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A woman who returned from visiting China two days ago has put herself in isolation at her home in Auckland saying she doesn't want to take any chances in case she's infected with coronavirus.

Angela Lai was visiting family in China and didn't visit the province most affected by the virus which has produced 31,161 cases in China alone and killed 636 people.

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Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/can-feel-panic-people-woman-self-isolating-her-auckland-home-after-visiting-virus-hit-china
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Author: Gerry Shih

Sitting inside a Wuhan police station the night of Febuary 1, Fang Bin was sure he would end up in a jail cell.

Earlier that day, Fang had visited a Wuhan hospital overwhelmed with coronavirus cases and filmed a short video showing corpses in body bags piled up.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/119352300/chinas-losing-battle-with-free-speech-amidst-coronavirus-outbreak
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Author: Ankit Panda

The scope of the cooperation may extend beyond North Korea’s ballistic missiles. The five-country anglophone intelligence-sharing arrangement known as “Five Eyes” is collaborating with outside partners France, Japan, and South Korea to better understand North Korea’s military activities, a Kyodo News report noted on Sunday.

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Article: https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/five-eyes-countries-eye-expanded-cooperation-amid-north-korea-challenges/
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Author: John Gerritsen of RNZ

The current coronavirus outbreak is serving as a real time test of New Zealand's emergency plans.

But public health experts warn there are even bigger threats out there that we should also be preparing for. John Gerritsen investigates if we could cope in a global catastrophe.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/119356599/how-nz-would-fare-during-a-world-catastrophe
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Author: Fiona Connor

An Auckland woman looking for a new home was hurt when a homeowner hung up on her after confirming her she was on Work and Income. 

The beneficiary, who asked only to be referred to as Sharon, has multiple sclerosis and receives the supported living benefit. 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/02/homeowner-refuses-rental-to-woman-with-multiple-sclerosis-receiving-work-and-income.html
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A stellar fight between two stars has been captured in stunning imagery.

Telescopes in Chile recently captured a fight between two stars, including the moment one star swallowed the other.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/science/119331488/a-stellar-fight-stunning-images-show-the-moment-a-star-swallowed-another-star
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Author: Gerry Shih - The Washington Post

A Chinese doctor who was silenced by police for trying to share news about the new coronavirus long before Chinese health authorities disclosed its full threat has died from the disease, his friends and colleagues said.

Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital, became a national hero and a symbol of the Chinese government's systemic failings last month.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/119333353/chinese-doctor-who-tried-to-raise-alarm-on-coronavirus-in-wuhan-dies-from-disease
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Author: Jamie Ensor

A Chinese doctor among the first to alert authorities to the deadly coronavirus has died from the illness.

Local media first reported on Friday morning (NZ Time), that Dr Li Wenliang had succumbed to the virus which has spread across the globe. The World Health Organisation (WHO) soon confirmed the news, saying "we all need to celebrate work that he did on" the illness.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/02/coronavirus-outbreak-chinese-doctor-who-warned-about-infection-dies-from-illness.html
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