The country hasn’t been able to curb an outbreak of more than 5,000 cases over the last year, while US cases are at a 33-year high.
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At least eight killed after car explodes near Delhi’s Red Fort
Twenty more were injured in the blast, the cause of which is still unknown, authorities say.
Ahead of the G20, is Johannesburg’s city centre in ruins?
Some residents in the heart of the South African city are living amid sewage in derelict buildings run by criminal gangs.
Daughter of ex-South African President Jacob Zuma denies terrorism charges
Zuma-Sambudla is accused of fuelling a wave of protests that hit South Africa after her father’s arrest.
Dozens of inmates found hanged in Ecuador prison
Prison guards found 27 bodies hours after another four inmates were killed in clashes between rival gangs.
Malian TikToker killed by suspected jihadists after pro-army posts
Mariam Cissé, said to be in her 20s, was accused of providing information to the army.
Former French president Sarkozy granted release from prison after three weeks
The former French president was jailed in October for conspiring to fund his election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
Philippines typhoon aftermath: ‘Water levels are rising fast’
A weakened Typhoon Fung-wong is now passing over the South China Sea, after leaving two people dead in the Philippines.
Back from the brink: UK red kites aid Spanish cousins
A project to revive red kite populations in south-west Spain sees new mating pairs and chicks.
Seven dead after migrant boat sinks near Thai-Malaysia border
Hundreds of Rohingyas, who fled Myanmar in hopes of a better life in Malaysia, remain missing.