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Assa Traore whose brother Adama died in the custody of French police in 2016, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press about the guilty verdict in the United States for the former police officer charged with killing George Floyd, in Ivry-sur-Seine, on the outskirts of Paris, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Traore hailed what she described as the “courage” of the US justice system for hearing the “pain” of Floyd’s family. The death of her brother, Adama, wasn’t filmed, and its cause has been fiercely disputed. Traore has moved to the forefront of a new movement in France to wipe out what many believe to be systemic racism in policing, fight for Black rights and to challenge France’s official vision of itself as a colorblind society. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

Floyd verdict sparks hope, inspiration for activists abroad

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Xander Schauffele examines a ball with a rules official as Jon Rahm, of Spain, watches on the fifth hole during the final round of the Masters golf tournament on Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

It’s the 1 week of the year when PGA Tour is about 2 players

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People walk in the open air market of Belleville, in Paris, Friday, March 20, 2020. French President Emmanuel Macron said that for 15 days starting at noon on Tuesday, people will be allowed to leave the place they live only for necessary activities such as shopping for food, going to work or taking a walk. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

French president foresees some summer tourists in Paris

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A elderly patient leaves doctors rooms in Johannesburg Friday, April 16, 2021. South Africa took the first step to launch online registrations for the vaccination of people who are 60 years and older as it prepares for the second phase of its vaccination programme expected to start next month. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

South Africa takes first step to offer jabs to the elderly

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, April 14, 2021, photo, President Joe Biden removes his mask to speak at a news conference at the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Senators to Biden: Waive vaccine intellectual property rules

By AAMER MADHANI - Associated Press

Commuters wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk to workplaces at Saen Saep pier in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, April 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

The Latest: Vaccines to be made available at Alaska airports

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FILE — In this Friday, March 26, 2021 file photo, healthcare workers queue to receive the Johnson &amp; Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. South Africa has suspended giving the Johnson &amp; Johnson vaccine as a &quot;precautionary measure&quot; following the FDA decision in the United States to pause the use of the vaccine while very rare blood clot cases are examined. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, file)

South Africans anxious over pause in use of J&J vaccines

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and ANDREW MELDRUM - Associated Press

Boxes of Janssen vaccines sit at a warehouse of Hungaropharma, a Hungarian pharmaceutical wholesale company, in Budapest, Hungary, after the arrival of the first batch of the Johnson &amp; Johnson, US, made one-dose vaccine against the new coronavirus in the country Tuesday, April 13, 2021. The first shopment contains 28 thousand doses of Janssen. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)

South Africa halts J&J vaccine jabs; Europe rollout delayed

By FRANK JORDANS and MARIA CHENG and ANDREW MELDRUM - Associated Press

Sinkameng Moilwa, a professional nurse in a dental department, receives a dose of Johnson &amp; Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from a health staff member during a vaccination day for healthcare workers at a vaccination centre at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, March 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

After delays, South Africa announces mass vaccination drive

By ANDREW MELDRUM and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

Kansas counties ditching mask rules before lawmakers acted

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH - Associated Press

FILE - Baylor forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (23) goes up for a dunk against Wisconsin in the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, in this Sunday, March 21, 2021, file photo. All-American junior Jared Butler and his backcourt mates Davion Mitchell and MaCio Teague pretty much get all of the attention for the top-seeded Bears (26-2), who play a former Southwest Conference rival in the first national semifinal game Saturday. But those guards know they wouldn't be where they are now without the often interchangeable 245-pound post players _ the 6-foot-10 Thamba and and 6-8 Tchamwa Tchatchoua. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Baylor bigs: Flo, `Everyday Jon’ help make Bear guards great

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FILE — In this Friday, March 26, 2021 file photo, healthcare workers queue to receive a dose of Johnson &amp; Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. In a television address to the nation Tuesday, March 30, 2021, Presidential Cyril Ramaphosa outlined the progress and the future of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and put in place some minor restrictions for the Easter weekend. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, file)

South Africa bans liquor sales over Easter to prevent surge

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

Ireland and England players compete in the scrum during the Six Nations rugby union international between Ireland and England at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Saturday March 20, 2021. (Niall Carson/Pool via AP)

South Africa declares intention to host Lions rugby tour

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

Prince Mbonisi Zulu attends the memorial service for his brother Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, in Nongoma, South Africa, Thursday, March 18, 2021. The monarch passed away early Friday after a reign that spanned more than 50 years. (AP Photo/PhilL Magakoe)

South Africa’s Zulu king is buried amid praise, controversy

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South Africa headmaster charged for sending boy into latrine

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FILE — In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 file photo, former South African President, Jacob Zuma, appears at a hearing of the Zondo Commission of Enquiry into State Capture. A special unit in the country is now investigating nearly $900 million worth of possible corruption in the procurement of COVID-19 contracts at the same time that allegations of widespread government graft continues. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, file)

Hope that South Africa’s COVID-19 corruption inspires action

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

FILE — In this Sept. 24, 2008, file photo, African National Congress president Jacob Zuma, left, greets Inkatha Freedom Party leader, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, right, in front of Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, center, during Heritage Day celebrations in the KwaZulu Natal Province. Zwelithini died Friday, March 12, 2021, aged 72. (AP Photo/File)

South Africa’s Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini dies, aged 72

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Mauricio Vivet poses for a photo with his violin at home, Dona Marta slum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, March 6, 2021. Vivet earned a living by playing at events and giving music lessons. He moved out of the neighborhood and planned to open a music studio. COVID-19 put a stop to all that. Vivet now struggles just to pay for food. He left his apartment and moved back to his mother's house in the favela. Vivet's biggest fear is not having money to provide for his 4-year-old son, Angelo. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

As pandemic enters 2nd year, voices of resilience emerge

By ANDREW SELSKY - Associated Press

A woman wearing a face mask waits at a tram station with an emergency phone in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, March 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

The Latest: Japan to tighten border control against variants

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South African virus variant confirmed at Colorado prison

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