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Iran sympathizes with S. Africa over flood deaths
Apr 20, 2022 05:37Iran's foreign minister offered his sympathy to South Africa, where more than 440 people have died and thousands have been left homeless following torrential rains that triggered floods and mudslides last week.
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At least five dead in South Africa floods, mudslides
Apr 12, 2022 12:48At least five people have been killed in floods and mudslides across South Africa's port city of Durban following heavy rains in recent days, authorities said on Tuesday.
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South African FM voices hope for ‘direct action’ against Israeli apartheid practices
Feb 18, 2022 08:32South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor has called for further downgrading of her country’s diplomatic relations with Israel, expressing hope for a “direct action” against the regime in Tel Aviv for its “well-documented apartheid practices.”
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Health regulator okays Chinese Sinopharm vaccine for use in South Africa
Feb 07, 2022 13:59A South African health regulator has approved China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for adults aged 18 and above even though a senior health official said the government would not immediately procure its doses.
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Huge fire completely destroys South Africa's national assembly building
Jan 02, 2022 17:51A massive fire in South Africa's houses of parliament in Cape Town has completely destroyed the National Assembly where parliamentarians sit, a spokesman said on Sunday as the blaze continued to rage.
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South Africa holds modest state funeral for 'spiritual father' Tutu
Jan 02, 2022 08:33South Africa on Saturday held a state funeral for Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the last great hero of the struggle against apartheid, that was stripped of pomp but rich in glowing tributes.
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Fauci optimistic after early reports suggest Omicron lacks 'great degree of severity'
Dec 09, 2021 16:30As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to emerge in the U.S., top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said that preliminary findings are encouraging.
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South Africa's economy shrinks after riots, COVID-19 measures
Dec 07, 2021 16:54South Africa's economy shrank for the first time in a year in the third quarter as the country was hit by riots and tighter COVID restrictions, official statistics showed Tuesday.
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The new variant is worrying – but it doesn’t change how we tackle COVID
Dec 02, 2021 10:07The only way to stop B.1.1.529 and other coronavirus mutations is through testing, masks, and getting vaccines to everyone in the world
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Heavily mutated coronavirus variant puts scientists on alert
Nov 28, 2021 10:53Researchers in South Africa are racing to track the concerning rise of a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The variant harbours a large number of the mutations found in other variants, including Delta, and it seems to be spreading quickly across South Africa.