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South Africa tourism in turmoil after variant news
AFP, Published on 26/11/2021
» JOHANNESBURG: Helpless and furious, South African tour operators are flooded with cancellations as countries follow Britain's decision to ban travel from the region over the discovery of a new coronavirus variant.
Europe battles Covid surge as WHO warns of 700,000 more deaths
AFP, Published on 24/11/2021
» COPENHAGEN - Europe remains "in the firm grip" of Covid and the continent's death toll could top 2.2 million this winter if current trends continue, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday.
Hush in South Korea as students sit high-stakes exam
AFP, Published on 18/11/2021
» SEOUL: A hush fell over South Korea Thursday as more than half a million students sat the high-stakes national university entrance exam, with authorities taking extraordinary measures to minimise distractions.
Facebook whistleblower to open Lisbon Web Summit
AFP, Published on 02/11/2021
» LISBON - Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is set to open Lisbon's Web Summit on Monday evening, putting more pressure on the company as tens of thousands arrive for the tech world's first mass gathering since the pandemic struck.
Few stars, Covid scare at maiden Billie Jean King Cup
AFP, Published on 31/10/2021
» PRAGUE: Barbora Krejcikova and Belinda Bencic are the only top 10 players featuring in the maiden Billie Jean King Cup final tournament due to start amid tight Covid restrictions in Prague on Monday.
Isolated and unpaid, Mongolian coal drivers queue at Chinese border
AFP, Published on 21/10/2021
» TSAGAAN KHAD (MONGOLIA) - Snaking across the barren Mongolian desert, a convoy crawls along the once-busy highway to the Chinese border -- its truckers desperate to finally deliver their cargo of coal after months of brutal Covid-19 delays and no pay.
3M to pay $99 mn to settle dispute over harmful chemicals
AFP, Published on 20/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - The US group 3M, which among other things manufactures anti-Covid protective face masks, said Tuesday it will pay $99 million to settle complaints related to health and the environment.
No-nonsense masks, strict bubble: What to expect from China's Winter Olympics
AFP, Published on 15/10/2021
» BEIJING - Beijing, which will host the 2022 Winter Olympics, is staging a series of test events -- giving a strong taste of what the Games will look like and what coronavirus measures will be in place.
'Beach' coworking spaces the new craze in Sao Paulo
AFP, Published on 07/10/2021
» SAO PAULO - After 18 months of being locked up by coronavirus pandemic restrictions, Brazil's largest city Sao Paulo is breathing again, thanks in part to open-air coworking spaces.
Brazil turns the tide with Covid-19 vaccines
AFP, Published on 17/09/2021
» BRASILIA: Despite a slow start plagued by much controversy that still haunts President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's coronavirus vaccination campaign is now one of the fastest-paced and farthest-reaching in the world.