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SA playing India at the right venues in winter should present few problems, although history does show exceptions.New Zealand are more accustomed than most opponents to tackling the Proteas ‘out of season’.Spray paint and use of a hovercraft have been previous measures to try to ensure play in winter contests in SA.South Africa tackling the…

Monkeys stole blood samples taken from patients at Meerut Medical College in Delhi, India. (Africa Check) A picture of monkeys stealing Covid-19 test samples has gone viral. The blood samples were taken from patients at Meerut Medical College in Delhi, India, and really happened.The monkeys attacked a lab technician walking on the medical college's campus."Coronavirus: Monkeys…

A health worker checks the temperature of passengers about to board a bus on Monday to their villages in Gauhati, India, after they were stranded during a lockdown to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. Anupam Nath/AP hide caption toggle caption Anupam Nath/AP A health worker checks the temperature of passengers about to board…

NEW DELHI (AP) — A tentative easing around the world of coronavirus lockdowns gathered pace Saturday with the reopening in India of neighborhood stores that many of the country’s 1.3 billion people rely on for everything from cold drinks to mobile phone data cards.The U.S. states of Georgia, Oklahoma and Alaska also began loosening lockdown…

NEW DELHI: The US and India are working together on Covid-19 therapies and vaccines, and ensuring both countries have access to materials like PPEs and HCQ, said Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State. Talking to journalists in a tele-conference, Pompeo told TOI, “we (US and India) continue to talk about the bigger issues, free and…