JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Unvaccinated people infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus may be less prone to severe illness and requiring hospital care or dying than was the case with previous variants, a South African study showed on Friday. The study, by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) in the Western Cape region, which …
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By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -A Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine booster shot is 85% effective in protecting against being hospitalised by the Omicron variant for 1-2 months after it is received, the head of South Africa’s Medical Research Council (SAMRC) said on Friday. Glenda Gray presented the findings of a SAMRC study at a …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Backed by silky synthesizers and down-tempo electronic beats, South African singer Msaki’s new Afropop album revisits the 2012 killing by police of dozens of striking mine workers that she says inspired her to protest against social injustice. Singing in her Xhosa mother tongue, Msaki’s lilting voice aims to capture the sadness and …
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ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerians on Thursday reacted with mingled relief and indifference to the government’s decision to lift a ban on Twitter, saying many in Africa’s biggest economy had stayed connected via virtual private networks (VPN). For model Kingsley Osine, the government’s decision to end the restriction gave Nigerians their voices back. “It didn’t really …
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By Ahmed Elumami and Nadeen Ebrahim MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – Hundreds of bodies of Islamic State fighters killed in battle years ago are rotting in food freezers outside a Libyan city while authorities work out what to do with them, a grim reminder of the disarray a failed election was meant to address. Stored in …
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By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Poorer nations last month rejected more than 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed by the global programme COVAX, mainly because of a rapidly approaching expiry date, a UNICEF official said on Thursday. The big figure shows the difficulties of vaccinating the world’s population, despite growing supplies of shots, with …
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KHARTOUM (Reuters) – At least one protester and one police officer were killed and dozens of people injured on Thursday during another day of demonstrations against military rule in Sudan, medics and police said. Huge crowds have regularly taken to the streets demanding a return to civilian rule since a coup on Oct. 25 coup …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that it was essential for Mali’s transitional government to present an acceptable electoral calendar which could lead to the gradual easing of sanctions on the West African nation. Mali’s partners in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday severed links and …
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By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta Platforms said on Thursday it would “assess the feasibility” of commissioning an independent human rights assessment into its work in Ethiopia, after its oversight board recommended a review of how Facebook and Instagram have been used to spread content that heightens the risk of violence there. The …
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KHARTOUM (Reuters) -At least one protester and one police officer were killed and dozens of people injured on Thursday during another day of demonstrations against military rule in Sudan, medics and police said. Huge crowds have regularly taken to the streets demanding a return to civilian rule since a coup on Oct. 25 coup ended …
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