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South African regulator approves Sinopharm COVID vaccine
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South African regulator approves Sinopharm COVID vaccine

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 7 (Reuters) – South Africa’s health regulator said on Monday it had approved a COVID-19 vaccine from China’s…
UAE to lift entry, transit ban on passengers from 12 African countries
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UAE to lift entry, transit ban on passengers from 12 African countries

DUBAI, Jan 27 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will lift an entry and transit ban on on Saturday on…
South African studies suggest Omicron has higher ‘asymptomatic carriage’
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South African studies suggest Omicron has higher ‘asymptomatic carriage’

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Preliminary findings from two South African clinical trials suggest the Omicron coronavirus variant has a…
Fire ravages Cape Town seat of South Africa’s Parliament
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Fire ravages Cape Town seat of South Africa’s Parliament

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Firefighters battled a major blaze at South Africa’s Parliament complex on Sunday that sent…
‘Moral compass’: Requiem for South Africa’s Archbishop Tutu
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‘Moral compass’: Requiem for South Africa’s Archbishop Tutu

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been remembered at a state funeral Saturday for…
J&J booster slashes Omicron hospitalisations -S.African study
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J&J booster slashes Omicron hospitalisations -S.African study

CAPE TOWN, Dec 30 (Reuters) – A booster dose of Johnson & Johnson Inc’s (JNJ.N) single-dose COVID-19 vaccine was 84% effective at…
Young South Africans learn of Tutu’s activism for equality
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Young South Africans learn of Tutu’s activism for equality

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s legacy is reverberating among young South Africans, many of whom were not born when…
Undertakers, rabbis join global fight promoting COVID shots
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Undertakers, rabbis join global fight promoting COVID shots

In Germany, Lutheran pastors are offering COVID-19 shots inside churches. In Israel’s science-skeptical ultra-Orthodox community, trusted rabbis are trying to…
Desmond Tutu, South African equality activist, dies at 90
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Desmond Tutu, South African equality activist, dies at 90

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican…
South Africa’s case drop may show omicron peak has passed
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South Africa’s case drop may show omicron peak has passed

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country’s dramatic…
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