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New Zealand and Other Asia Pacific Countries Respond to Omicron

New Zealand said on Tuesday that it was pushing back a phased opening of its borders to the end of February, in another indication of how countries throughout the Asia Pacific region are scrambling to respond to the threat of the Omicron variant. New Zealand also postponed its plans to allow its citizens living in […]

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‘Pretty extreme’: readers respond to UK proposals to target ‘lifestyle’ drug users | Drugs

“Lifestyle” users of class A drugs will be targeted as part of the government’s strategy as it argues that their demand for drugs fuels exploitation. The proposal to target “middle-class” drug users by taking away their passports or driving licences has been met with criticism by campaigners, who view the focus on punitive sentences as […]

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