Immunity

Demographics, preparedness may explain Africa’s low COVID-19 fatality rates

December 21, 2020Health & Medicine

BBC Africa reporter Andrew Harding speculates on the reasons why Africa’s overall COVID-19 fatality rates have been so low compared to the rest of the world.

Could llama antibodies be the key to a coronavirus treatment?

July 14, 2020COVID-19

Fainess Lipenga was trafficked by her boss, a former diplomat in the US from Malawi. Now, Lipenga is an advocate for victims of human trafficking.

This woman says she was trafficked by a diplomat. And it happens all the time.

July 21, 2017Justice

Why 21st-century anti-vaxxers have nothing on their 18th-century counterparts

March 25, 2015Health

India gets even for its indicted diplomat by expelling a US diplomat

January 10, 2014Global Politics

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