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Virus infections surging in Africa's vulnerable rural areas

ZVIMBA, Zimbabwe (AP) — For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been a “city disease,” affecting those in the capital, Harare, or other, distant big towns. “There was no virus for us. We only used to hear it was in Harare or other...

Syria wounded fear closure of vital aid corridor

In a camp in northwest Syria, Mohamad al-Abdullah relies on UN aid to treat a spinal injury that could have paralysed him had it not been for cross-border aid. But that life-saving assistance is now threatened by a Russian veto. With Moscow threatening to shut the region's last crossing...

EU asylum applications drop due to COVID, not lower demand

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s asylum agency said Tuesday that the number of people seeking international protection in Europe hit its lowest level last year since 2013, but that the drop was due mostly to coronavirus travel restrictions. The European Asylum Support Office, or...