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Astonishing reason Maddie McCann suspect may be freed soon
Christian Brueckner could be out of prison in early August.
European court invalidates data-sharing pact with United States
The case began after Edward Snowden revealed the US government was snooping on people.
France joins Britain in mandating masks
French President Emmanuel Macron said masks will be required by August 1.
Kiwi medicinal cannabis company secures deal with German distributor
Rua Bioscience is growing its medicinal cannabis global export strategy.
The pandemic's economic damage is growing
New York Times: It will take years for the global economy to recover.
Swedes are avoiding distancing fiascos by dining 'al fresco'
The al-fresco safari restaurant has been started as an antidote to the lack of travel.
European flight search spike after NZ added to 'safe' list
Travel agents have reported a 450 per cent rise in searches for overseas airfares.
Peters: 'We're not going to compromise our country's health'
Kiwis who travel overseas should pay for quarantine when they return, says Peters.
Arm and a leg: Drug company to charge thousands for Covid-19 treatment
The new drug is shown to shorten recovery time. This is how much it'll cost you.
Sweden 'surprisingly slow' getting to herd immunity
The Swedes chose not to implement a strict lockdown but have a high mortality rate.
Suzuki Series safe
Popular motorcycling event puts New Zealand and Whanganui in the global limelight.
Maddie McCann: Investigators reveal suspect's chilling conversation
Content warning: Authorities believe missing girl was killed shortly after abduction.
Surge in infections: City of 18 million overtakes Wuhan as virus capital
One of the worst spikes in coronavirus infections slams city of 18 million people.
The damning image linking 'murder' suspect to McCann's disappearance
Father of Bruckner's girlfriend 'was suspicious of him'.
Revealed: Maddie McCann suspect's horrific past crimes
Suspect in McCann mystery being investigated by German police over another missing child.
Mayhem in America: Cities looted, line of police cars destroyed as US burns with rage
Americans in many cities woke up to charred, glass-strewn streets after a night of rage.
Protests planned in NZ: World alarmed by violence in US; thousands march in London
Nations around the world have watched civil unrest in US following George Floyd's death.
A $1.3 trillion virus recovery plan thrusts Europe into a new frontier
New York Times: Adopting the proposal would make history for the bloc.
Europeans soak up the sun but travel rules a mishmash
There is a two-day waiting list for beach-goers for specially marked sunbathing areas.
Sweden becomes country with highest coronavirus death rate per capita
Sweden has 6.08 deaths per million inhabitants, higher than the UK, USA and Italy.
Italy to reopen to tourists, Baltic travel bubble starts
Italy gives date it will reopen to tourists, as Europe's first travel bubble starts up.
Parents still battling for cancelled school trip refunds
Student Horizons pays $392,000 in refunds but parents say they have little to show for it.
Second hit - Warning of new wave of coronavirus in Europe
Top WHO official warns second spike could coincide with outbreaks of other diseases.
Across Europe, reopening borders in time for summer
New York Times: Europeans are longing to swap their balconies for the beach.
Putin's spokesman hospitalised with coronavirus
Kremlin spokesman who has worked with Vladimir Putin for two decades hospitalised.
Reopenings bring new cases in South Korea, virus fears in Italy
The new flare-ups underscored dilemma authorities face as they try to reopen economies.
First Matamata cluster case had returned from Ireland
Matamata cluster began with a person travelling from Ireland to NZ and visiting bar.
Woman's extreme effort to have world's biggest lips
While she 'loves' the look she still thinks she could go bigger.
Invisible enemy: The mysterious first days of the deadly coronavirus
Censored messages, a whistleblower and a muzzled scientist - first days of Covid-19.
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.
Stranded climate activists refuse repatriation by plane
Travel restrictions have put a spanner in the spokes of their 12000 kilometre cycle route.
Covid-19: US death toll passes 60,000; UK toll passes 26,000
It's a jump of almost a fifth on previous reports.