South African long-distance trains resume service after nine-month break
South Africa Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula on Friday said the country would resume the long-distance train service between cities after a nine-month suspension due to...
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Coronavirus: WHO urges greater vigilance in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged countries to be on high alert for a possible surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, especially in Africa,...
WHO predicts spike in coronavirus cases ahead of Christmas
The World Health Organisation has predicted a spike in COVID-19 cases ahead of the Christmas and New Year festivities which will witness an increase in...
Senegal reopens schools after months-long virus break
Senegalese children resumed classes on Thursday after the government closed schools in March in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus in the West...
Is It Safe to Exercise if the Air Is Hazy With Wildfire Smoke?
Should we exercise outside when the air is smoky? With smoke and ash from major wildfires still blanketing portions of California and the Northwest and...
How to Protect Children from Wildfire Smoke
Megafires are prompting a lockdown within a lockdown for millions of American children, as parents who have already curbed social activities in light of the...
N.I.H. Official Departs After Anonymous Posts Attacking Public Health Leaders
WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health said on Monday that one of its public affairs officers would retire after he was revealed to be...
Denial and Defiance: Trump and His Base Downplay the Virus Ahead of the Election
Jodee Burton, a retired preschool teacher who now helps with her husband’s logging business, lives on a remote patch in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan,...
Emails Detail Effort to Silence C.D.C. and Question Its Science
WASHINGTON — On June 30, as the coronavirus was cresting toward its summer peak, Dr. Paul Alexander, a new science adviser at the Department of...
When a NYC MTA Bus Driver Told a Rider to Wear a Mask, ‘He Knocked Me Out Cold’
Anthony Reid barely remembers the blow that knocked him out. A 62-year-old public bus driver in New York, Mr. Reid was on his last run...