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South Africa warns of 'vaccine apartheid' amid hoarding by rich nations
May 11, 2021 06:40South Africa’s president has warned of “vaccine apartheid” as millions of people in poor countries are dying of the coronavirus with no access to vaccines and wealthy countries are hogging shots.
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Indian states run out of COVID-19 vaccines, Brazil tops 400,000 fatality mark
Apr 30, 2021 08:19Several Indian states have run out of coronavirus vaccines a day prior to a planned broadening of a nationwide vaccination drive amid a surge of new cases in the country to yet another daily record, officials have announced.
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New study shows Pfizer vaccine not protective against African version of COVID-19
Feb 18, 2021 14:14A new study published in one of the most prestigious peer-reviewed medical journals shows that the Pfizer vaccine is largely ineffective against the dominant local variant of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in South Africa.
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Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID shot less effective against South African variant: Study
Feb 07, 2021 08:43British drug maker AstraZeneca AZN.L said on Saturday its vaccine developed with the University of Oxford appeared to offer only limited protection against mild disease caused by the South African variant of COVID-19, based on early data from a trial.
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South Africa's second-largest crude refinery shutdown after blast
Dec 06, 2020 05:26South Africa’s second-largest crude oil refinery, the 120,000 barrel per day plant operated by Engen, has been shut down for investigators to determine the cause of the early Friday “fire incident,” the company says.
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South Africa: No evidence of alleged Iranian plot to kill US envoy
Sep 19, 2020 03:22South Africa's State Security Agency says it has found no evidence to support US media claims that Iran was planning to assassinate American Ambassador to Pretoria Lana Marks.
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South Africa says ‘surprised’ by ‘bizarre’ report of Iran plot to kill US envoy
Sep 18, 2020 10:00South African Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor says her country is “as surprised as its Iranian friends” after learning about the American news website Politico’s report of a “plot” by Tehran to assassinate the US envoy to the African nation.
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Global COVID-19 cases near 5.5mn mark, WHO warns of 2nd peak
May 26, 2020 05:21The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide now stands at 5,495,061, with 346,232 cases having resulted in loss of life, according to the latest figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
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US violating international health regulations regardless of COVID-19 outbreak: President Rouhani
Apr 28, 2020 11:28President Hassan Rouhani has lashed out at the United States for intensifying its illegal sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic, saying the US is even violating international healthcare regulations despite a novel coronavirus pandemic gripping almost all world nations.
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South Africa: Police officers detained for flouting lockdown orders
Apr 22, 2020 13:07Scores of government officials, including 89 police officers, have been arrested for flouting South Africa's coronavirus regulations, many of them for selling confiscated liquor, the police minister said on Wednesday.