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Yodelling ‘superspreader’ concert is blamed for turning Swiss region into a covid hotspot Concert with 600 people is believed to have made Schwyz canton virus hotspot The audience were asked to social distance, but mask-wearing was not required Studies have shown that singing can spread coronavirus infected droplets By Rachael Bunyan For Mailonline and Afp … Read more
Google Maps will show data on coronavirus outbreaks in your region using a color-coded layer to highlight the number of cases A new layer on Google Maps gives information on reported cases in a region The seven-day average of new infections will appear with a label indicating if cases are trending up or down Country-level … Read more
China has lauded the success of its vocational and jobs schemes in the troubled Xinjiang region on Thursday, just days after the US government said they were being operated from facilities run like ‘concentration camps’. On Thursday the Chinese government published a white paper staunchly defending its policy in the Muslim-inhabited region, where it says … Read more
This is the isolated tribe in Indonesia, where American heir Michael Rockefeller was supposedly murdered and eaten sixty years ago, before they renounced cannibalism and turned to Christianity. The images offer a rare glimpse of the Grand Valley Dani people, an ethnic group located in a remote part of western New Guinea in Indonesia. Their … Read more
The oldest alpine plant region on Earth, in the Hengduan Mountains of south-west China, dates back more than 30 million years, scientists say. US and Chinese researchers say the alpine flora of the Hengduan Mountains has continuously existed far longer than any other alpine flora on Earth. The diversity of plants in the region today can be … Read more
The gamble that didn’t pay off: Indonesian prisoner is left with gruesome injuries after being whipped for violating Sharia law by betting in conservative Aceh region The Aceh Islamic Sharia Court administered 17 lashes in Lhokseumawe City Shocking pictures show dark red marks on the man’s back and down his arm The defendant was arrested on … Read more
Another Spanish tourist region has been put on high alert after at least 23 guests at a wedding, including the bride and her mother, were struck down with coronavirus. More than 35,000 residents of Tudela in Navarra, northern Spain, are being advised to wear masks and stick to social distancing to prevent the disease spreading … Read more
A second Spanish region made up of 70,000 people is going back into lockdown after a new coronavirus outbreak. Entry into and out of La Marina, which lies 90 miles east of La Coruna in Galicia, will be banned from midnight tonight and gatherings of more than ten people will be banned to limit the possibility … Read more
India sent more soldiers to the disputed border region with China on Wednesday following the deadly hand-to-hand brawl that saw 20 Indian solders killed. The increase in military personnel comes despite both sides declaring publicly that they would pull back military personnel from the region. Indian fighter jets were also seen flying over the … Read more
London becomes the first region in England to see deaths fall BELOW average as Covid-19 crisis continues to fade and coronavirus death toll plummets to 10-week low In London 891 people died of all causes between May 30 and June 5, down from 917 average for that week At least 47,820 people have died across … Read more