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After Covid cull, Danish mink farmers find new careers
Reinventing himself as a brewer at age 62 would never have occurred to Poul Erik Vestergaard, but Denmark's controversial cull of the country's minks over Covid fears forced him to change course. After that, Poul Erik will bottle it and put labels around the bottles," he explains.
Southwest Airlines faces storm of criticism over holiday chaos
Southwest Airlines remained in the hot seat Tuesday as it contended with mass flight cancellations while rival US carriers recovered from a severe winter storm. But while operations had largely returned to normal at American Airlines and United Airlines by Tuesday, Southwest canceled more than 2,500 flights, or nearly two-thirds of planned departures, according to tracking website FlightAware.
Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights to Tigray capital
Ethiopia's national carrier Ethiopian Airlines said it would resume commercial flights to the war-torn region of Tigray on Wednesday after a shutdown lasting 18 months. The airline, the biggest carrier in Africa, said on Tuesday that it would operate daily flights from the national capital Addis Ababa to the Tigrayan capital of Mekele.
Asian markets up after China ends travel quarantine
Asian markets rose on Tuesday after China said it would end quarantine for arrivals, spurring hopes for the revival of the world's second-largest economy and boosting oil which continued its upward surge on fears of Russian production cuts.
Records that tumbled in 2022
From roasting temperatures to rocketing energy prices and millions of refugees fleeing Ukraine, 2022 was a year of extremes.
South Africa fuel tanker blast death toll climbs to 18
The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in a South African city east of Johannesburg last week has climbed to 18, regional health authorities said on Monday. A further eight people have since died of severe burns and injuries, the regional health department said in a statement.
Asian stocks start week positively
Asian stocks started on a positive note Monday, buoyed by gains on Wall Street last week although spiralling Covid-19 cases in China weighed on sentiment in thin holiday trade.
South Africa fuel tanker blast death toll rises to 15
The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in a South African city east of Johannesburg has risen to 15, the health minister said Sunday. "Yesterday (Saturday), the death toll was at 10 people and now we are sitting at 15 as of this morning," Joe Phaahla told reporters at Tambo Memorial Hospital.
Inquiry into 2019 Ethiopian Air crash confirms software failure
A 2019 Ethiopian Airlines plane crash which killed 157 people was caused by a flight software failure as suspected, the country's transport minister said Friday citing the investigators' final report.
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