By Adam Vaughan Parque Taruma cemetery in Manaus, BrazilBRUNO KELLY/Reuters/PA Images “I think when you’re sitting in Europe, you feel like you just had the epidemic and everyone’s coming out of it. It feels like it’s over with. But it’s actually just at the start in every country in some ways,” says Azra Ghani at…
A $1 million bail has been set for police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with the murder of George FloydChauvin was filmed on May 25 pressing his knee on handcuffed Floyd's neck until he expiredHe appeared by video from Minnesota state prisonA Minneapolis judge set a $1 million bail for police officer Derek Chauvin on…
Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize. Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images The salaries of the medical personnel from Cuba will cost South Africa R239 million over the next year.Zweli Mkhize claims they were brought in because SA doesn't provide enough biostatisticians, epidemiologists, family physicians and health technologists.Their accommodation will be more than R6 million -…
More than seven million people have been infected with coronavirus across the world - and two in every three cases are in Europe and the US. At least 7,003,851 cases have been officially recorded, alongside a staggering 402,867 deaths.Europe has had the largest number of infections at 2,275,305, and has suffered 183,542 deaths. The US has recorded…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House June 05, 2020 in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. has already produced 2 million coronavirus vaccine doses that are "ready to go" once scientists figure out whether it is safe…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…