Tue, 21-Oct-2025

South Africa: 15 dead, 37 injured in bus collision

South Africa

A bus and a truck collided on a South African highway near the capital Pretoria. The death toll has now risen to 15, with 37 people injured, some critically. Eight women and seven men died at the spot, while 37 were taken to hospital. A bus and a truck collided on a South African highway … Read more

Emirates warns Omicron could cause ‘significant traumas’ for aviation industry

DUBAI: A major hit to the peak December travel season because of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus would cause “significant traumas” in the global aviation business, Reuters quoted Emirates airline president Tim Clark, as saying on Tuesday. Clark said Emirates was working on the basis the newly discovered variant could be dealt with effectively by … Read more