This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareCAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa was already one of the countries worst-hit by the coronavirus, but in the six weeks since a new, more transmissible variant was publicly announced here, an enormous spike of cases and deaths has far surpassed previous waves of the pandemic.The variant is thought to have emerged in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province but has now been found in  sparking fears that its unmitigated spread to other parts of the world could usher in new waves of contagion just as the long slog of...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareCAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa was already one of the countries worst-hit by the coronavirus, but in the six weeks since a new, more transmissible variant was publicly announced here, an enormous spike of cases and deaths has far surpassed previous waves of the pandemic.The variant is thought to have emerged in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province but has now been found in  sparking fears that its unmitigated spread to other parts of the world could usher in new waves of contagion just as the long slog of...WW…

Add to list On my list SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rica built Latin America’s model society, enacting universal health care and spending its way to one of the Western Hemisphere’s highest literacy rates. Now, it’s reeling from the financially crushing side effects of the coronavirus, as cratering revenue and crisis spending force a reckoning over a massive pile of government debt. The pandemic is hurtling heavily leveraged nations into an economic danger zone, threatening to bankrupt the worst-affected. Costa Rica, a country known for zip-lining tourists and American retirees, is...…Add to list On my list SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rica built Latin America’s model society, enacting universal health care and spending its way to one of the Western Hemisphere’s highest literacy rates. Now, it’s reeling from the financially crushing side effects of the coronavirus, as cratering revenue and crisis spending force a reckoning over a massive pile of government debt. The pandemic is hurtling heavily leveraged nations into an economic danger zone, threatening to bankrupt the worst-affected. Costa Rica, a country known for zip-lining tourists and American retirees, is...WW…

By , BUDAPEST (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cautioned allies on Monday against deploying equipment from Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on their soil, saying it would make it more difficult for Washington to “partner alongside them”.The United States and its Western allies believe Huawei Technologies’ apparatus could be used for espionage, and see its expansion into central Europe as a way to gain a foothold in the EU market.Washington is concerned in particular about the expansion of Huawei, the world’s biggest maker of telecoms equipment, in Hungary and Poland.“We want to...…By , BUDAPEST (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cautioned allies on Monday against deploying equipment from Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on their soil, saying it would make it more difficult for Washington to “partner alongside them”.The United States and its Western allies believe Huawei Technologies’ apparatus could be used for espionage, and see its expansion into central Europe as a way to gain a foothold in the EU market.Washington is concerned in particular about the expansion of Huawei, the world’s biggest maker of telecoms equipment, in Hungary and Poland.“We want to...WW…