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Highly effective prevention drug arrives in South Africa, which has world's highest HIV burden
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (739+ words) The 19-year-old is one of thousands of South Africans who signed up for clinical trials of lenacapavir, a highly effective, twice-yearly injectable prevention drug that addresses the drawbacks of daily oral prevention pills. Despite night sweats and other side effects,…...
Mexico recovers from an early deficit to beat Serbia 5-1 in a World Cup warm-up match
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (180+ words) Petar Stanic gave the Serbs the lead in the 19th minute, but Johan V'zquez equalized in the 34th. Stefan Bukinac leveled the score with an own goal in the 45th and Ra'l Jim'nez added a goal in the 57th. Adem Advic scored another own…...
Aguirre puts faith in a new generation as Mexico seeks World Cup redemption
1+ week, 1+ day ago (323+ words) El Vasco" Aguirre, guiding the Mexican team into a World Cup for the third time, overhauled a squad that floundered in Qatar and failed to advance from the first round for the first time since 1978. He picked 13 players who weren't…...
CGTN: China-Africa ties at 70: From shared struggles to a common dream of modernization
1+ week, 1+ day ago (374+ words) As Chinese President Xi Jinping and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi exchanged congratulatory messages on Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of China-Egypt ties, the occasion also highlighted a broader milestone: seven decades of China-Africa relations. Xi noted that over the past…...
Mexico president Sheinbaum gifts her World Cup ticket to Indigenous athlete
1+ week, 3+ day ago (283+ words) Sheinbaum, the first female president in the country's 200-year history, donated her ticket No. 00001 to Yolett Cervantes Cuaquehua, a 21-year-old Indigenous woman from the eastern state of Veracruz. Mexico plays the opening match against South Africa on June 11 at Azteca…...
Calgary police using pig bodies to study river search efforts
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (186+ words) The shoulder patch of a Calgary Police Service officer is pictured in Calgary on Friday, July 4, 2025." CALGARY - Police in Calgary say they're teaming up with researchers from Saskatchewan and Ontario to improve search and recovery efforts in the Bow River…...
Shaw Festival's "Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense" is packed with physical comedy golore
1+ week, 6+ day ago (16+ words) Toronto Star...
The cruise ship at center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has to undergo extra cleaning
1+ week, 6+ day ago (335+ words) In a written statement, Oceanwide Expeditions said the extra work is being carried out on the advice of the GGD local health authority in the port city of Rotterdam, where the vessel returned early last week. It's home port is…...
How South African scientists identified hantavirus on a cruise ship thousands of miles away
2+ week, 3+ day ago (770+ words) A U. K. -based colleague had written about a passenger from a cruise ship sailing thousands of miles away in the Atlantic Ocean who had been evacuated and admitted to a Johannesburg hospital with suspected pneumonia. Others aboard the vessel were also…...
Trump administration plans to admit more white South Africans as refugees this year
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (208+ words) Under law, the administration is required to inform lawmakers about refugee levels for each fiscal year and to consult with them. Administration officials are slated to meet with Congress for the consultation process later this week, according to a congressional…...