Tag: Africa

Vaccine Hesitancy Hurts Covid Fight in Poorer Countries

Vaccine Hesitancy Hurts Covid Fight in Poorer Countries

JOHANNESBURG — The detection of the Omicron variant in Africa signals the next stage of the battle against Covid-19: getting…

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World Omicron Fight Hindered by Fragmented Response

World Omicron Fight Hindered by Fragmented Response

ROME — In a wrenchingly familiar cycle of tracking first cases, pointing fingers and banning travel, nations worldwide reacted Monday…

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Variant Detected in South Africa Prompts Travel Restrictions

Variant Detected in South Africa Prompts Travel Restrictions

A number of countries — including Britain, Israel, Italy and Singapore — were moving on Friday to restrict travel from…

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Afrofuturist Room at the Met Redresses a Racial Trauma

Afrofuturist Room at the Met Redresses a Racial Trauma

More than a year after the racial reckoning, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has created one of its most thoughtful…

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Intractable African Crises Flare as Biden’s Top Diplomat Visits Kenya

Intractable African Crises Flare as Biden’s Top Diplomat Visits Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s first visit to sub-Saharan Africa was intended to be a grand…

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