World scurries to contain new COVID "variant of concern"
A host of countries are imposing restrictions on southern African countries in response to warnings over the transmissibility of the new variant.
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NATO chief warns Russia of 'costs' if it moves on Ukraine
Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014.
World Health Organization calls new COVID strain a "variant of concern"
The U.S. moved to ban travelers from eight African countries in the wake of the announcement.
New COVID variant sparks travel bans and an anxious wait for data
South African scientists were quick to detect and report the strain, but it's been detected in 3 other nations. Full analysis will take weeks, but some countries are already banning flights.
"Afghan girl" from iconic 1985 photo flees her country once again
Young refugee Sharbat Gulla's piercing green eyes on a 1985 National Geographic cover captivated the world. Almost 30 years later, she's sought refuge again, this time in Italy.
At least 52 dead in Russian mine collapse, officials say
The state Tass and RIA-Novosti news agencies cited emergency officials as saying that there was no chance of finding any more survivors in the Listvyazhnaya mine.
South Africa detects new coronavirus variant amid spike in cases
Scientists say the new variant is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in one of the country's provinces.
At least 27 die in worst migrant disaster to date in English Channel
Five women and a little girl were among those killed when the inflatable dinghy, which they likely paid smugglers for space on, capsized in one of the world's busiest shipping channels.
Sweden's 1st female prime minister steps down after just hours
Magdalena Andersson got the job on a thin margin and was immediately dealt a huge parliamentary defeat. She was unwilling to lead a government with "grounds to question its legitimacy."
Egypt to reopen ancient parade route, the "Avenue of Sphinxes"
The 1.7-mile-long "Path of God," lined with more than 1,000 sphinx and ram statues, spent centuries buried by the sands of time. It was reopened with all due pomp and ceremony.
Dozens dead after boat carrying migrants capsizes in English Channel
It was the worst loss of life on record involving migrants in the narrow stretch of water.
Almost half of humanity is eating too much or too little, report says
The Global Nutrition Report and other recent research shows a major gulf in diets around the world, with a big impact not only on our health, but the health of our planet.
Russian docking module launched to space station
The module will use a Russian "space tug" to rendezvous with the space station Friday.
Scientists work to decode Moderna's COVID vaccine to help Africa
Only 5% of Africans are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, thanks largely to big pharmaceutical companies supplying wealthy nations first. Rebels in lab coats are trying to redress the imbalance.
Central Americans say poverty and food scarcity are reasons behind migration
Over 90% of the Central Americans who told researchers they wished to migrate cited unemployment, low wages, lack of money to buy food and necessities and other economic reasons.
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