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2022-01-05 02:20:11 Mount Owen was beautiful, the views majestic but halfway up I decided I needed a nap | Naomi Arnold

You need your wits about you on the marble karst of Mt Owen – a fall would require surgery or a body bag. I didn’t careGuardian writers and readers describe their favourite place in New Zealand’s wilderness and why it’s special to themThe first time I walked up Mount Owen, I horrified my boyfriend by curling up beneath one of its famous water-riven karst outcrops and insisting I needed to sleep. We’d broken up six months before, and had just gotten back together to give it another go. That morning, we were both questioning our life choices.The previous day had been fine – a decent seven hours of walking, climbing a ridge through mountain beech, sidling along a rocky cliff streaming with water, and clambering up a dry riverbed to Granity Pass Hut, a simple 12-bunk alpine hut just past the treeline.Naomi Arnold is a senior longform journalist at RNZ and author of Southern Nights, a story of New Zealand astronomyWhat’s your favourite wild place? If you would like to contribute to the series tell us about it in 200 words and send it to newzealand@theguardian.com Continue reading...

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2022-01-05 02:20:06 ‘Appalling message’: outrage over Novak Djokovic’s medical exemption to play Australian Open

Former AMA president says Djokovic shouldn’t be allowed into Australia, while fellow players express surprise at the decisionFollow our live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe decision to grant Novak Djokovic an exemption from Covid-19 vaccination requirements to play in the Australian Open in Melbourne has been labelled “appalling”, with some players expressing surprise at the late decision.On Tuesday night, the defending Australian Open champion posted on Instagram that he was coming to Melbourne to participate in the tennis tournament with an “exemption permission”. Continue reading...

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2022-01-05 02:00:11 Nearly 100 Nigerian hostages rescued after two months of captivity

Weary abductees including children and babies ‘freed unconditionally’, say police in troubled northern statesNearly 100 hostages, most of them women and children, have been rescued more than two months after they were abducted by armed groups in northwest Nigeria.Among the 97 freed hostages were 19 babies and more than a dozen children, Ayuba Elkana, police chief in Zamfara state, said on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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2022-01-05 02:00:07 Capitol attack panel seeks cooperation from Fox News host Sean Hannity

Committee requests answers from Hannity about communications with Donald Trump before, on and after day of 6 January attackThe US House of Representatives panel investigating the deadly attack on the US Capitol in January last year is seeking cooperation from Fox News host Sean Hannity in relation to its inquiry.Congressman Bennie Thompson, the chair of the committee, and vice-chair Liz Cheney have requested that Hannity answer questions in relation to communications between Hannity and Donald Trump, as well as the former president’s chief of staff Mark Meadows, and others in the days leading up to the attack, the day itself and in the aftermath. Continue reading...

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2022-01-05 00:40:05 Kazakhstan president declares state of emergency in protest-hit areas

Thousands join demonstrations in Almaty, the largest city, and Mangystau province sparked by rising fuel pricesKazakhstan’s president has declared a state of emergency in large parts of the country, as authorities struggled to respond to a rare outbreak of unrest.Sparked by rising fuel prices, protests began in the west of the country over the weekend and have spread quickly. Continue reading...

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2022-01-05 00:00:10 Liverpool ask for Carabao Cup semi-final to be postponed amid more Covid cases

Club want first leg at Arsenal on Thursday called offAnswer awaited from EFL after training cancelledLiverpool have requested the postponement of their Carabao Cup semi‑final at Arsenal on Thursday after more positive tests for Covid-19 at the club.The club submitted the request to the EFL on Tuesday having cancelled a planned training session in response to a rising number of positive tests, other illnesses and injuries. Continue reading...

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2022-01-05 00:00:06 Parts of NHS may be overwhelmed by Covid wave, admits Boris Johnson

PM says England can ‘ride out’ Omicron without lockdown but acknowledges service is under huge pressureCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageParts of the NHS may be overwhelmed in the coming weeks, Boris Johnson has admitted for the first time as he insisted England can “ride out” its biggest ever Covid wave “without shutting down our country once again”.The prime minister acknowledged the health service is under huge pressure after four more NHS trusts – all outside London – declared critical incidents amid rising staff absences and Covid patients. On Tuesday evening hospitals across Greater Manchester announced some non-urgent surgery and appointments would be suspended. Continue reading...

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2022-01-04 23:20:06 Canada agrees C$40bn deal to reform child welfare for First Nations

Half of total to be offered in compensation to 200,000 individuals and families who suffered from discriminatory systemA C$40bn agreement-in-principle has been reached in Canada to reform the child welfare system for First Nations people and compensate more than 200,000 individuals and families who suffered because of it.At the heart of the deal is a legacy of discrimination in child welfare systems that saw many children removed from their homes and placed in state care, and others who were denied adequate medical care and social services because of their Indigenous identity. Continue reading...

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2022-01-04 22:40:07 Elizabeth Holmes trial: Silicon Valley watches next steps in high-profile case

Experts say the fraud charges could open up tech industry to further scrutiny, making startups tread more carefullyTheranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was found guilty on Monday of fraud, concluding a high-profile trial that captivated Silicon Valley and chronicled the missteps of the now-defunct blood testing startup.After seven days of deliberation, the jury in San Jose, California, convicted Holmes on four charges: one count of conspiracy to defraud investors, and three counts of wire fraud against investors. It acquitted her on three charges, including one conspiracy to defraud patients and two charges related to patients who received inaccurate test results. It remained deadlocked on three remaining charges. Continue reading...

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2022-01-04 22:20:10 France opens terror investigation after Dakar rally explosion

French racing driver Philippe Boutron was seriously injured in blast in Saudi city of JeddahFrench prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation after a car participating in the Dakar rally was hit by an explosion in Saudi Arabia last week that badly wounded its driver.After the 30 December attack in the city of Jeddah, the driver, Philippe Boutron, underwent surgery in Saudi Arabia for serious leg injuries before returning to France. Continue reading...

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