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Study claims Chinese vaccine not very effective at protecting old people

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A Hungarian study of blood from 450 people found that the Chinese-made vaccine, Sinopharm, seemed to offer less effective protection from Covid-19 than other vaccines.

British and Irish authorities move to deport walrus

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A walrus, affectionately dubbed ‘Wally,’ made headlines earlier this year when he became the first walrus to visit Ireland and the southern coast of the

Rugby Championship under threat

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The Rugby Championship, an annual quadrangular rugby tournament between Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, could be under threat, due to the ongoing Covid-19

Israel granted observer status at AU

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Israel has been granted observer status at the African Union (AU), a continent-wide regional body. The announcement was made by the Israeli foreign ministry. It

US approves 8 000 visas for at-risk Afghanis

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The House of the Representatives in the United States (US) has approved 8 000 additional visas for Afghanistanis who are at risk of retaliation following the

Holocaust ‘humour’ costs top Olympic official his job

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Twenty-three-year-old footage of Kentaro Kobayashi seeming to make jokes about the Holocaust cost the director of the Olympics opening ceremony his job, on the eve

Ramaphosa on list of spied-on world leaders

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Cyril Ramaphosa is one of a number of world leaders who may have been spied on through their phone. According to The Guardian in the

Paralympics swimmer pulls out because of Covid rules

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Deaf-blind American swimmer Becca Meyers withdrew from the Tokyo Paralympics after being told by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee that she could not

Moseneke commission recommends election postponement

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A commission to look into the feasibility of holding local government elections in October has recommended that they be postponed to February next year. The

KZN economic apocalypse as result of unrest

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As a result of the unrest, economic activity is completely at a standstill in more than 55% of rural towns in KwaZulu-Natal, according to a