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France must review Covid-19 crowd limits on church attendance
France's State Council, the country's highest court, on Sunday ordered the government to review a law limiting the ...
Tokyo 2020 organisers estimate Olympic Games postponement cost $1.9bn
This year’s postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games due to the outbreak of the coronavirus cost about $1.9bn, ...
South Korea bans year-end parties, some music lessons, as virus spikes ...
South Korean authorities announced a ban on year-end parties and some music lessons on Sunday and said public saunas ...
Singaporean gives birth to baby with COVID-19 antibodies - report
A Singaporean woman, who was infected with the novel coronavirus in March when she was pregnant, has given birth to a ...
Alarming 117% increase in Covid-19 cases on Garden Route as parts of SA ...
Covid-19 cases continue to rise in the Western Cape's Garden Route area, with a recorded 117% increase in new ...
Smaller family Christmas gatherings in store this year
Family time and less travel. That's the forecast for the festive season this year.
Gout drug Colchicine to be tested as Covid-19 treatment in UK trial
Anti-inflammatory colchicine will be tested as a possible Covid-19 treatment in one of the world's biggest trials, the ...
CONSUMERLIVE | SA's Black Friday queues are online in 2020, amid Covid-19 ...
This year, many bargain-hungry SA shoppers are logging on to pay for their chosen goods online.
S.Korea foils N.Korea attempt to hack Covid-19 vaccine makers
South Korea's intelligence agency foiled North Korean attempts to hack into South Korean companies developing ...
More than 3,000 new Covid-19 cases and 88 deaths recorded in 24 hours
SA recorded 3,069 new cases of Covid-19 over a 24-hour period, at a positivity rate of just under 11%. Dr Zweli Mkhize ...
Refusal to sanitise leaves former ANC KZN leader in custody after shooting
A former leader of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal is in police custody following a shooting and assault over refusal to ...
Special team set up as Covid-19 spreads at SA universities
The higher education department has been forced into action as increasing numbers of university students have ...
Zweli Mkhize hints at tightened Covid-19 lockdown in Eastern Cape
Health minister Zweli Mkhize says local lockdown restrictions will be discussed for Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern ...
Over-60s in Johannesburg wanted for Covid-19 vaccine trials
With more than half of SA's Covid-19 deaths being people older than 60, scientists are asking Joburg residents in this ...
Sudan's former PM Sadiq al-Mahdi dies from coronavirus in UAE
Leading Sudanese politician and former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi died from a coronavirus infection three weeks ...
Covid-19: Long queues are spreading the disease, warn health officials
People are still having to queue for hours, and sometimes all night, for social grants or documents from the department ...
France new Covid-19 cases surge, deaths also mount
France reported a fresh surge in confirmed Covid-19 cases over the last 24 hours along with another rise in deaths, ...
SA records 3,250 Covid-19 cases and 118 deaths on Wednesday
SA recorded more than 3,000 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, as the country deals with an apparently rising infection ...
Zweli Mkhize defends health department budget cuts
Health minister Zweli Mkhize has defended his government for its planned health department budget cuts, as fresh fears ...
Old Mutual becomes latest insurer to lose a Covid-19 case in court
Another insurance company has failed to defend its decision not to pay a client for losses incurred due to the Covid-19 ...
Tokyo governor asks bars, restaurants to shut early amid Covid-19 spike
Bars and restaurants in Japan's capital of Tokyo will be asked to close early in a bid to halt coronavirus infections, ...
‘We can't afford another ban’: Beer body wants you to slow down on the ...
The Beer Association of SA calls for responsible drinking and trading ahead of Black Friday
Covid-19: SA to pay R500m for access to vaccines to protect population
SA is going with the COVAX global Covid-19 vaccine distribution scheme, with a committed purchase for 10% of its ...
SA passes 21,000 Covid-19 deaths, as daily positivity rate stays above 12%
Health ministry confirms 2,493 new cases in the past 24 hours from 20,288 tests - a positivity rate of 12.2%
Russia's Sputnik Covid-19 vaccine to cost less than $20 per person ...
Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine will cost less than $20 per person on international markets and Moscow aims to ...
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