Rabat (AFP) – Law enforcement officers in the Moroccan capital Rabat disperse a demonstration against a Covid-19 health pass, which authorities now require citizens to carry in order to enter government offices, restaurants, shops and other venues.
Houston (AFP) – Images of emergency services rushing to the scene of a deadly accident at the Astroworld Festival in Houston and of an injured concertgoer being stretchered away. At least eight people died and several were wounded in a crush at the music festival in the southern US state of Texas.
Freetown (AFP) – Large fires blaze near a petrol station following a massive explosion in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown that has reportedly killed 92 people. According to witnesses, the blast happened when a fuel tanker caught fire at a petrol station after a road accident. The flames then spread, burning people in cars and on roads nearby.
Stockholm (AFP) – Swedish pop sensation ABBA have made a comeback with their new album “Voyage”, nearly 40 years after they split up, with a digital avatar concert planned in London, as fans giddily celebrate their return.
Lindau (Germany) (AFP) – German Health Minister Jens Spahn is advocating for the widespread injection of a third dose of Covid vaccine for all in order to cope with the intense resurgence of the pandemic in the country.
Glasgow (AFP) – United States climate envoy John Kerry says there is a greater sense of urgency at COP26 in Glasgow and calls for promises to be ‘implemented’.
Abisko (Sweden) (AFP) – Scientists from the Abisko Research Station above the Arctic Circle in northern Sweden catch, weigh and measure birds and track their winter migration patterns, to see, among other things, what impact climate change and shifting weather patterns are having on their movements.
Gothenburg (Sweden) (AFP) – Sweden is a step closer to getting its first woman prime minister as left-wing politician Magdalena Andersson, dubbed the “bulldozer”, has been elected head of the main ruling party. Despite Sweden being known as a bastion for gender-equality, it has yet to have a woman as its head of government. She succeeds outgoing leader and Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, who announced his resignation in August, and now has to win a vote in parliament to be prime minister.
Chacaltaya (Bolivia) (AFP) – Once the highest ski resort in the world but now a crumbling relic to climate change in the Bolivian Andes, Chacaltaya was a popular family weekend retreat for inhabitants of La Paz, just 30 kilometers away. By 1998, the Chacaltaya glacier had been reduced to just seven percent of its size in 1940, while it disappeared entirely in 2009.
New Delhi (AFP) – Thick smog envelops India’s capital as its air quality plummets to hazardous levels. New Delhi is choked by deadly smog every winter because of it’s position and weather patterns. The Hindu festival of Diwali contributes to air quality problems as residents set off fireworks each year.
