Oscar Bisman s baddies are back: Pāpāmoa 6-year-old battles against leukaemia again
17 May, 2021 06:00 PM
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Oscar Bisman, pictured with his dad Gavin, is fighting off leukaemia for the second time at just six years old. Photo / Supplied
Oscar Bisman, pictured with his dad Gavin, is fighting off leukaemia for the second time at just six years old. Photo / Supplied
The baddies are back.
The baddies are in six-year-old Oscar Bisman s blood, zooming around his body and making his family s worst fear a reality Oscar s cancer is back, and it s come back strong. After six months cancer-free, Oscar is back on the battle line giving everything he can to beat his leukaemia just as a sense of normality was about to set in.
The agriculture ministry, which is on full alert, said on Monday large numbers of the locusts had been destroyed. There have been no big farming losses so far
US, Japan should be prudent on Taiwan question By Zou Zhibo | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-04-20 07:28 US President Joe Biden walks out of the Oval Office with Japan s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga ahead of a news conference at the White House in Washington on April 16, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
On April 16, the leaders of the United States and Japan met in Washington and issued a joint statement mentioning the Taiwan question, for the first time since 1969, in the latest sign of the two countries attempts to undermine China s reunification.
Recently, the US and Japan have kept approaching the red line of supporting Taiwan independence . The US government has allowed senior officials to visit Taiwan and supported the Taiwan authorities participation in international organizations. A senior US official even referred to Taiwan as a country , which he called a slip of tongue, to challenge China s bottom line.
Pav wars: Air New Zealand s secret weapon to nobble Qantas boss
16 Apr, 2021 05:15 AM
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Qantas turns 100 - the airline through the century. Video / Supplied
Aviation, tourism and energy writer for the NZ Heraldgrant.bradley@nzherald.co.nz@gbradleynz
Qantas boss Alan Joyce says his airline has reached a lounge deal with Air New Zealand - revealing he could have been nobbled by a gift from the Kiwi carrier. In the spirit of healthy competition Air NZ boss Greg Foran had a pavlova delivered to Joyce shortly after the quarantine-free flight bubble was announced.
However, the New Zealand creation was covered in kiwifruit.