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US bans travel from S Africa, 7 other nations due to new Covid-19 variant
The UUS joined the EU and several other countries in instituting travel restrictions on visitors from southern Africa after discovery of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus
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EU orders travel ban on South Africa to check spread of new Covid variant
The European Union nations on Friday agreed to impose a ban on travel from southern Africa to counter the spread of a new COVID-19 variant.
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Players and teams scrambling to get out of Southern Africa
The Netherlands men's cricket team has reportedly called off its tour of South Africa midway through the first one-day international at Centurion on Friday, which it will complete
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World takes action as new coronavirus variant emerges in southern Africa
The last thing we need is to bring in a new variant that will cause even more problems, said German Health Minister Jens Spahn
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New Covid variant puts South Africa at risk of global shut out
The restrictions deal another blow to South Africa's battered tourism industry
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Delhi govt calls DDMA meeting to discuss threat of new Covid-19 variant
The Delhi government has called a meeting of DDMA to discuss steps that need to be taken in view of threat of a new COVID-19 variant from African countries
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New Covid variant found in South Africa: What is known about B.1.1.529
A new variant of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 -- called B.1.1.529 -- has been identified in South Africa
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New strain found in South Africa marks 'big jump in evolution' of Covid-19
In the past two days, scientists detected the B1.1.529 variant after observing an increase in infections in South Africa's economic hub surrounding Johannesburg.
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About 27% of African health workers fully vaccinated against Covid: WHO
Only some 27 per cent of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, leaving the bulk of the workforce on the frontlines against the pandemic unprotected, the WHO said
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Israel bans entry from 7 African countries as new Covid variant emerges
Israel has announced a ban on entry of travellers from seven African countries, after a new Covid-19 variant was detected in South Africa.
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WHO calls meeting over new Covid strain found in South Africa, Botswana
WHO is convening an emergency meeting Friday to discuss the potentially rapidly spreading COVID strain found in South Africa and Botswana
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UK suspends flights with 6 nations as new Covid variant emerges in Africa
UK announced a temporary suspension of flights from six countries after reports emerged that a new COVID variant is spreading in South Africa.
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New Covid variant in S Africa has 10 mutations; 8 more than Delta
Scientists said that the new variant has at least 10 mutations, compared to two for Delta or three for Beta.
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F W De Klerk, South Africa's last apartheid ruler, dies at 85
De Klerk died at his home in Cape Town earlier on Thursday after having been diagnosed with lung cancer in March 2021
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South Africa's last apartheid president F W de Klerk dies at 85
F.W. de Klerk, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela and as South Africa's last apartheid president oversaw the end of the country's white minority rule, has died at the age of 85
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Morgan plotting a win against South Africa, everything else is secondary
The England skipper insists he doesn't want to worry too much
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South Africa commits to reduce carbon emissions after foreign financing
In COP26, South Africa had submitted a revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to reduce domestic carbon emissions within a range for emissions of between 420 CO2-eq and 350 CO2-eq by 2030.
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South African Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize 2021 for 'The Promise'
"The Promise" is a novel about one white family's reckoning with South Africa's racist history.
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T20 World Cup: Nortje, Rabada star in S Africa's 6-wicket win over B'desh
With this win, South Africa consolidated their place in the top two from Group 1 of the tournament
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Quinton de Kock says fine with taking knee, available to play for SA
In his long statement, de Kock asserted that Black lives mattered to him due to his family background and not because of an international campaign
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