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Russia, NATO hold nuclear drills as Ukraine villages pounded
Russia's military has targeted more than 40 villages around Ukraine over the past day, killing at least two civilians and sustaining the terror that forces people into air raid shelters...
Desmond Tutu, South Africa鈥檚 Nobel Peace winner, dies at 90
Desmond Tutu, South Africa鈥檚 Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of thecountry鈥檚 past racist policy of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, died Sunday...
Case drop may show South Africa鈥檚 omicron peak has passed
South Africa鈥檚 noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country鈥檚 dramatic omicron-driven surge has passed its peak, medical experts say.
Data indicate omicron is milder, better at evading vaccines
The omicron variant appears to cause less severe disease than previous versions of the coronavirus, and the Pfizer vaccine seems to offer less defense against infection from it but still...
Omicron v. delta: Battle of coronavirus mutants is critical
As the omicron coronavirus variant spreads in southern Africa and pops up in countries all around the world, scientists are anxiously watching a battle play out that could determine the...
Omicron-stricken South Africa may be glimpse into the future
Dr. Sikhulile Moyo was analyzing COVID-19 samples in his lab in Botswana last week when he noticed they looked startlingly different from others.
“An inland ocean”: Cyclone Idai’s huge floods endangers thousands in Mozambique, southern Africa
Rapidly rising floodwaters have created "an inland ocean" in Mozambique endangering scores of thousands of families, as aid organizations scramble to rescue and provide food to survivors of Cyclone Idai.
Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique
More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation's...
After 37 years, rule of Zimbabwe’s Mugabe appears to be over
Zimbabwe's military was in control of the capital and the state broadcaster on Wednesday and was holding President Robert Mugabe and his wife under house arrest in what appeared to...
U.N. delivers food rations to Sierra Leone amid Ebola outbreak
U.N. delivers food rations to Sierra Leone amid Ebola outbreak