Bill Beaumont and Agustin Pichot (Getty Images) World Rugby could reveal its next chairperson as early as Saturday after incumbent Bill Beaumont and rival Agustin Pichot reportedly asked to bring the announcement forward. Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021Voting closed on Thursday and the announcement was originally to…
it had no new domestic cases and just four cases among people who came in from outside the country. The development was a stark turnaround for a nation that was battered early on by the virus — with 909 cases on Feb. 29 alone — and quickly conducted widespread testing and contract tracing of new…
global cases of the coronavirus soared past three million this week and the death toll grows, the pandemic has forced societies to recalibrate nearly every aspect of daily life.With public health officials warning of a long fight ahead, the virus has changed the world’s capacity to immunize against other diseases and redefined summer vacation for…
Published on Apr 27, 2020WHO's chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus accused countries of disregarding WHO's public health emergency warning on January 30. Watch report.#WHO #Coronavirus #COVID19About Channel:The World is One News, WION examines global issues with in-depth analysis. We provide much more than the news of the day. Our aim is to empower people to…
WHO announced on 30 January that the novel coronavirus represented "the highest level of emergency... every country could have triggered all its public health measures," Tedros pointed out."I think that suffices the importance of listening to WHO's advice.""We advised the whole world to implement a comprehensive public health approach, and we said find, test, isolate,…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…