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Cannabis compounds may prevent COVID, study says
A new laboratory study says cannabis compounds show the ability to prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells. Researchers ...Rwandans ‘flee’ to DR Congo over vaccine rules
Around a hundred Rwandans have crossed into DR Congo in recent days, saying they are fleeing the country’s Covid-19 vaccination rules, local ...U.S. man recovering after ‘breakthrough’ pig-heart transplant
A U.S. man with terminal heart disease was implanted with a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind surgery, and three days ...Djokovic in limbo as lawyers battle over Australia entry ban
World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic was denied entry into Australia on Thursday amid a storm of protest about a decision ...Macron’s blunt language on France’s unvaccinated causes furore
The government on Wednesday defended President Emmanuel Macron’s use of coarse language in a stepped-up campaign against France’s unvaccinated, after his words ...German hospitals hope Omicron – as milder variant – could ease burden
The Omicron coronavirus variant could ease pressure on the German health system if it turns out to produce milder illness, even though ...Sydney kicks off the New Year party in vintage style as South Africa offers Omicron ...
Australians bade farewell to 2021 with a traditional fireworks display over Sydney harbour as good news from South Africa – the first ...COVID-19 pandemic could end in 2022 if global vaccination increases, WHO says
The acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic could end next year but the coronavirus will not disappear, the World Health Organization’s Mike ...US lifts travel restrictions imposed on southern Africa
US President Joe Biden has formally announced he will lift a ban this week on travel from South Africa and other countries ...More than 60 percent of South America vaccinated
Some 63 percent of the population of South America is now fully inoculated, making it the most vaccinated region in the world, ...














