts to achieve something he first ...
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Turkish Super Cup: Fenerbahçe competes in the final with U19 players - and leaves the field after conceding a lightning goal
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Quick Glance: Fenerbahçe Leaves Supercup Final After Lightning Goal
- Fenerbahçe participated in the Supercup final with U19 players as a protest against the federation.
- The game abruptly ended after a quick goal by Mauro Icardi for Galatasaray.
- The conflict between Fenerbahçe and the Turkish federation led to controversial actions.
- The possibility of withdrawing from the league is being considered due to incidents in the Süper Lig.
'We will keep going': Columbia Gaza protesters dig in: Activists at the New York university want amnesty for disciplined students before ending their Gaza ...
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Bakery, supermarket in clear over rat foot found in bread: An investigation has concluded a rat foot found in a garlic bread most likely came from the ...
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Māori and PI spaces at unis no place for wusses or MP's reckons: Comment: The importance of ‘space’ – observations of a Pākehā working in a ...
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Trump urges supporters to ‘go out and peacefully protest’ ahead of hush money trial’s opening arguments
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Quick Glance: Trial Judge Evaluates Trump's Compliance with Gag Order
- Former President Trump is on trial in New York for hush money issues. David Pecker from 'National Enquirer' testified about an agreement to manipulate stories about Trump and his rivals.
- Concerns arose about Trump's violation of the gag order by criticizing court members. Mary McCord explained how the administration of justice can be disrupted by defendants' statements, leading to legal restrictions.
- Despite reluctance to detain a former president, fines may be imposed for attacks on witnesses and judicial families. Threats to security and witness testimonies pose serious challenges to the trial's integrity.
- Judges emphasize the importance of upholding justice by addressing threats and ensuring the safety of those involved in legal proceedings. The credibility of the trial hinges on maintaining a fair and secure environment.
Canoe queen Carrington looks to add to New Zealand record haul in Paris: Canoe sprint champion Lisa Carrington became New Zealand's most decorated Olympian at ...
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Australia News Today: Defence Spending, New Zealand Inflation, Mining Stocks: Good morning everyone, it’s Ben here on a brisk Canberra morning ...
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Columbia faculty joins student protests despite bipartisan criticism: Dozens of Columbia University and Barnard College faculty stood in solidarity with students ...
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Inflation in New Zealand Eases But Near-Term Rate Cuts Unlikely: New Zealand’s consumer prices rose by less than expected in the first three months of this year ...
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Quick Glance: Powell Warns of Lack of Progress on Inflation
- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell emphasized that the U.S. economy, while otherwise strong, has not seen a return of inflation to the central bank's target.
- Powell mentioned that the current policy should remain in place as inflation has not declined quickly enough and there has been no further progress towards the 2% goal.
- Since July 2023, the Fed has maintained its benchmark interest rate in a target range between 5.25% and 5.5%, the result of 11 consecutive rate hikes.
- Financial markets have had to adjust their expectations for rate cuts this year as inflation has been higher than expected, and the Fed's policy continues to be dependent on data.
Columbia University: White House condemns antisemitism at college protests: The statement denouncing "calls for violence" comes as protests at New York's ...
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Mass arrests made as US Gaza campus protests spread: Protesters at NYU and Yale are arrested while Columbia cancels in-person classes for safety.
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Shaheen, Amir star as Pakistan dismiss New Zealand for just 90 in Twenty20 clash - News | Khaleej Times
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Quick Glance: Dominant Pakistan Defeats New Zealand in Twenty20 Match
- Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Amir led Pakistan to a convincing victory over New Zealand in their second Twenty20 match in Rawalpindi.
- Pakistan opted to let New Zealand bat first, with Shaheen leading the attack with 3-13, while Amir finished with 2-13 after almost four years of international absence.
- Spinners Abrar Ahmed (2-15) and Shadab Khan (2-15) intensified the pressure as New Zealand was dismissed for their second lowest score against Pakistan in the shortest format.
- The second Twenty20 match was abandoned after just two deliveries due to rain. Both teams are gearing up for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup set to take place in June in the United States and the West Indies.
Mataaho Collective scoops Golden Lion at Venice Biennale in a huge weekend for art from Oceania
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Heimgartner wins Taupō Super400: Kiwi driver Andre Heimgartner has won the first Taupō Super400 in a wet day at the track.
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X/Twitter will charge new users to post, Elon Musk says: Making users pay is only way to stop bots taking over platform
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Quick Glance: Musk Plans Fee for New X Users
- Elon Musk intends to charge new users of X in the initial months to curb the activity of automated bot accounts.
- The fee is set to be waived after three months to allow free posting.
- Tests in New Zealand and the Philippines raised skepticism about the effectiveness of the fee as a countermeasure against bots.
- Declining revenues at X post-rebranding and Twitter acquisition, along with a negative brand perception by companies, are impacting the service's business.
Thailand, New Zealand to Resume Direct Flights, Elevate Ties: Thailand and New Zealand have agreed to resume direct flights after the pandemic shut air ...
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At least two businesses invited to apply for fast-track consents have donated to National, says Labour
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Gaza protests at US universities intensify: Protests against the war in the Gaza Strip are intensifying at several US universities. There are arrests ...
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Pro-Palestinian demonstration: Steinmeier greeted with shouts of “murderer” in Istanbul
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Quick Glance: Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Turkey: Political Meeting in Istanbul
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier acknowledges the contributions of guest workers in Istanbul.
- Steinmeier emphasizes the importance of the relationship between Germany and Turkey.
- The President sends political signals by meeting with the Mayor of Istanbul.
- Steinmeier plans critical discussions with Turkish President Erdogan.
Economic conditions not forecast to improve until mid-2025 - Infometrics: Households and businesses are being advised to keep a close eye on costs until the ...
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Tennessee lawmakers pass bill allowing teachers to carry guns in schools: Tennessee lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow the state's teachers to ...
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Protesters demand Georgia government withdraw proposed 'Russian law': Critics say the bill mirrors similar legislation introduced by President Vladimir Putin in ...
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Man sets himself on fire in protest area outside Trump trial - reports: A man has set himself on fire outside the courthouse in New York where former US ...
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Quick Glance: Hush Money Trial: Trump's Silent Encounter with Insults
- Donald Trump has been forced to listen to potential jurors in his criminal hush money trial in New York openly criticize him.
- Transitioning from a life of adulation to facing critics, Trump now experiences a different reality without the control he's accustomed to.
- Previously shielded from critique, Trump now faces a trial with potential felony convictions and will have to endure listening to more criticism.
- Potential jurors exhibited a range of opinions towards Trump, from admiration for his business acumen to open criticism of his persona and rhetoric.
Aussie, NZ dollars tumble on risk-off moves; yen rises: A wave of risk aversion swept over markets on Friday and sent the Australian and New Zealand dollars ...
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New Zealand's Stuff Group to produce news programme after Warner Bros Discovery closes newsroom
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‘One hell of a shock’: Why not everyone wants flowers from David Lomas: 'People always joke that they hope I never contact them. Because for blokes ...
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NYPD arrested over 100 people during a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University. Here’s what we know
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Google terminates 28 employees for protest of Israeli cloud contract: Google said on Thursday it had terminated 28 employees after some staff participated in ...
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Mass protests in Argentina against President Milei's cuts: In Argentina, hundreds of thousands of people, especially students, demonstrated against the ...
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Will pet bonds really be a win-win? I’m not holding my breath: The pet bonds policy is just one proposal in a suite of many that overwhelmingly favour landlords’ ...
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Trump: College protests are a ‘disgrace’ and all ‘Biden’s fault’: Former President Trump on Tuesday blasted a wave of pro-Palestinian protests on college ...
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Air NZ makes changes, increases domestic fares: Air New Zealand has announced changes to its short-haul flights from June, but from tomorrow will be increasing ...
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The brand new hospital with no budget to operate: The lights are on, the beds are ready, but no patients have stepped inside a brand new $320 million surgical ...
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Birmingham doctor could be struck off after Just Stop Oil protest: Dr Sarah Benn from Birmingham was part of a demonstration at the Kingsbury oil terminal in ...
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Maths education more than just test scores: Opinion: Teaching maths shouldn't be about getting bragging rights for high marks in international tests – that ...
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Vegan chocolate crowned Supreme Champion at Outstanding Food Producer Awards: Mind Your Temper's Black Forest Bonbon is being touted as 'so good it doesn't taste ...
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Road user charges: Are EVs still cheaper to run than petrol cars?: Owners of some EVs now pay the same road user charges as diesels - so is it still worth it?
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Pro-Palestinian Encampments Take Over American College Campuses: As the death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza increases, pro-Palestinian encampments have ...
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Columbia University: Ilhan Omar's daughter suspended and 108 arrested for Gaza protest
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Warriors sign James Fisher-Harris: Panthers and Kiwis prop becomes one of the Warriors' biggest ever signings.
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Columbia University extends remote learning amid Gaza war protests: The hybrid learning comes amid reports of antisemitic harassment around Columbia University.
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Newshub, TVNZ job cuts: We now have the worst TV in the western world - Myles Thomas
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Google Fires 28 Workers for Protesting Cloud Deal With Israel: The fired workers included nine Google employees who were removed by police after occupying Google ...
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Palestinians in West Bank Protest Israeli Raid That Killed at Least 10: At least 10 people were killed when Israeli forces raided the Nur Shams refugee camp ...
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Quick Glance: Israeli Strikes on Rafah Kill 22, Mostly Children, as US Advances Aid Package
- Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, as the US House of Representatives approved $13 billion in new Israeli military aid.
- However, fears of wider war breaking out in the Middle East have eased somewhat after Iran downplayed Israel’s reported retaliation over its unprecedented missile and drone attack on the country a week ago.
- Israel has carried out near-daily air raids on Rafah and vowed to expand its ground offensive against the Hamas militant group to the city on the border with Egypt despite calls for restraint, including from the US.
- Tensions have also spiked in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, with Israeli troops killing two Palestinians who attacked a checkpoint with a knife and a gun near the southern West Bank town of Hebron.
Anzac Day: How to mark the day in your town: At dawn on 25 April, Kiwis will gather at their local war memorial to commemorate the day ...
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Where is she now? Sonia Waddell: Olympic rower Sonia Waddell, also a competitive national athlete and cyclist, is now coaching her highly promising ...
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Student Editorial Boards Rebuke College Officials for Protest Decisions: Around the nation, editorial boards at college newspapers have defended free speech and ...
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'She's got everything you want in a cow': A 40-litres-of-milk-a-day Friesian called Evie has been Supreme Champion Holstein at the New Zealand A&P Agricultural ...
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Anzac Day: Recent veterans need to be remembered - 'they'll just stand quietly at the back'
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LIVE: ‘Stop arming Israel’ Passover protest held in Brooklyn: Reuters Live on X (Twitter)
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The cost of being: A frugal charity director with two teens and two houses: 'My husband puts 10% into kiwisaver and I put 8%. We also save about $500/$600 a ...
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NZ shearer breaks merino solo record in Western Australia: Luke Vernon broke the previous record set in 2019 by shearing 500 merino ewes in eight hours.
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Met Police: Commissioner faces call to resign over protest row: Policing minister Chris Philp is set to meet the commissioner after an officer described a ...
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'I’m disgusted at the investment of my own iwi in a luxury spa'
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Man in the middle: Z Energy’s chief executive Lindis Jones on the unique challenge of selling fossil fuels while planning for a cleaner future
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NRL: Warriors sign Jett Cleary, younger brother of Panthers star Nathan: The younger brother of premiership-winner Nathan and son of former Warriors coach Ivan ...
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GOP lawmaker: You can’t call ‘for the eradication of Jews and think everything is going to be just okay’
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Depleted New Zealand stun Pakistan in third T20 - News | Khaleej Times: New Zealand are missing several top players due to the Indian Premier League
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Google fires 28 anti-Israel employees who occupied offices in protest: The protesters were arrested and put on administrative after refusing to leave Google ...
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Quick Glance: Google terminates 28 employees after office occupation due to anti-Israel protests
- Google terminated 28 employees on Thursday who had occupied its offices to protest against contracts with the Israeli government, as confirmed by a Google spokesperson.
- The protesters were arrested and after refusing to leave the office of Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian in Sunnyvale or the workspace in New York City for nearly 10 hours, they were transferred to administrative positions to urge Google to terminate the Project Nimbus contract and cease business with the Israeli government.
- No Tech For Apartheid, a project by Jewish Voice for Peace and Linda Sarsour’s MPower Change, described the terminations as an "indiscriminate act of mass retaliation."
- The office occupations at Google were accompanied by demonstrations on-site and in Seattle, aiming to compel Google to withdraw from the project to establish cloud-based data centers and transition a significant portion of the Israeli government's IT infrastructure to cloud-based servers.
New Zealand's Education Ministry latest to announce cuts, as public service downsizes
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Former All Blacks coach Ian Foster signs with Japanese club: Former All Blacks coach Ian Foster has signed on as head coach with Japanese club Toyota Verblitz ...
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Arrests and anger at US university pro-Palestinian demos: Dozens of student protesters have been arrested at Columbia, Yale and New York University in recent ...
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Stonka of a Tonka - and it's electric: The biggest electric vehicle of its kind has arrived in New Zealand — and it's right here in Otago.
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Google has fired 50 employees after protests over Israel cloud deal, organizers say
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Quick Glance: Google dismisses workers following protests on technology deal with Israeli government
- Following protests regarding the technology supplied to the Israeli government, Google has terminated employees, heightening tensions around a sensitive contract.
- The confirmed dismissals by Google on Wednesday occurred after nine individuals were detained during sit-in demonstrations in New York and Sunnyvale, California, a day subsequent to police intervention.
- Demonstrations are predominantly coordinated by a faction known as No Tech For Apartheid. Google states that Nimbus is not utilized for weaponry or intelligence purposes.
- Stated in a blog post, Google's CEO Sundar Pichai implied a close supervision of employees as the company enhances efforts in advancing its AI technology, marking a crucial phase in the industry and potentially humanity.
Live updates: Protests at Columbia and other schools continue into day eight: Columbia University, and other schools have taken steps to try to address students' ...
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Quick Glance: Mounting Pressure on Columbia President Amid Protests
- Pro-Palestinian protests at American universities have led to increasing pressure on university officials. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York condemned the actions of university administrators like Columbia President Minouche Shafik on behalf of student protesters.
- Overnight, protesters at Columbia University were seen removing tents from the lawn and relocating them to other parts of the campus.
- Columbia University announced that negotiations with student activists regarding the dismantling of the pro-Palestinian encampment on campus have been extended after 'important progress' was made.
- Pro-Palestinian protests continue to rock major American universities, prompting school officials to take extraordinary steps to address the crisis.
Columbia Protesters Begin Clearing Out After School Set Midnight Deadline: The university said discussions between the school and protesters are continuing and ...
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Greta Thunberg: Activist arrested at Hague climate protest: The activist was placed on a bus with fellow detainees and driven away from a protest at The Hague.
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Quick Glance: Greta Thunberg protests against fossil fuels in the Netherlands
- The demonstration was specifically targeted against the subsidies for fossil fuels in the Netherlands.
- Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained twice by police at a demonstration in the Netherlands, after she and a group of marchers blocked a main road to protest against these subsidies.
- Hundreds of protesters marched from The Hague’s city center to the nearby A12 arterial highway that connects the Dutch government's seat with other cities like Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Utrecht.
- Organized by the Extinction Rebellion (XR) environmental group, the demonstration was part of efforts to pressure the Dutch government ahead of another planned debate on subsidies for fossil fuels in June.
'Weird, crazy': Grieving family reveals new details about fatal ram attack: The family of Helge and Gaye Hansen have been left reeling after the elderly couple ...
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Watch: David Seymour announces early childhood education centre changes: ACT's leader read to kids while sitting next to a book about Jacinda Ardern ...
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Stabbed Sydney Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel publicly forgives attacker: "I will always pray for you," Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel said of his attacker ...
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