“Things can be recovered ... but there is an impact in the community,” said Richard Ncube, 40, a former police officer.

“If we wait for them then we’ll start seeing more graves,” Patrick Bilai, a pastor, said of the government.

Protests that began with the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma led to widespread violence and at least 212 deaths.

The pandemic has caused unprecedented disruptions in cancer research.

"This world is threatened. We really saw how the ice is disappearing," said expedition leader Markus Rex.

"Their discoveries have benefitted sellers, buyers and taxpayers around the world," the prize committee said in a statement.

The genetic editing technique has contributed to new cancer therapies and has the potential to be used in curing inheritable diseases.

The recipients' work has helped reveal "the darkest secrets of the universe," the secretary general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.

Rescuers are concerned the northern bottlenose whales will be distressed by the noise from next week's NATO exercise

The woman died at a hospital after an apparent head injury, and the search for a male suspect was underway, police said

The milestone comes as governments struggle to contain the infection and its fallout and as scientists ramp up efforts to deliver a vaccine.