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[ad_1] The government has promised to create a new airline to compete in a world free of the pandemic. JOHANNESBURG – SAA unions say they are now looking to chart a way forward with the airline after securing a victory in the Labor Court yesterday. The court ruled that downsizing …

[ad_1] A staff member of United States Vice President Mike Pence tested positive for the new coronavirus, briefly delayed his Friday flight to Iowa, and caused some passengers to disembark in Air Force Two, according to a White House official. Pence’s flight was delayed more than an hour on Friday …

[ad_1] With parades and memorial events canceled or curtailed as part of efforts to contain the outbreak, Europe and the United States marked the defeat of Nazi Germany with grim humor. French President Emmanuel Macron places a flower wreath during a ceremony to mark the end of World War II …

[ad_1] 1:37 am, 09 May 2020 By Dylan Cleaver and Liam Napier, NZ Herald New Zealand Rugby has engaged in talks with a multi-billion-dollar American investment firm about taking a stake in the struggling sport. In what could prove a landmark moment in the game’s long and storied history, NZ …

[ad_1] Once the coronavirus pandemic is over, the international tourism industry may initially find its saving grace in an unexpected place: the younger market segment. Older, more affluent travelers have traditionally proven lucrative for the sector. But in the post-pandemic world, it will be critical to focus on a younger …

[ad_1] South African Fredie Blom celebrated his 116th birthday on Friday unfazed by the coronavirus pandemic, more than 100 years since the Spanish flu pandemic killed his sister. “I have lived this long because of God’s grace,” said Blom, possibly one of the oldest men in the world. More: Lighting …

[ad_1] Russia registered more than 10,000 new cases of coronavirus on Friday for the sixth day in a row, after emerging as a new hot spot for the pandemic. A government count showed 10,669 new cases in the past 24 hours, less than Thursday’s record of 11,231 and bringing the …

[ad_1] Ferris Rafauli is one of the world’s most notable luxury designers. Rafauli Ferris Ferris Rafauli, the designer behind Toronto’s $ 100 million (R1.8 billion) Drake mansion, partnered with luxury bedding company Hastens to design a $390,000 (R7 million) mattress and base known as Grand Vividus. Drake was the first …

[ad_1] Tanzania says it received its first shipment of Madagascar’s self-proclaimed plant-based “cure” for coronavirus, despite warnings from the World Health Organization that its effectiveness is unproven. Friday’s announcement came days after Madagascar said it would start selling the herbal concoction, known as Covid-Organics, and that several African countries had …

[ad_1] The Bitcoin “halvening” is approaching, and it is expected to result in a significant price change for the world’s biggest cryptocurrency. Analysts and cryptocurrency experts have argued over the direction of this price change, citing everything from economic theory to the building hype around the halving event as evidence …