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’ […]

Bat survey identifies six new coronaviruses

Islamabad, SEP 03 (Online): Scientists have discovered six previously unknown coronaviruses in bats. The animals were in regions of Myanmar where humans come into close contact with wildlife as a result of agriculture, deforestation, and other ecological disruption. Scientists have identified six new coronaviruses. Wild […]

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