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Pigs in their pen at a farm on the outskirts of Chengdu in China's south west Sichuan province, on August 2, 2005.Peter Parks | AFP | Getty ImagesScientists have identified a new strain of flu carried by pigs in China that they say has the potential to become a pandemic.The new strain is descended from…

(Dennis Gleiss/Getty Images) CLAIRE CROSSAN, THE CONVERSATION 29 JUNE 2020 The novel coronavirus – SARS-CoV-2 – may have been in Europe for longer than previously thought. Recent studies have suggested that it was circulating in Italy as early as December 2019. More surprisingly, researchers at the University of Barcelona found traces of the virus when…

A woman's body was found burnt in the East Rand. A woman's body, whose face was burnt beyond recognition, was found lying on a street in Mayfield, Benoni.There was no ash next to her body, indicating she was murdered and set alight elsewhere.Her killing comes amid a spate of violent attacks against women and children…

The body of a three-year-old girl has been found by police. A three-year-old girl's body has been found dumped in Orange Farm. She had stab wounds to her upper body.Gauteng police are investigating a case of murder. No arrests have been made.Gauteng police are investigating a case of murder after the body of a three-year-old…

Tshego Bodibe (middle) Moses Mogashoa (left) and Bongani Radebe (right) protest outside the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. Silent protesters carrying placards with messages and images of Tshegofatso Pule stood outside the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court.Among the protesters was Tshepo Bodibe, a resident who found Pule's body.Pule, 28, was eight months pregnant when she was killed.…