Coronavirus: Latest global developments

Paris, Sept 19 (AFP/APP):Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis. – South Africa upset to be kept on UK red list – South Africa wants to know why it is still on Britain’s red list for travel restrictions. “We firmly believe there is […]

Let us buy Covid jabs, pleads Africa

Geneva, Sept 14 (AFP/APP):Africa wants to buy Covid-19 vaccines, rather than keep waiting for donor-funded doses to arrive, the African Union said Tuesday, imploring producers to give the continent a fair shot at market access. The AU also urged manufacturing nations to lift export bans […]

Domestic tourism boom gives UK seaside new lease of life

Blackpool, United Kingdom, Sept 12 (AFP/APP):Children clutching glow sticks shrieked with delight and onlookers gazed awestruck as Blackpool’s Illuminations lights festival launched to a spectacular volley of fireworks from its 158-metre Victorian tower. The northwest English town’s lights display crowns an extended tourist season as […]

Morocco: Stable monarchy dogged by inequalities

Rabat, Sept 6 (AFP/APP):Morocco, which holds legislative and local elections on Wednesday, is one of the most stable countries in North Africa. But the Muslim monarchy has struggled with poverty and its people’s hunger for reform. Here are some key facts: – ‘Years of Lead’ […]

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