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:
Festa del Torrone in Cremone, Italy | Oficial Website
Alba White Truffle Fair in Alba, Italy | Official Website
Festival of Sacred Music and Art in Rome, Italy | Official Website
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!