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The US death toll from coronavirus pandemic has almost doubled in the past three days.

There are 190 thousand confirmed cases in the United States, almost 4,000 people have died.

President Donald… Audio

Today marks day four of New Zealand's nationwide Covid-19 lockdown. We're joined by commentators Linda Clark and Michael Barnett to see how they feel New Zealand is handling the situation. Audio

Governments worldwide are making cash injections to stave off the worst effects of the economic hit from attempts to contain Covid-19.

President Donald Trump wants to pump US$850 dollars into the US… Audio

In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about the perils of both-sides journalism during the Covid-19 crisis, a weird on-air monologue from Kerre McIvor, and some slightly… Audio

USA correspondent Susan Davis looks at the response to Covid-19 in the US and whether Congress may have to pass an economic stimulus package as President Trump is criticised for his handling of the… Audio

Elizabeth Warren quit the Democratic presidential race this week, leaving Joe Biden (77) and Bernie Sanders (78) as the last major contenders battling Donald Trump (73). Karen Kasler wonders when the… Audio

New Zealand still has just one confirmed case of the disease Covid-19.

The infected person -a New Zealander aged in their 60s - travelled from Iran via Bali on an Emirates flight to New Zealand on… Audio

There is another huge week ahead ahead in US politics, with 'Super Tuesday' -- where more than a third of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary votes will be cast -- looming as the star billing. US… Audio

Kiwi musician Noah Slee is back in the country and will be taking the stage at the Splore Festival later this morning. He joins the show to discuss his return and the inspiration behind his new single… Audio

Self-improvement guru Dale Carnegie always said listening was key to getting ahead in life. Journalist Kate Murphy takes a closer look at the art of listening in her new book, You're Not Listening:… Audio

William Gibson has imagined the near future more convincingly than anyone else for four decades now. His latest sci-fi thriller, Agency, is a book with both feet placed firmly in the future that will… Audio

In the wake of the coronavirus out of Wuhan, China, Edinburgh-based GP and writer Dr. Gavin Francis insists we are getting better and better at controlling these things, but he is adamant there will… Audio

It's been yet another big week in US politics, with Donald Trump capping things off with a rambling, vitriolic speech in the wake of his impeachment acquittal. US correspondent Karen Kasler has been… Audio

President Trump has hinted he will move to make impeachments harder to pursue in his first remarks since being acquitted of impeachment.

Speaking at a national prayer breakfast a short time ago Trump… Audio

President Donald Trump, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has announced his plans to end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.

The announcement of the 'Middle East… Audio

Dartmouth College Professor David Blanchflower has studied data across 132 countries to measure the relationship between wellbeing and age and come up with a U-shaped happiness curve, which reaches… Audio

Rutgers University history professor James Goodman explains why Donald Trump is the only person who could have done what he has done -- and got away with it --  as US president. Audio

A coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan has now killed more than 40 people and infected more than 1,100, with the virus also spreading to at least nine other countries. Nathan VanderKlippe… Audio

What are the updates from the World Health Organisation's emergency meeting about the global risk of the coronavirus from Wuhan, who is speaking today at the World Economic Forum in Davos and is there… Audio