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Police say a firebombing of a bus in Driekop, South Africa, killed six people.
2018-04-3

The World Health Organization declares an end to its global health crisis over the spread of the Zika virus as it has been shown to be a dangerous mosquito-borne disease like malaria or yellow fever.
2016-11-18

Chile confirms its first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus. The case involves a 46-year-old woman whose partner was infected while in Haiti.
2016-03-26

Cuban officials announce they have detected the first case of the Zika virus transmitted inside the country: a 21-year-old Havana woman who had not traveled abroad. Cuba has reported a handful of travel-associated Zika cases, all believed imported from Venezuela.
2016-03-16

Pope Francis indicates that contraceptives could be allowed, as the "lesser of two evils" vis-à-vis the sin of abortion, in addressing the life-threatening problem the Zika virus presents. He noted that Pope Paul VI, "in a difficult situation in Africa, permitted nuns to use contraceptives in cases of rape".
2016-02-18

A pregnant woman is reported with the Zika virus in Spain - the first case in Europe.
2016-02-4

The Polynesian state of Tonga declares a Zika virus epidemic with two confirmed cases and 265 suspected cases.
2016-02-4

Several Zika virus cases have been reported in Denmark, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
2016-01-27

Two commuter trains collide at the Booysens train station in Johannesburg, South Africa, injuring more than 250 people.
2015-07-17

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is found guilty of the "culpable homicide" of his partner Reeva Steenkamp.
2014-09-12