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South Africa starts easing coronavirus lockdown
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South Africa starts easing coronavirus lockdown

South Africa began to gradually ease its strict coronavirus lockdown on Friday, allowing some industries to reopen after five weeks…
Virus lockdown worsens suffering for Johannesburg beggars
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Virus lockdown worsens suffering for Johannesburg beggars

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Inock Mukanhairi shows the small amount of food that he has for himself, his wife, Angeline, and…
South Africa’s itinerant wastepickers lose livelihood in lockdown
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South Africa’s itinerant wastepickers lose livelihood in lockdown

SOWETO, Johannesburg (Reuters) — They perform one of South Africa’s most important services, collecting recyclables that would otherwise swell the…
Nations seek to ease nursing home loneliness yet keep safe
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Nations seek to ease nursing home loneliness yet keep safe

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes just wanted to do the humane thing. After so many frail…
Africa to roll out more than 1 million coronavirus tests
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Africa to roll out more than 1 million coronavirus tests

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — More than one million coronavirus tests will be rolled out starting next week in Africa to address…
Hungry S.Africans clash with police over food aid in Cape Town
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Hungry S.Africans clash with police over food aid in Cape Town

South African police on Tuesday fired rubber bullets and teargas in clashes with Cape Town township residents protesting over access…
South Africa rolls out mobile testing in virus lockdown
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South Africa rolls out mobile testing in virus lockdown

South African public healthcare workers dispersed into the buzzing streets of Johannesburg’s Yeoville neighborhood on Friday as Africa’s worst virus-hit…
South Africa begins ‘unprecedented’ military-patrolled lockdown
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South Africa begins ‘unprecedented’ military-patrolled lockdown

South Africa came under a nationwide military-patrolled lockdown on Friday, joining other African countries imposing strict curfews and shutdowns in…
The Latest: Serbia brings army out to enforce virus rules
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The Latest: Serbia brings army out to enforce virus rules

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 169,000 people and killed more than 6,500. The COVID-19…
Used cars keep Africans moving, but dumping concerns remain
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Used cars keep Africans moving, but dumping concerns remain

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Salesmen whistle at potential buyers of scores of vehicles shining in the afternoon sun. One truck…
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