Tag: Johannesburg
The Latest: India reimposes lockdown as cases near 1 million
NEW DELHI - India’s coronavirus caseload is approaching 1 million with a surge of 29,429 in the past 24 hours, prompting authorities to reimpose...
The Latest: 30 Mississippi legislators positive for virus
JACKSON, Miss. - At least 30 Mississippi legislators and 11 other people who work in the state Capitol are known to have tested positive...
The Latest: US announces new nursing home testing initiative
BATON ROUGE, La. - The Trump administration has announced plans to provide point of care coronavirus testing in nursing homes across the country to...
The Latest: South Africa exceeds UK in confirmed virus cases
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has surpassed the UK in its number of confirmed coronavirus cases. That’s according to a health ministry statement and data...
The Latest: Parents in Florida want schools open when ‘safe’
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A group of teachers and parents took part in a “motor march†in Jacksonville to promote the reopening of schools “when...
The Latest: France to require masks at indoor public spaces
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants to require masks inside all indoor public spaces by Aug. 1.In an interview with French...
The Latest: Austria bans planes from more countries
VIENNA - Austria is expanding a list of countries from which planes aren’t allowed to land to include six nations in the western Balkans,...
The Latest: Africa’s virus caseload climbs past 600,000
JOHANNESBURG - Africa’s coronavirus caseload has climbed above 600,000 as the pandemic on the 54-nation continent continues to pick up speed.Africa surpassed the half-million...
The Latest: Africa’s virus caseload climbs past 600,000
JOHANNESBURG - Africa’s coronavirus caseload has climbed above 600,000 as the pandemic on the 54-nation continent continues to pick up speed.Africa surpassed the half-million...
Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson and Winnie, dies at 59
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of South African anti-apartheid leaders Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died aged 59.State television South African...