A 56-year old woman has become the centre of a new CCP virus scare for New Zealand, contracting the highly transmissible South African variant of the virus and becoming the country’s first locally transmitted case in over two months. It is believed she became infected while in hotel quarantine, as she... read more

My Zen teacher Susan recently told a group of her students at the end of a Zen meditation retreat, “We’re all monastics now.” In this pandemic, we’re in an era of isolation, retreat. We’re also in an era of heightened uncertainty. This can be a terrible thing and drive us to loneliness... read more

We all know people like this: When something bad happens, the first thing they do is blame someone or something else. It gets old, right? But let’s be honest: We are all that person, at least some of the time—and probably more often than we’d like to admit. I certainly... read more

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The Biden administration’s move to suspend certain deportations for 100 days would not only pose a security threat but also favor actions that put additional pressure on the nation’s public health system, said former Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf. Shortly after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, the Department of Homeland... read more

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Australia’s approval of its first COVID-19 vaccine will lift confidence and help fuel the country’s economic recovery from recession. The federal government announced on January 25 the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in Australia by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, with the start of vaccination program due late... read more