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Trump Clears Way to Use Malaria Drug against COVID-19
Fred Lucas PA Pundits – International Fred Lucas is the White House correspondent for The Daily Signal at The Heritage Foundation and he is the co-host of “The Right Side of History” podcast. In what he called a “game-changer or maybe not,” President Donald Trump on Thursday directed the Food and
Covid-19 Clears the Air over China
If long time and highly respected CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour can make the comment that one of the positive outcomes of Covid-19 is the serious reduction in pollution of the skies over China, perhaps I can take a moment to add a few more. Before I do, let me just
What Makes the Government Think We Are Different from the Rest of the Entire World?
California is now on lockdown with the Governor issuing a stay at home order for residents. California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide order for all of the state’s residents to “stay at home” during the coronavirus pandemic. “We need to bend the curve in the state of California,
$51m is Not Enough
In 2018 the reaction from the NZ mining industry to the Pike River recovery operation was to predict a budget blowout due to the compromised structural integrity of the mine after the explosions. Solid Energy had identified the most significant risk to manned re-entry as roof fall that could injure,
Zip It Sweetie
Paula Bennett is having a massive sook about not being included in the Government’s Covid-19 outbreak discussions. National deputy leader Paula Bennett is firing back at criticism about Simon Bridges‘ and the party’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. It’s a hard time but the Opposition is meant
Too Little, Too Late. Borders Closed.
The Government has finally decided to close our borders to all but citizens and permanent residents. They have finally done what they should have done with the original border controls less than a week ago: New Zealand is closing its borders to everyone but citizens and permanent residents in an
86 Percent Infected with Coronavirus in Public Are Undetected – Study
The Government continues to delude itself and the population by insisting there is no evidence of community spread. That is simply farcical to even believe, as everyone who has it has to have got it from someone else. Now a new study reveals that 86 percent of people in public
How Lax is Auckland Airport?
This lax: Hi All! We have arrived safely in Auckland and are now in a hotel waiting out our isolation period. I wanted to make everyone aware of what we experienced at the airport this morning. There was no mention on the plane or information handed out explaining self isolation
If You Didn’t Think We Are Days Away from Lock Down, Think Again and Try Harder
When you hear the Deputy Prime Minister tell people overseas they better think about getting back here pronto, then you know we have a problem coming. Some of you don’t believe a word that Winston Peters ever says so you can carry on regardless, and suffer accordingly. I’ll
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