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FILED - 30 November 2015, South Africa, Cape Town: Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is pictured at the offices of The Desmond Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town. Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, has died aged 90. Photo: Chris Radburn/PA Wire/dpa.

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'MORAL COMPASS'

Tributes pour in for anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/27/21

Tutu fought consistently for justice for South Africa's black population under apartheid, and spoke for peace and reconciliation after the end of the white supremacist regime in the nineties

11/30/2021. The Minister of Territorial Policy and Government Spokesperson, Isabel Rodríguez, the First Vice President and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño, and the Minister of Science and Innovation, Diana Morant, have appeared at a press conference at the end of the meeting of the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

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PANDEMIC

Spain approves suspension of flights from southern African countries

The Nomad Today 12/1/21

Flights can only be made from airports in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe to airports in Spain if they transport exclusively Spanish or Andorran nationals…

FILED - 28 November 2021, Bavaria, Munich: A Bundeswehr aircraft is seen at the cargo area of the Munich Airport. The German Army is flying patients suffering from coronavirus complications to the airport in Hamburg as part of the so-called "cloverleaf" mechanism coordinated between the federal and state governments. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa.

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CORONAVIRUS

Spain imposes quarantine on southern Africa travelers due to omicron

The Nomad Today 11/29/21

Travelers from 7 countries will have to undergo a 10-day quarantine

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

South Africa slams travel bans as Omicron spread puts world on edge

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/29/21

South African officials have entered discussions with countries that have adopted travel restrictions, hoping they will reconsider the decisions, the statement said

Passengers move through Frankfurt Airport on Friday. The European Commission says it wants to limit air travel from southern African into the bloc due to fears about a new Covid-19 variant discovered there, following similar moves announced by Britain and Israel. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

EU states agree to suspend flights from seven southern African states

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/26/21

The countries concerned are Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe

Passengers move through Hamburg's airport on November 18. Fears of a new, more contagious strain of the virus moving through southern Africa have prompted bans across Europe on arrivals from the region. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

EU eyeing travel limits from southern Africa due to Covid-19 variant

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/26/21

On Thursday, Israel and Britain announced new travel restrictions on several African countries over concerns about a new coronavirus variant

THL's Head of Infectious Diseases Control and Vaccines Unit, Taneli-Puumalainen. Photo: Laura Kotila/vnk.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Government recommends avoiding travel to UK, Ireland, South Africa

The Nomad Today 1/22/21

In its last meeting, the government discussed measures to prevent the spread of the new Covid-19 variants and the renewed acceleration of the epidemic.

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CORONAVIRUS

Flights from UK, Ireland, South Africa suspended until 25 January

The Nomad Today 1/19/21

For possible expenses caused by flight cancellation or postponement, the Finnish government recommends contacting the airline, travel organizer or insurance company.

12 January 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Halle: Dagmar Wieland, a nurse, prepares syringes with Moderna's Covid 19 vaccine at the University Hospital in Halle(UKH). This is the first time that Moderna's new vaccine has been used. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

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5 MORE DEATHS

More cases of the mutated coronavirus variant found in Finland

The Nomad Today 1/12/21

At least 55 potentially infected persons have been placed in quarantine.

#BlackHairMatters. Images used in the controversial ad. Source: Twitter.

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TRESemme AD

#BlackHairMatters: Protests, petrol bomb over shampoo ad deemed racist

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/7/20

While the company, Clicks, has issued an apology, chief executive Vikesh Ramsunder noted that "the images and content were provided to us by our supplier TRESemme" which is owned by Unilever.…

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LIFESTYLE

Number of adoptions decreased

The Nomad Today 8/20/20

South Africa and Thailand have been the most common countries of adoption in previous years as well.

Coronavirus

Africa surpasses half a million Covid-19 cases, WHO says

The Nomad Today 7/8/20

South Africa is the continent’s worst affected nation, shouldering 29% of Africa’s total caseload.

Finland

Finns adopted 95 children abroad in 2018

The Nomad Today 8/21/19

The total number of adoptions amounted to 404, of which 212 were girls and 192 boys, but less than a quarter were carried out abroad. Of those, the highest number were made in Thailand, followed by…