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Africa's 43% jump in Covid-19 cases in a week worries experts
World Health Organization warns continent of 1.3 billion could become the next epicenter.

Ten African countries have no ventilators. That's only part of the problem
New York Times: Basic supplies like oxygen and soap are needed first to slow the spread.

Covid-19's worrying new milestone; New York residents ordered to wear face masks
More than 120,000 deaths have been recorded around the world.

Poachers kill more rhinos as coronavirus halts tourism to Africa
New York Times: Endangered animals may become additional casualties of the pandemic.

Double blow for Africa as plague of locusts threaten food crops
A second wave of a huge locust outbreak is arriving in parts of East Africa.

Lockdowns leave millions of women without birth control
Thousands of clinics around the world have closed.

Italian virus death toll nears China's as outbreak spreads
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where coronavirus first took hold, has no new domestic cases.

Coronavirus: Trump declares national emergency
US announcement comes as Europe becomes epicentre of pandemic, WHO says.

Morocco: A day trip from Marrakech to Essaouira
Just three hours from Marrakech, you'll find a stunning and laidback coastal alternative.

From Whanganui club cricket to being named in ICC Under 19 World Cup team
Canadian allrounder named beside players likely to become ODI stars and IPL millionaires

Botswana auctions licences to hunt elephants
This comes after a hunting ban was lifted hoping to reducing human and elephant conflict.

Record number of deaths in one day in coronavirus 'ground zero'
The global death toll has now reached 565 deaths.

How US firms helped Africa's richest woman exploit her country's wealth
New York Times: She built an empire in a country mired in corruptions. Westerners helped.

10 of the best-value safari lodges in Africa
Who needs plunge pools? The real luxury is seeing wild animals in this vast landscape.

Flooding, landslides leave 26 dead and 10,000 homes flooded in Madagascar
92,000 people have been affected by heavy rains on the Indian Ocean island.

What a scorcher: Earth just had its hottest decade on record
The decade had eight of the 10 hottest years on record.

Kerikeri's first Montessori school opens
The centre is the only Montessori school in Northland.

Hallowed sporting ground abandoned to homeless
Inside Whangārei's Jubilee Park, a former league ground and now a home for the destitute.

Sahara Desert: Candles, camels and culture
All that glitters in the Sahara Desert is not simply gold, writes Ainsley Duyvestyn-Smith.

The king spending millions on his 15 wives as country suffers
While the population suffers, King Mswati III spends millions on luxury cars for his wives

I spent time in a Kenyan orphanage hoping to make a difference. But was I really helping?
The moral dilemma of volunteer tourism.

The violent abduction of world's youngest billionaire
Mo Dewji was walking outside a hotel gym when a gang of violent thugs abducted him.

Africa: Embracing the Kenyan wilderness
Safari parks aren't meant for comfort, but it's more than worth it

'A new message': Moscow trains its propaganda machine on Africa
New York Times: Russia is playing for power in Africa.

Whanganui cricket manager goes into bat for Manawatu
Cricket development is a passion for Dilan Raj and a lasting legacy he leaves behind.

Three hours from anywhere: Africa's best beach holidays
Day and weekend trips within three hours of 60 of the world's favourite cities.

Kenyan game animals: Protecting jewel in Africa's crown
Tim the elephant is one of Africa's most treasured animals but often clashes with humans.

Super typhoon wreaks devastation in Japan - seven dead, 15 missing
Helicopters plucked people from their flooded homes as the typhoon wreaked havoc.