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New COVID variant found in South Africa raises concerns over impacts on vaccine
Jan 12, 2021 16:13Variant 501Y.V2 is believed to be behind a fast-growing coronavirus outbreak in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province. Researchers first identified the variant in October 2020 in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa.
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For COVID-19 vaccines, some are too rich — and too poor
Dec 31, 2020 06:14A few months from now, a factory in South Africa is expected to begin churning out a million doses of COVID-19 vaccine each day in the African country hardest-hit by the pandemic. But those vials will probably be shipped to a distribution center in Europe and then rushed to Western countries that have pre-ordered them by the hundreds of millions. None have been set aside for South Africa.
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Are new coronavirus strains cause for concern?
Dec 23, 2020 06:46Reports from Britain and South Africa of new coronavirus strains that seem to spread more easily are causing alarm, but virus experts said it’s unclear if that’s the case or whether they pose any concern for vaccines or cause more severe disease.
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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.
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US announced illegal sanctions amid Iran's fight with coronavirus
Mar 18, 2020 14:13The United States has imposed illegal sanctions against some Iranian, Chinese, Hong Kong and South African firms.