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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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Topic: new zealand

Unilever to trial 4-day working week in New Zealand amid Covid disruption

The trial will start this month and run for a year, with the company saying its goal is to measure performance on output, not time.

7 Pakistani players test positive for Covid, may have been infected between Pak & NZ facility

Six members of the Pakistani cricket team had tested positive Tuesday after landing in New Zealand, a seventh member tested positive Saturday

Politics hampered WHO’s response to Covid, review panel chief says

The WHO and its members have been scrutinized for their responses to the pandemic that has struck about 47 million people, killing more than 1.2 million & stifling economies worldwide.

What US can learn from Jacinda Ardern’s stunning election victory in New Zealand

Ardern’s message of empathy & kindness married with skillful crisis management contrasts starkly with the divisive politics in US as Trump, Biden face off for presidency on 3 Nov.

Jacinda Ardern’s landslide win in NZ shows what voters want — Covid competence

Shutting down economy at a time when New Zealand had just 102 cases was a political gamble, but one that’s paid off.

New Zealand reports first locally transmitted Covid case in three weeks

News of the fresh community case comes hours after PM Jacinda Ardern swept to landslide election win, largely on the back of her govt’s successful response to Covid.

Jacinda Ardern returns to power in landslide victory as New Zealand rewards Covid success

With 87% of the vote counted, Ardern’s Labour Party had 49% support — heading to its biggest share of the vote since the 1930s.

PM Jacinda Ardern set for big election win as New Zealand voters reward Covid success

Pandemic has given Jacinda Ardern a stage to display her strengths of empathetic leadership & skilled crisis management, drowning out criticism of not delivering on some key promises.

New Zealand stocks & property surge as Jacinda Ardern’s poll win seems certain

The S&P/NZX 50 stock index has still gained 6.5% this month alone. The housing market is also running hot. Business confidence is also recovering.

Pandemic reinvents grocery shopping in China, South Africa eases lockdown & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

On Camera

A Donald Trump presidency threatens Indian economy. Just see his record

The chances of a trade war that raise inflation and reduce India’s economic growth are much higher under a Trump presidency.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

As IDF unveils robotic combat task force, Israeli maker says open to working with India

Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.