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Alan Bollard: Covid has hit global economy faster and deeper than GFC
The Apec CEO Summit has turned its attention to the economic recovery from Covid.
Wellington vs. Auckland: New study reveals which city is less stressful
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'Warning shot for the world': WHO makes horrifying Europe death prediction
Europe is again becoming a cause of "grave concern" for virus experts.
As deaths rise, Russian doctors despair at low vaccine rate
The country has hovered near 1,000 reported deaths per day for weeks.
Kiwi still struggling 19 months after Covid damaged his heart
Luke MacLean-McMahon can't do the sports and exercise he used to love.
Africans welcome new malaria vaccine. But is it a 'game changer'?
New York Times: The arsenal of weapons to use against malaria just grew bigger.
A 'historical event': First malaria vaccine approved by WHO
New York Times: Malaria kills about 500,000 people each year, about half of them children.
Wuhan and US scientists planned to create new coronaviruses
Group submitted proposals to mix genetic data of strains and grow new sequences.
Hi, my name is Delta: When you have the same name as Covid-19's most destructive variant
It ain't easy to be named Delta in 2021 New Zealand.
FDA advisers reject plan to give Pfizer booster shot to most Americans
The panel said they need more data on the third shot.
Covid-19 booster shots not needed now but may be in time - expert
The National Party has strongly insisted NZ needs to be ordering boosters now.
Why do the vaccinated have to lock down?
The World Health Organisation has said the vaccinated should still wear a mask.
Covid 'likely' came from Wuhan lab - WHO investigation head
It's a "likely hypothesis" that a Chinese scientist was infected in the field: WHO expert.
Fiji's Covid-19 cases remain high as Delta spreads
A toddler, a 21-year-old man, and an 18-year-old woman have all recently died.
Hepatitis C plan aims to eliminate virus by 2030
The plan includes expansion of nurse-led clinics and mobile clinics.
Rebecca Sta Maria: Urgent global cooperation needed
Opinion: Apec leaders called an unprecedented crisis meeting to discuss Covid recovery.
PM's push for stronger global vaccinations effort
Jacinda Ardern is pushing the case for a pandemic Treaty as countries deal with Covid-19.
WHO: Third booster shot 'not needed'
World Health Organisation appeals for the scarce shots to be shared with poor countries.
Global death toll from Covid-19 reaches grim milestone
It is widely believed the death toll is an undercount.
Fresh threat: Ultra-contagious mutant Covid strain emerges
It started in Peru, where it laid waste to the population. Now it's on the move.
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Mike Hosking: The Government is playing whack-a-mole with Covid
OPINION: The vaccine is key to moving forward - but this is a joke.
Covid-19 Delta variant quickly taking over the world
The Delta variant threatens a new Covid-19 outbreak in NSW, and Australia is not alone.
WHO to women: Stop drinking - for your babies' sake
WHO advised that women of 'child-bearing age' should be prevented from drinking alcohol.
Damning bat video contradicts WHO claim
Earlier investigation said the idea that bats were held at the institute 'an error'.
Call to reform coercive treatment for mentally unwell
Experts say compulsory treatment orders are overused and need rolling back.
The Covid-19 Wuhan lab leak theory highlights a glaring lack
OPINION: What may or may not have happened in China is not the biggest problem.
True or not, the Wuhan lab leak story looks set to change the world
Opinion: The pandemic's long-term geopolitical ramifications are looking ominous.
Victoria cluster hits 63: Three new cases as Melbourne faces longer restrictions
Yesterday, the state government announced the lockdown would be extended another week.
Covid-19 around the world: UK tackling Indian variant, France vaccinating all adults
France offers vaccine to all adults as UK tries to vaccinate 15,000 in a day at a stadium.
Covid: WHO scientist dismisses 'unfounded' Wuhan lab leak claims
Peter Daszak has been accused of a conflict of interest over his links to the Wuhan lab.
Covid-19 lab leak theory revisited in US intel investigation
The US president has ordered a new investigation into the origins of the coronavirus.