JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Hundreds of people have been evacuated to safety after heavy rains once again hammered South Africa's coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, flooding roads and houses and damaging properties, a government official said on Sunday. The province is still restoring damaged infrastructure and making plans to re-home people displaced after flooding last … [Read more...] about Hundreds evacuated amid renewed flooding in South Africa’s coastal province
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Bali’s back – but so are the ‘trashy tourists’
Bali is back – but so are the tourists’ shenanigans. The Indonesian resort island has seen a rash of reports about badly behaved foreigners since it fully reopened to international tourism in March. Over the past month, a Canadian and a Russian have been deported for public nakedness, a foreign tourist went viral for complaining about beach vendors, and an Estonian pageant … [Read more...] about Bali’s back – but so are the ‘trashy tourists’
Thai health ministry sets up monkeypox monitoring centre
Thailand is creating a new emergency centre to monitor the spread of monkeypox, which has now been detected in at least 12 countries, although in very small numbers at this stage. The Bangkok Post reports that Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, virologist and director-general of the ministry’s Department of Disease Control says Thai health officials are closely monitoring the outbreak, … [Read more...] about Thai health ministry sets up monkeypox monitoring centre