South Africa
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Toronto mother pleads for help after UPS misplaces package with family heirlooms insideA Toronto woman is hoping the kindness of strangers will help find a misplaced package from UPS containing photo albums of her deceased parents and her childhood in South Africa.CanadaMay 5
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Russia’s membership in G-20 remains despite ongoing assault on UkraineRussia will remain part of the G-20 and associated organizations unless member countries achieve a consensus that it should go.WorldApr 23
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Fire reignites at South African parliament a day after blaze damaged building’s roofAn initial fire on Sunday caused the roof of the New Wing housing the assembly's lower chamber to collapse, while the roof of the Old Wing partially collapsed.WorldJan 4
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Man faces arson charge over blaze at South African parliament buildingThe fire broke out early on Sunday at the South African parliamentary complex, some of which dates back to 1884 and includes the National Assembly, or lower House of Parliament.WorldJan 3
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‘Sad day for democracy’: Major fire engulfs South African Parliament buildingThe fire started on the third floor of an old building that houses offices and spread to the National Assembly building, where South Africa's Parliament now sits.PoliticsJan 2
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South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu honoured at state funeralTutu died last Sunday at age 90. His plain pine coffin, the cheapest available at his request to avoid any ostentatious displays, was the center of the service.WorldJan 1
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Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s anti-apartheid activist, dies at 90The Nobel Peace Prize winner worked tirelessly, though non-violently, for the downfall of South Africa's brutal regime of oppression against the Black majority.PoliticsDec 26, 2021
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South Africa’s president tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptomsCyril Ramaphosa, 69, is fully vaccinated. The statement didn't say whether he had been infected with the omicron coronavirus variant.WorldDec 12, 2021
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Canada temporarily dropping 3rd-country COVID-19 testing for South Africa travellersFrom Dec. 14 to Jan. 7, 2022, all indirect flights from South Africa to Canada will no longer have to provide a negative COVID-19 test from a third country.CanadaDec 11, 2021
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Edmonton couple stuck quarantining in Toronto, say they were denied flights homeA flight to Africa last month to do humanitarian work turned into a procedural mess when an Edmonton couple tried to return home.CanadaDec 10, 2021
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