Health Minister Shane Reti offers cursory response over smokefree protest Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

• Inquiry slams UK authorities for failures that killed thousands in infected blood scandal
• Interview: China's progress in environmental protection remarkable, says expert
• 15 killed in road accident in central Ethiopia
• New defense minister talks with Russian counterpart
• Ohio judge to rule Monday on whether the state’s abortion ban stands
• Xinhua Commentary: BRICS gains charm as global dynamics shift
• South Africa sees over 1 mln travelers during Easter holiday
• 11th batch of Chinese medical team provides medical services in Juba, South Sudan
• Storms damage homes in Oklahoma and Kansas. But in Houston, most power is restored
• Rwandans honor fallen politicians as genocide commemoration week ends
• Feature: Eerie calm before storm
• Interview: Somalia seeks drought relief funding in worst humanitarian crisis
• Kevin Pillar gets 1,000th career hit in Angels' win at Texas
• Global South urged to make voices heard