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Baby dies in Wellington emergency housing

A baby has died at an emergency housing provider in central Wellington. Wellington City Mission staff were called to an address on Manners St this morning by a mother who discovered her child wasn’t breathing. Staff immediately called emergency services, but they were unable to resuscitate the child. Police have confirmed they were called to […]

South Africa’s COVID-19 crisis strengthens Ramaphosa’s economic reform hand

By Tim Cocks and Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The coronavirus crisis that has decimated South Africa’s already struggling economy presents President Cyril Ramaphosa with his best opportunity yet for reforming it, analysts say, even if he encounters resistance along the way. Before COVID-19 struck, the president seemed stuck in a quagmire of consensus-building — […]

KLM says it will scrap some flights to China due to the coronavirus outbreak

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – KLM, the Dutch arm of Air France KLM <AIRF.PA>, will scrap some flights to China due to the coronavirus outbreak in the North Asian country, it said late on Wednesday. Starting on Friday, direct flights to the cities of Chengdu and Hangzhou will be suspended, while the number flights to Shanghai will […]