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Once credited with a world-leading COVID-19 response, New Zealand is battling its worst death rates from the virus and running out of ways to fight the pandemic

Signs that Omicron surge is becoming ‘more intense’, with cases rising steadily and more people in hospital than at any time since April

Officers searched 26-year-old Said Mahdi’s home Friday and uncovered $42,150 in cash, along with cocaine, cannabis, opioid painkillers and Xanax. Mahdi emigrated from Iraq during the U.S. occupation of the country.

Analysts slashed their price target on BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc (NYSE:BJ) following the release of Q4 results. Credit Suisse analyst Robert Moskow lowered the price target to $70 from $80 and kept an Outperform rating on the shares, implying a 24% upside. Moskow thinks the pullback in the stock after weak Q4 results is an…

Change comes as NZ, virus-free for much of pandemic, records some of world’s highest transmission rates amid Omicron surge

As case numbers have skyrocketed, the only thing the Government has done is repeal restrictions, accelerating the pace of the outbreak.

A prominent epidemiologist contradicts the Prime Minister over the spread of Omicron

The Delta playbook won't be enough to slow Omicron, which still poses a serious threat to New Zealand's health system.

Jacinda Ardern says Omicron is ‘knocking at our door’ as the prime minister faces criticism over gaps in preparations for a Covid wave