24 hours into NZ's 28 day lock down and the funniest story to date ... ( Archived) (6)

4 Belgian tourists walked into one of the South Island tramping routes 5 days ago ... and walked out this morning to learn all about self isolation !

There's bound to be more in there as some of the routes are longer ...

Kosovo lawmakers voted to remove Prime Minister Albin Kurti, becoming the first nation in Europe to vote out a government over the way it handled the coronavirus outbreak.

Australia has reversed a decision to limit hairdressing appointments to just 30 minutes following a backlash.

The government in Ottawa confirmed rumors that Washington is considering troop deployments along the US-Canada border for coronavirus enforcement, calling the proposal “unnecessary” and “damaging” to neighborly relations.

China has decided to temporarily suspend entry to almost all foreign nationals holding valid visas or residence permits, the foreign ministry in Beijing has announced.

Mexican protesters have shut a US southern border crossing amid fears that untested American travellers will spread coronavirus.

Residents in Sonora, south of the US state of Arizona, have promised to block traffic into Mexico for a second day after closing a checkpoint for hours on Wednesday.

because no one nation is every again going to be allowed to control international trade settlements...>>>
Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) (????) is an ambitious programme to connect Asia with Africa and Europe via land and maritime networks along six corridors with the aim of improving regional integration, increasing trade and stimulating economic growth.
One belt one road, also known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a project initiated by the Chinese President Xi Jinping. Its objective is to build trade routes between China and the countries in Central Asia, Europe and Indo-Pacific littoral countries.

You're obsessed woman !

Go buy some batteries while driving to or from your 'essential' hairdressing appointment !

;-)

There's probably some old dudes in Canada who look at US Troop deployments along the Canadian Border and recall 'WAR PLAN RED'

I'll not explain, those who are at all interested can look it up ... and probably will say 'No,no, that could never have happened ... !'

Cheers for those Rob