#SouthAfrica gave a hero’s welcome Monday to the delivery of its first #Covid-19 #vaccines — 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India. South African President Cyril...
Coup in Myanmar: Generals tighten grip on power
#Myanmar’s generals were in firm control Tuesday after a surgical #coup that saw #democracy heroine Aung San Suu Kyi detained, although her party issued a defiant demand she be released and global outrage built...
Huge snowstorm hits US east coast
A huge #snowstorm brought chaos to the United #States east coast Monday, canceling thousands of flights, closing schools and forcing the postponement of coronavirus vaccinations as New York City steeled itself for...
South Africa passes second wave peak as first vaccines land
#SouthAfrica’s President Cyril #Ramaphosa on Monday said the country had “passed the peak” of its second #coronavirus infection wave, allowing for the easing of restrictions ahead of first...
Colombia’s fragile peace
At the end of 2016, after bitter negotiations and a lost referendum, the Colombian government and the #FARC rebels signed a historic peace agreement. But four years later, the cycle of violence in #Colombia has not...