Andrew Meldrum

Russia, NATO hold nuclear drills as Ukraine villages pounded

October 26, 2022 at 1:46 p.m.

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...

FILE – Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, March 21, 2003. Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died at the age of 90, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Desmond Tutu, South Africa鈥檚 Nobel Peace winner, dies at 90

December 26, 2021 at 12:41 p.m.

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

December 22, 2021 at 7:31 a.m.

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.

People wait for COVID-19 vaccination at ...

Data indicate omicron is milder, better at evading vaccines

December 14, 2021 at 6:52 a.m.

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...

A woman is vaccinated against COVID-19 ...

Omicron v. delta: Battle of coronavirus mutants is critical

December 6, 2021 at 9:46 p.m.

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...

An Orange Farm, South Africa, resident ...

Omicron-stricken South Africa may be glimpse into the future

December 3, 2021 at 2:31 p.m.

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

March 19, 2019 at 6:59 a.m.

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.

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Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique

March 18, 2019 at 9:38 p.m.

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

November 15, 2017 at 9:43 p.m.

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...

Women gather as people unload food from a truck at a market in Monrovia, Liberia, on Saturday. The U.N.'s World Food Program is delivering emergency food rations to 265,000 people.

U.N. delivers food rations to Sierra Leone amid Ebola outbreak

April 26, 2016 at 5:24 p.m.

U.N. delivers food rations to Sierra Leone amid Ebola outbreak

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Russia, NATO hold nuclear drills as Ukraine villages pounded

Desmond Tutu, South Africa鈥檚 Nobel Peace winner, dies at 90

Case drop may show South Africa鈥檚 omicron peak has passed

Data indicate omicron is milder, better at evading vaccines

Omicron v. delta: Battle of coronavirus mutants is critical

Omicron-stricken South Africa may be glimpse into the future

“An inland ocean”: Cyclone Idai’s huge floods endangers thousands in Mozambique, southern Africa

Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique

After 37 years, rule of Zimbabwe’s Mugabe appears to be over

U.N. delivers food rations to Sierra Leone amid Ebola outbreak