Nelson Mandela’s youngest daughter dies at 59 in Johannesburg

The youngest daughter of former South African President and liberation hero Nelson Mandela died Monday in a Johannesburg hospital at the age of 59, according to reports. Zindzi Mandela rose to international fame when he read Nelson Mandela’s rejection of then-President PW Botha’s offer of a conditional release from prison …

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1-year-old is shot to death in Brooklyn Cookout

A 1-year-old baby died and three men were injured Sunday night when two gunmen opened fire on people at a cookout in a Brooklyn park, the latest victim in a summer of spiraling gun violence in New York, police said. . “This is very painful,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said …

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Full coronavirus vaccine unlikely for next year: expert

There is little chance of a 100 percent effective coronavirus vaccine by 2021, a French expert warned Sunday, urging people to take social distancing measures more seriously. “A vaccine has been in development for several years,” said epidemiologist Arnaud Fontanet, a member of the team of scientists who advises the …

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