Covid 19: World economies plunge
An estimated 30 million Americans put out of work after shutdowns forced by Covid 19.
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US death toll passes 50,000; world leaders launch virus plan
But the US won't take part in a "landmark" plan launched by European leaders and the WHO.
'Sadness' and disbelief from a world missing US leadership
New York Times: Pandemic is shaking bedrock assumptions about US exceptionalism.
Closed border doesn't stop elderly couple: 'Love is the best thing'
New York Times: Two lovers, 89 and 85, found a romantic way to keep (almost) in touch.
Covid 19: The countries beating the virus
How New Zealand, China, Australia, Germany and South Korea are beating Covid 19.
Technicians leave families, brave pandemic to fix sludge pipes
Five experts have travelled across the world from Germany to fix Wellington's water woes.
Quick before it melts: Germany issues lockdown rules for eating ice cream
Authorities permit "'ne quick lick' in the shop to prevent ice cream melting.
The world is watching: Germany seeks path out of lockdown
New York Times: Study a part of an aggressive approach to combat the virus.
Softly, softly... How countries across the world are loosening the lockdown
The WHO has urged 'extreme caution' but there are signs of a slow return to normality.
Zoo to feed animals to each other in bid to survive
Zoo Director said this 'modest proposal' was the least worst option for the zoo.
Armchair travel: A love letter to Berlin
You're the scruffy, level-headed, Teutonic city we need at the moment
New York 'as terrible as it gets', WHO says Covid-19 is 10 times deadlier than 2009 flu
"This virus is very good at what it does. It is a killer," said Governor Andrew Cuomo.
100,000 deaths globally; UK reeling after deadliest day; 2 NZ fatalities
"We continue to endure great pain … We feel this loss deeply."
Covid-19: NZ v the world - 'We are witnesses of something extraordinary'
COMMENT: NZ's Covid-19 response is so astoundingly strong.
Mum's warning after children catch Covid-19
A mum has sent an urgent warning to other parents after her children were hospitalised.
'It seems crazy': Kiwis stuck in Germany refused access to Air NZ flights
Kiwis cannot jump on return legs of Air NZ flights chartered by Germany.
Of beards and bubonic plague: German village prays for a (2nd) miracle
New York Times: Pandemic forced Bavarian village to abandon pledge to God made in 1633.
Broke and desperate: Govt accused of hypocrisy over jobless immigrants
There are 400,000 people in New Zealand on temporary visas.
A German exception? Why the country's coronavirus death rate is low
New York Times: The pandemic has hit Germany hard, with more than 100,000 people infected.
Global cases top 1m: No sign yet that NZ has lethal virus under control
Repatriation flights for stranded visitors have been given clearance as essential travel.
Covid-19 coronavirus: 'It's a scandal', father of stranded German teen angry at NZ Govt
Volker Pries is unimpressed his 19-year-old daughter is unable to leave New Zealand.
Setbacks and opportunities as virus hits hard
The pandemic has blasted illusions, particularly about rich nations' abilities to cope.
Coronavirus: Tense wait for three German women stuck in Dunedin
Three German women are on stand-by for a lifeline — a flight home.
Over 1.5 billion globally asked to stay home to escape virus
A fifth of the world's population was being urged to stay at home to combat pandemic.
What you need to know today about the outbreak
A wrap of all the latest on the coronavirus around the world.
Stranded in Argentina as flights out cancelled
A New Zealand citizen must use her German passport to get out of Argentina.
Chaos at European borders as people struggle to get home amid coronavirus
The closures have stopped not only people but also needed goods.
Dear corona diary - what it's like to be ill
Karoline Preisler is giving regular updates with the hashtag #coronadiary.
US offered 'large sum' to German company for access to coronavirus vaccine research
New York Times: One official said the company was offered a "large sum" of money.
Europeans erect borders against coronavirus, but the enemy is already within
New York Times: The great squares and stadiums are empty, the museums shut.
US 'offered large sums' for exclusive access to coronavirus vaccine
German politicians insisted that no country should have a monopoly on any future vaccine.
Germany puts part of far-right party under surveillance
The New York Times: The warning was issued on Thursday. Leaders responded with outrage.
Coronavirus: Angela Merkel warns up to 70 per cent of Germans will get infected
Merkel said up to 58 million Germans may get infected if no cure is found.
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