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Explainer: What is this new COVID-19 variant emerging in South Africa?

webmaster - November 26, 2021

South African experts said there are no indications to date that the variant causes more severe or unusual disease and noted that as with...

South Africa criticizes Britain’s ‘rushed’ travel ban over new COVID-19 variant

webmaster - November 26, 2021

Britain on Thursday temporarily banned flights from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Eswatini from Friday after detection of the new variant was...

2016 Rio Olympics chief sentenced to 30 years in prison for buying votes to secure Games

webmaster - November 26, 2021

The judge also sentenced to jail former Rio Gov. Sergio Cabral, businessman Arthur Soares and Leonardo Gryner, who was the Rio 2016 committee director-general...