France re-opened schools, now there's a second wave of Covid cases
French Education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer orders affected schools to close.
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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.
What a send off! Pensioner flung from fighter jet after accidentally pulling ejector seat lever
A surprise retirement present flight goes horribly wrong.
New York 'stabilising at a horrific rate', UK's Boris Johnson out of hospital
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the world.
Tributes flow for Kiwi who transformed UK wine industry
Don Hewitson receives rare honour of Times leader for shaking up once 'stuffy trade'.
A love letter to ... Paris
Reminiscing about Paris and why we're still dreaming of visiting ... one day.
One of Europe's most polluted towns stages a noisy revolt
New York Times: They accepted a trade-off for decades: good jobs for foul air.
Long-silenced victim of a paedophile writer gets to tell her story
New York Times: For decades her account of events was rejected. Until now.
Crisis in the Sahel becoming France's forever war
New York Times: French troops hunting Islamist militants in France's unwinnable war.
A Bataclan survivor's wheelchair journey across New Zealand
Pierre Cabon was paralysed in the Paris attacks. Five years later he climbed Tongariro
Most frequently asked coronavirus questions
Answers to some of the common questions people keep asking about coronavirus.
Teen missing in Auckland; distraught family stuck in France by Covid-19
"I pray every day for you, Eloi. We will find you again."
What's essential? In France, pastry and wine. In the US, golf and guns
The coronavirus pandemic has many contemplating what really is essential.
Covid-19 coronavirus: A Kiwi in Paris
Comment: The City of Lights has lost its sparkle as the spectre of Covid-19 grips hard.
20 Kiwis stranded after Antarctic cruise halted by coronavirus
Kiwis and up to 130 Australians left stranded on Antarctic cruise with no way home.
'You're an imbecile': Virus rebels from France to Florida flout lockdown rules
The resisters are holding corona parties and going to beaches.
Coronavirus: Deaths mount in US, Italy & Iran
New York City mayor warns worse is yet to come and urges military to respond.
Coronavirus: Man runs marathon on 7-metre balcony in France
The man ran a 42km all within the confinement of his 7-metre balcony.
French teen missing in Auckland was 'homesick', family say
Eloi Jean Rolland, 18, has not been seen since the morning of March 7 in central Auckland.
Coronavirus clampdown: EU to seal borders for a month
The move is to slow the spread of Covid-19.
Chaos at European borders as people struggle to get home amid coronavirus
The closures have stopped not only people but also needed goods.
Coronavirus: Citizens confined in bid to control pandemic
Millions ordered not to leave home except for food, medicine or exercise.