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Caught in the middle, other world governments are trying to defend their own interests.
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New York Times: French winemakers send excess product to another life as hand sanitiser.
Covid 19 cases surge to record heights around the world
South Korea Covid-19 cases are spiking to their highest daily levels in four months.
The global march of face masks: A mirror on humanity
Face masks are becoming part of the new normal in a Covid-infected world.
Dramatic video: Boys jump from burning apartment, caught by neighbours
"When they jumped, fear disappeared. What mattered was to catch".
Watch: Fire breaks out at French cathedral in Nantes
Fire shattered stained glass windows and sent black smoke into the air.
Frozen in time: Newspapers from 1966 air crash found in glacier
A mountaineer has uncovered litter on a French glacier with an extraordinary history.
France joins Britain in mandating masks
French President Emmanuel Macron said masks will be required by August 1.
Our cash-free future is getting closer
New York Times: The pandemic is propelling a shift toward a cashless society.
Missile battery, miscommunication to blame for Ukraine jetliner shooting - Report
Iran claims miscommunication led to a Ukrainian jetliner being shot down in January.
Lindsay Wright: Our naivety sank with Rainbow Warrior 35 years ago
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'Destined for the scalpel': Puppies sold to testing labs amid pandemic
French breeders selling dogs to testing labs for experiments due to 'excess stock'.
Teenager sentenced for tossing child from atop London museum
A mentally ill 18-year-old has been jailed for at least 15 years after sickening attack.
Found: Epstein madam's bolthole revealed
She's been hunted all over the world - but now her location may have been revealed.
How NZ's Covid-19 death rate stacks up versus the world
Australia and NZ have the lowest Covid death rates in the OECD.
A Kiwi in Paris: Life without tourists
Comment: Locked down and stranded in Paris, with the city's landmarks to oneself.
Covid-19: Wuhan virology lab breaks silence
The director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology has spoken for the first time.
As Paris tiptoes toward normalcy, infections are sharply down
New York Times: If the initial signs are hopeful, the national mood remains wary.
Biggest number of new Covid-19 cases recorded in a single day
There have been more worldwide infections in the past 24 hours than ever before.
France re-opened schools, now there's a second wave of Covid cases
French Education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer orders affected schools to close.
The 'sad' reality of physical distancing at school
A heartbreaking photo of schoolkids following distancing rules has sparked outrage.
Second hit - Warning of new wave of coronavirus in Europe
Top WHO official warns second spike could coincide with outbreaks of other diseases.
What do we lose when Cannes is cancelled?
New York Times: What the festival means to movies and Hollywood at this pivotal moment.
Duke and Duchess of York forced to sell $26m Swiss ski chalet
Chalet owner has launched legal proceedings against Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.
Bizarre outcome: The countries where deaths have fallen despite virus
Comment: In some nations, people are living longer during the pandemic.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Madonna 'thought it was the flu'
Pop icon says she tested positive for antibodies after coming down with "a bad flu".
Desperately seeking Eloi: Family of missing French teen reveal more
Family of French teen missing in Auckland since March 6 reveal more about his time in NZ.
High school students paid $70,000 for a dream trip that was canned. Now they're fighting for their money.
Epsom Girls' Grammar School students suffer double whammy on cancelled history trip.
Covid-19: US death toll passes 60,000; UK toll passes 26,000
It's a jump of almost a fifth on previous reports.
Covid 19: World economies plunge
An estimated 30 million Americans put out of work after shutdowns forced by Covid 19.
Marseilles' quarantine islands return to use 300 years on
In Marseille there is an eerie sense that history is repeating itself.
Missing French teen: Item of interest found, police search West Auckland bush
It has been almost two months since Eloi Rolland was last seen in Auckland.