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The two people confirmed dead are an adult and a toddler, but officials said additional deaths couldn’t be ruled out because 15 people were seriously injured. ADVERTISEMENTAt least two people have been killed and 60 others injured after a car drove into a crowd at a busy outdoor Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg, in what authorities are calling a deliberate attack.The two people confirmed dead are an adult and a toddler, but officials said additional deaths couldn’t be ruled out because 15 people were seriously injured.The driver was arrested at the scene shortly after the car…

Workers at Nelson Hospital say the conditions are unbearable, with temperatures sometimes getting over 30 degrees inside, and mouldy window sills.Workers talk of sweat dripping down their backs, and feeling faint and nauseous after a day of work.One worker said conditions are so bad they had chosen to taken redundancy, and they are moving to Australia because they could not bear to work there anymore.The previous government had signed off a full rebuild of Nelson Hospital, but the plan has now changed, and may now be for several new smaller buildings and some of the existing infrastructure kept.A government review…

Weather officials are warning thunderstorms and heavy rain could hit the upper North Island on Saturday.As at 8am, MetService had three watches and one warning in place.Severe thunderstorm watches were on Coromandel Peninsula and the Bay of Plenty, while the former also had a heavy rain watch and the latter a heavy rain warning.Coromandel’s heavy rain watch was from 3am to 9pm.”Periods of rain and thunderstorms are expected,” MetService said. Rainy weather (file image). (Source: istock.com)”Rainfall accumulations may approach warning criteria in a few areas. Moderate chance of upgrading to a warning.”The severe thunderstorm watch for both Coromandel and Bay…

A police negotiation team is at a house in Blenheim where a man with a gun is holding a person hostage.Police were called to the house in Park Terrace just after 5pm on Friday, Marlborough Area Commander Inspector Simon Feltham, said after a man arrived with a gun.Feltham said it was a “family harm-related incident”.Two people were originally inside the house and one was able to get to safety, he said, but the other person remained inside with the man who was known to them.No one had been injured, Feltham said, and police were focused on the welfare of the…

A person has died after their vehicle crashed on a Balclutha road late last night.Emergency services were called to the single-vehicle crash on Gormack St at about 10.35pm. The driver, who was the sole occupant, died at the scene.Police have closed a stretch of road between Moir St and Barnego Rd while the serious crash unit investigates the circumstances of the fatal crash.The road is expected to remain closed until mid-to-late this afternoon, according to police. An ambulance responded to the incident last night, St John said.Police say inquiries into the cause of the crash are ongoing.

Magic. That’s the word Te Rima Whakatau uses to describe how it first felt to use topical steroid creams for his eczema. “It’s like a magic potion,” he says. “I thought that was my savior.”Topical steroids are a common and effective treatment for eczema that are applied to the skin, normally in the form of creams. But if they aren’t used safely, they can cause something called topical steroid withdrawal.It’s an extremely painful condition that has blown up on social media. But despite steroids being the first line of defence for eczema for more than 50 years, the New Zealand…

A single-vehicle crash has closed State Highway 1 near Horeke in Northland, with one person airlifted to hospital in a serious condition.Police were called to the scene, near Rangiahua Rd, at around 9.20am.”Initial indications suggest there are serious injuries,” a police spokesperson said.”The serious crash unit has been advised. The road is closed, and diversions are in place. Motorists are advised to avoid the area and expect delays.”One helicopter and three ambulances were called to the scene, St John said.A person was airlifted to Whangārei Hospital in a serious condition, according to the ambulance service.

Sarajevo faced severe smog on Thursday, with flights cancelled as the city’s air quality index reached 225, the third highest in the world on the day. ADVERTISEMENTFlights were grounded and residents of Sarajevo were told to stay indoors on Thursday as a thick blanket of smog descended on the Bosnia and Herzegovina capital.According to the Swiss-based air quality monitoring company IQAir, Sarajevo’s air quality reached an extremely unhealthy level, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 225. This placed the city among the world’s most polluted for that day, ranking third globally.“This is unbearable. It’s suffocating, especially for those…

Commissioners have heard McDonald’s’ right of reply to grant consent to open a restaurant in Wānaka.Consent is being sought to open a 455 square metres restaurant with a drive-thru at the Wānaka-Luggate Highway, below Mt Iron.Queenstown Lakes District Council opened the proposal up for public submissions, and of the 366 submissions made, 339 were opposed, while 21 supported it.Many – including that from the Wao Aotearoa Charitable Trust – had concerns about the environmental and visual impacts of the restaurant on the town.”The proposed site is highly visible at the entrance of Wānaka and is adjacent to significant landscape features…

This article was originally published in Portuguese The Portuguese automotive manufacturing industry’s exports are predicted to fall in November and December, as demand for new cars slows across Europe. ADVERTISEMENTAutomotive manufactuting plants are closing in Germany and Belgium, with job cuts planned for major industry giants as well as managerial resignations, such as in the case of the Portuguese former CEO of Stellantis, Carlos Tavares.After facing disruption during the pandemic, the European automotive industry is once again in dire straits. Difficulties in the transition to electric cars, increased Chinese competition and decreasing sales are all contributing to the crisis. The Portuguese…