International

World News  25 February
Ghana is the first country to receive first dose vaccines through Covax.  The Covax scheme aimed to help poorer countries get their share of vaccines from rich countries. The vaccines are donated from left overs because some countries have ordered far too many vaccines.  Ghana has more than 80,700 Covid cases and 580 deaths since the pandemic started.  Covax hopes to deliver two billion doses to 190 countries in less than one year. 
Russian jets bombed Islamic State (IS) militants in Syrian desert. Russia supports the Syrian pro-government army. Their air strikes killed 10 IS military supporters.  More than 10,000 IS supporters are still active and fighting. They are responsible for several ambushes and attacks in Syria.  They will be a major threat for a long time to the civilians.
South Africans have renamed Port Elizabeth to Gqeberha.  It is a Xhosa word and very difficult to pronounce with a “click” sound. Xhosa is one of 11 official languages in South Africa.  This is one of many name changes to cities, towns and airports. South Africa wants to leave the colonial (former conquerors from different countries) past behind and bring back black people into history. White rule ended in 1994 when Nelson Mandela became President of South Africa.