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South Africa twin mass shootings kill 27 as illegal mining and business rivalry emerge as leads
South African police are hunting gunmen after two separate shootings killed 27 people near Johannesburg and Cape Town within hours of each other.
South Africa anti-migrant protesters raid homes as Johannesburg door-to-door campaign hardens
Anti-migrant groups are moving from marches to forced home searches in Johannesburg, deepening fear among foreign nationals and raising pressure on Cyril Ramaphosa’s government to stop vigilante immigration enforcement.
South Africa deploys 3,405 troops as anti-migrant protests trigger 900 arrests
South Africa has deployed 3,405 troops after anti-migrant protests led to 900 arrests, looted shops and fears of weekly nationwide unrest.
Why South Africa’s anti-migrant unrest could deepen its economic crisis
South Africa’s anti-migrant unrest is exposing deep strains over unemployment, public services, xenophobic violence and regional migration.
Thousands seek to leave South Africa before June 30 anti-immigrant protests
Thousands are leaving South Africa before June 30 anti-immigrant protests as police prepare for unrest and migrants fear renewed violence.
Johannesburg mass shooting leaves 12 dead as South Africa hunts armed suspects
The Cleveland mass shooting has put South Africa’s violent crime crisis back under global scrutiny, with police hunting more than 10 suspects after a late-night attack in Johannesburg.
France monitors hantavirus contacts as severe MV Hondius case intensifies concern
A rare cruise outbreak is testing global health systems. France’s severe Andes virus case turns MV Hondius into a high-stakes tracing test.
Hantavirus outbreak: Spain Alicante and Tristan da Cunha report fresh suspected cases as MV Hondius nears Tenerife docking
Spain just approved a hantavirus cruise to dock in Tenerife. Two new suspected cases on two continents now test how far the Andes strain has already travelled.
Hantavirus is back in global headlines, and the world is watching a single cruise ship to decide how worried to be
Hantavirus kills up to half its victims but barely spreads. The MV Hondius outbreak is testing whether that biology holds against modern travel.
Atlantic cruise outbreak: What hantavirus is and why MV Hondius remains under scrutiny
A rare cruise outbreak has turned fatal. MV Hondius now faces a hantavirus probe spanning Cape Verde, South Africa and Dutch authorities.