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South Africa bans alcohol (again) as COVID cases spike; Israel bolts ahead in race to inoculate; world’s largest vaccine maker dedicates supply to developing countries

A look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world.

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South Africa South African president Cyril Ramaphosa banned the sale of alcohol — again — following...

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COVID on a cruise to nowhere; Philippines won’t cane social distance violators

A look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world.

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Singapore Royal Caribbean introduced its “cruises to nowhere” as a way to revive the cruising industry...

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This had to have been the most unusual pub in the world—inside a 72-foot-high Baobab tree aged at more than 1,000 years old in...

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Residents of Bo-Kaap in Cape Town, South Africa, fear that the rich heritage of its historic quarter is under threat from gentrification. Traditionally a...

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Cape Town

As residents of Cape Town, South Africa, greeted the new year, they faced a harsh ultimatum and a daunting challenge as reservoirs supplying the...

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An Oyster’s Journey

by Alexander Wooley

Not too long ago, I was on a media junket run by the Hong Kong government....

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“The memory of going to the beach every New Year’s eve Is one I share with...”

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