Two new vaccines may finally turn back an ancient plague. But in unexpected ways, their arrival also complicates the path to ending the disease.
Tag: Africa
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Felicien Kabuga, Rwanda Genocide Tribunal’s Most Wanted, Is on Trial
Félicien Kabuga lived on the run for 23 years before his arrest in France in 2020. He is accused of backing the groups that oversaw the killing of hundreds of thousands of people in 1994.
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Who gets to use gas?
Some African countries, which have done little to cause the climate crisis, say they should. Many climate activists on the continent call the idea “folly.” We unpack the debate.
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Bill Gates: ‘We’re in a Worse Place Than I Expected’
The philanthropist on how the pandemic and the effects of the war in Ukraine are setting back progress.
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Monkeypox Shots, Treatments and Tests Are Unavailable in Much of the World
High-income countries snapped up vaccines when the disease hit them, leaving none for countries that have battled the virus for years, in an echo of the Covid response.