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Morocco halts incoming passenger flights over Covid variant

Posted on November 29, 2021 by News Desk

Rabat, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):Morocco will halt incoming passenger flights for two weeks starting Monday night amid concern over the spread of a new, heavily mutated Covid-19 variant dubbed Omicron, a government committee said. “The decision has been taken because of the quick spread of the […]

7.5-magnitude earthquake shakes north Peru

Posted on November 29, 2021 by News Desk

Lima, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Peru on Sunday, destroying buildings including a church tower, injuring at least 10 people and sending shock waves across the region. The strong quake hit at 5:52 am (1052 GMT) at a depth of 131 kilometers (81 […]

Five South African platinum miners trapped in mudslide

Posted on November 29, 2021 by News Desk

Johannesburg, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):Five mineworkers were missing Sunday following a mudslide at a South African platinum mine northwest of Johannesburg, operator Impala Platinum announced. Seven employees were working at the bottom of a shaft at the mine in Rustenburg, “when the area became inundated as […]

EU border agency plane to be deployed over Channel on Wednesday

Posted on November 29, 2021 by News Desk

Calais, France, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):Frontex, the European Union border agency, will deploy a plane to help fight migrant trafficking in the Channel from December 1, France announced on Sunday. The aircraft will “fly day and night” over the area from France to the Netherlands, French […]

UK readies new Covid rules as third Omicron case emerges

Posted on November 29, 2021 by News Desk

London, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):Britain’s government on Sunday defended the pace and scale of its response to the new Omicron strain of Covid-19 as officials reported a third case of the emerging variant, and warned of more to come. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said mandatory mask-wearing […]

‘Race against time’ to tackle new Covid variant: EU chief

Posted on November 29, 2021 by News Desk

Riga, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday the world was in a “race against time” to understand the new Covid variant and, if needed, modify vaccines to counter it. “We know we are now in a race against time,” von […]

S.African president wants travel bans ‘urgently’ lifted

Posted on November 29, 2021 by News Desk

Johannesburg, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday called on countries to “urgently” reverse travel bans linked to the discovery of the new coronavirus variant Omicron. “We call upon all those countries that have imposed travel bans on our country and our southern […]

New Covid variant throws sport in South Africa into turmoil

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Johannesburg, Nov 26 (AFP/APP):South African sport was thrown into turmoil on Friday following the announcement of travel bans following the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus in the country. Two rounds of matches in the United Rugby Championship were postponed, with two teams from […]

Two students, driver killed in Kosovo bus shooting

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Gllogjan, Kosovo, Nov 27 (AFP/APP):A gunman opened fire late Friday on a bus in Kosovo carrying school students, killing a boy and a girl and the driver, police said. Another 14 year-old student was wounded but is in stable condition, Skender Dreshaj, the head of […]

Tebboune faces another test as Algerians vote

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Algiers, Nov 27 (AFP/APP):Algerians vote on Saturday in local elections seen as key in President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s push to turn the page on the two-decade rule of late president Abdelaziz Bouteflika. But despite official campaigns urging Algerians to “make their mark”, the vote for municipal […]

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Morocco halts incoming passenger flights over Covid variant

7.5-magnitude earthquake shakes north Peru

Five South African platinum miners trapped in mudslide

EU border agency plane to be deployed over Channel on Wednesday

UK readies new Covid rules as third Omicron case emerges

‘Race against time’ to tackle new Covid variant: EU chief

S.African president wants travel bans ‘urgently’ lifted

New Covid variant throws sport in South Africa into turmoil

Two students, driver killed in Kosovo bus shooting

Tebboune faces another test as Algerians vote

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