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Global Leaders Call for a Pandemic Treaty — But U.S. and China Remain Silent
Global leaders have jointly called for a pandemic treaty, although the U.S. and China are missing from the list.
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How the Different COVID Vaccines Will Handle New Variants of the Virus
Companies are working on developing vaccines so they can handle emerging variants of COVID. Here’s how the approaches differ.
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UK Hunts for Missing Person Infected With Covid Variant First Detected in Brazil
U.K. health officials are anxious to trace one of six individuals infected with a more contagious variant of the coronavirus, initially identified in Brazil.
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South Africa's Government Says It's Not Fixated on Austerity. But Analysts Are Unconvinced
It was tipped as the most crucial budget statement in the history of a democratic South Africa.
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South Africa Covid Variant Detected in New York Resident for the First Time, Cuomo Says
Cuomo said on Sunday that a Covid-19 variant first identified in South Africa has reached New York.
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Ashley Judd Is Hospitalized After Suffering ‘Massive Catastrophic' Leg Injury
Ashley Judd “shattered” her leg in four places while in the Congo, she revealed during an Instagram Live with The New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof.
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Dow Jumps More Than 200 Points to a Record, Six-Day Winning Streak Is Best Since August
The blue-chip Dow and the S&P 500 have risen for six days straight, marking their longest winning streak since August.
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AstraZeneca Races to Adapt Covid Vaccine to Variant as South Africa Suspends Rollout
Drugmaker AstraZeneca is racing to adapt its Covid-19 vaccine in the face of new variants of the virus.
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Biden Orders COVID-19 Travel Restrictions, Adds South Africa
President Joe Biden has reinstated COVID-19 travel restrictions on non-U.S. travelers from Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and 26 other European countries that allow travel across open borders
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Japan Has Found a New Covid Variant. Here's How It Compares to Virus Strains in the UK, South Africa
The identification of a new Covid variant comes as countries scramble to contain two other contagious strains that have emerged in the U.K. and South Africa.
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COVID-19 Variant in South Africa Is ‘More of a Problem' Than UK's, Official Says
A new variant of the coronavirus identified in South Africa is more of a risk than the mutation found in the U.K., according to Britain’s health minister.
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Explainer: Are New Coronavirus Strains Cause for Concern?
Researchers are concerned about reports from Britain and South Africa of new coronavirus strains that seem to spread more easily.
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South Africa's Ruling Party Rejects Trump Comment on Mandela
The report that U.S. President Donald Trump made crude, disparaging remarks about Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning former leader, has drawn an angry response from South Africa’s ruling party and others. According to a book written by Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal lawyer, Trump said that Mandela, who guided South Africa in its politically fraught transition from...
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Zindzi Mandela, Daughter of Nelson and Winnie, Dies at 59
Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of South African anti-apartheid figures Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died aged 59
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South Africa Returns to Ban on Alcohol Sales as Virus Surges
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country will immediately return to a ban on the sale of alcohol to reduce the volume of trauma patients so that hospitals have more beds to treat COVID-19 patients
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Lions Nap on Empty Road in South Africa Amid Pandemic
Deserted streets and shuttered businesses may be an ominous sight for humans, but the animal world doesn’t seem to be complaining. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to keep countries around the world on lockdown, wild animals – like goats in Wales or baby turtles in Brazil – appear to be enjoying the lack of bustling activity. In South Africa, lions…
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‘Dream Come True': Rescued Lions Explore New Home in South African Sanctuary
Lions rescued from circuses in Colombia and Peru and airlifted to South Africa scratched their manes on trees and explored their new territory in the African bush after being released into a sanctuary north of Johannesburg Sunday. One of the 33 lions, a male known as Zeus, let out a mighty roar before stepping out of his cage into an...
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Labor Union Wants Inspections at Tokyo Olympic Venues
Tokyo Olympic organizers and two government bodies building venues for next year’s games have until the end of the month to agree to outside inspections on construction sites. Ambet Yuson, the general secretary of the Building and Wood Workers’ International, made the request on Thursday to officials of the Tokyo organizing committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Japan Sport...
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Meghan Markle Joins Prince Harry in Malawi via Skype While Baby Archie Naps
While Meghan, Duchess of Sussex stayed behind in South Africa with baby Archie Harrison as husband Prince Harry embarked on solo trips elsewhere in Africa, she made an unexpected appearance alongside him in Malawi. On Sunday, the Duke of Sussex met with students and alumni supported by U.K. scholarships from Campaign for Female Education at the Nalikule College of Education....
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Meghan Visits Memorial to Murdered South African Woman
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has visited a memorial to a young South African woman whose rape and murder inspired thousands of people to protest the country’s high rate of sexual violence. In a quiet stop during a royal tour, Meghan tied a ribbon to the memorial at the post office where 19-year-old university student Uyinene Mrwetyana was attacked last...