#3 Pushkar Mela, EU's border crisis and ...

#3 Pushkar Mela, EU's border crisis and Malaysia's opening.

Nov 18, 2021

Hello everybody!

Below is a collection of weekly global news focused on information important, relevant, or possibly interesting for travelers.

But first, Pushkar Mela, a traditional and colorful camel fair in India’s Rajasthan, returns after a break. If you want to learn more about the festival there’s this video. | via The Times of India

Also happening:


Crisis on EU’s eastern border. | via The New York Times


Deadly blasts in Uganda’s capital, Kampala. It’s another attack in a number of IS-associated bomb explosions in recent weeks. | via BBC


Severe storm and flooding in British Columbia, Canada. | via The Guardian


Hundreds were stung by scorpions in Egypt after animals were pushed into Answan by storms and flooding. | via BBC


Ethiopia: what’s going on? | via BBC


COP26: a summary. | via S&P Global


Pfizer to allow its new Covid-19 drug, Paxlovid, to be made and sold in 95 developing nations. | via BBC


University of Oxford starts new Ebola vaccine trials. | via BBC


Wizz Air is in the process of getting regulatory approvals to fly to India. | via ZAWYA


COVID

  • Austria imposes lockdown on unvaccinated. | via BBC

  • The Netherlands introduce a three-week partial lockdown. | via Reuters

  • Morocco will conduct additional airport Covid-19 testing. | via Reuters

  • Denmark reintroduces Coronapass starting 12 November. | via VisitDenmark

  • Malaysia partially opens for tourism, with a full opening planned for January. | via Lonely Planet

  • India opens to travelers, with free visas for the first 500,000 visitors. | via Al Jazeera


Have a great day!

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