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He was accused of overstating the number of confirmed deaths by the Pfizer vaccine.
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'Very stupid decision': Essential worker who took ski holiday during Covid lockdown sentenced
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'I'm in deep water': Man who sold bleach as cure for Covid-19 jailed
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China’s population dropped for a second straight year after Covid lockdowns
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'I've paid a huge price': Anti-vax personality Liz Gunn to get day in court for airport scuffle
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Why is Generation Z less likely to end up behind bars?
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Peace-keeping major general honoured for 39 years of service
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Dozens of scouts catch Covid-19 at jamboree
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SPCA feeling the squeeze with peak kitten season still to come
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Former PM Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford to marry this month
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