Author: Reuters and Dan Satherley

The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about the number of coronavirus cases with no clear epidemiological link, although the total number of cases outside China remains relatively small, its director general has said.

Cases with no clear link include those with no travel history to China or contact with a confirmed case, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a briefing.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/02/coronavirus-concern-over-growing-number-of-cases-unconnected-to-wuhan.html
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A Māori law expert says halving the benefit of a parent with an outstanding warrant is unfairly punishing children, and "morally outrageous".

New figures released to RNZ show 437 sanctions were applied against people with children in 2018, with over 80 percent of those sanctions applied against Māori.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/02/most-benefit-sanctions-applied-to-m-ori-figures-show.html
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Author: Andrea Vance

OPINION: The US army has a sacred rule: leave no man, or woman, behind.

The principle of taking care of each other - no matter the cost - is deeply embedded in the military.

Jawed Yousufi was left behind.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/119726574/governments-terrible-betrayal-of-stranded-afghan-interpreter
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Author: Mandy Te

A biplane nosedived into a Napier runway after being caught on a gust of wind.

Emergency services were called to a plane crash at Hawke's Bay Airport on midday Sunday. 

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An Irish drug dealer who earned millions of euros in cryptocurrency has lost his fortune after the access codes to his riches were destroyed.

Clifton Collins' 12 Bitcoin accounts had a total of €53.6 million (NZ$91.5 million) inside them, but his money may never be accessed because of the missing codes.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/02/irish-drug-dealer-loses-bitcoin-codes-to-his-91-5-million-fortune.html
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The Council of Licenced Firearms Owners is calling on Police Minister Stuart Nash to front up and explain, after releasing new figures showing that since 2011, Police employees have been caught 244 times for unauthorised use of confidential and sensitive Policing databases.

Article: https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2002/S00154/as-arms-bill-hits-parliament-new-corruption-data-exposes-police.htm
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OPINION: House prices are on the rise again, and this time rents are rising as well.

And right on cue, the property interventionists are limbering up to demand capital gains taxes, rent freezes and sundry other measures to tackle the issue.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/real-estate/119731577/before-we-start-talking-about-another-housing-crisis-lets-talk-about-what-works
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