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21.10.2022 / 15:27

Zimbabwe beat Scotland by five wickets to qualify for the Super 12s

Zimbabwe bowlers keep the Scotland batting unit quietZimbabwe registered a comprehensive five-wicket win over Scotland in their ICC Men's T20 World Cup encounter in Hobart on Friday to book their berth in the Super 12 stage of the mega event.Richie Berrington's decision to bat first after winning the toss didn't turn out well for Scotland as they lost the wickets of Michael Jones and Matthew Cross quite early in the innings.The likes of George Munsey, Berrington and Calum MacLeod tried their best to resurrect the innings but they never got the momentum and acceleration they required. Munsey and Berrington put on a 40-run stand between themselves followed by a 34-run stand between MacLeod and Munsey.

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Digital payments to health workers boost retention, motivation, and impact

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Would I Lie To You 90s singers Charles & Eddie now - mental health battle to tragedy

It was number one on the UK charts for just two weeks, but Charles & Eddie's hit Would I Lie To You? has become iconic in the 31 since its release in August 1992.The song seemed to come from nowhere before reached the coveted top spot in November of the same year, also achieving the same chart success in countries including New Zealand, Germany, Austria and Zimbabwe, and becoming a hit the world over. At the time, the duo's debut single was highly praised, with one critic saying they "show their appreciation of classic soul in a very pop-friendly way." And the accompanying video, which saw Charles & Eddie performing in various locations around New York City, has generated more than 65 million views on YouTube. But who were the enigmatic duo, Charles & Eddie? Charles was Charles Pettigrew, born on 12 May, 1963 in Philadelphia.

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Women in Zimbabwe challenge law banning sex toys as obscene, morally harmful

FILE - A crate of free vibrator sex toys which were being distributed by the Trojan condom company from their "Pleasure Carts" on August 9, 2012, in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) HARARE, Zimbabwe - Sitabile Dewa was content with her sex life when she was married, but after her divorce, she found her prospects for erotic pleasure rather bleak.In socially conservative Zimbabwe, divorced women and single mothers are often cast as undesirable partners for men, and in her frustration Dewa decided she wanted to use sex toys.The problem is sex toys are against the law in Zimbabwe."I should not be deprived of self-exploration and indulgence in self-gratification," said Dewa, 35.Part of Zimbabwe's "censorship and entertainments control" law makes the importation or possession of sex toys illegal as they are deemed "indecent" or "obscene" and harmful to public morals.

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FIFA strips Sri Lanka of its voting rights; suspension upheld

COLOMBO (News 1st); FIFA has upheld a decision to maintain the suspension on Sri Lanka strip the island nation of its voting rights.Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe were suspended from voting during FIFA elections.

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Donors making a difference: building skills, building capacity

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Sri Lanka to host U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024

ICC – Top emerging talent will be heading to Sri Lanka in 2024 for the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, as the ICC Board announced host countries for U19 events between 2024 and 2027.Zimbabwe and Namibia, Malaysia and Thailand, and Bangladesh and Nepal are also set to host ICC U19 events between 2024 and 2027, after the ICC Board approved the plans.The ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 will be hosted by Sri Lanka while the 2026 edition will be staged in Zimbabwe and Namibia. The ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 will be held in Malaysia and Thailand, and the 2027 event will be jointly hosted by Bangladesh and Nepal.Cricket World Cup qualification pathwaysThe qualification pathway for the 14-team ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 was also confirmed with 10 teams set to gain automatic qualification. These 10 teams will include South Africa and Zimbabwe as Full Member hosts, and the next eight highest-ranked teams on the ICC MRF Tyres ODI Rankings on a date to be confirmed. The remaining four teams will qualify through the ICC CWC Global Qualifier series.The qualification pathway for the 10-team ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 was also approved. Eight teams will automatically qualify for the event, including the top three teams from each group at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, the host Bangladesh (if not in the top three of Group 1) and the next highest ranked teams on the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Rankings on 27 February 2023.

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Sri Lanka ranks third on high food inflation figures

COLOMBO (News 1st) – A report on food security by the World Bank has revealed that Sri Lanka is in the third place according to the real food inflation figures between September 2021 and August 2022, and at the fourth place in consideration of nominal food inflation.Sri Lanka ranks fourth in the world in terms of nominal food inflation, at 91% on an y-o-y basis.According to the World Bank report, Zimbabwe, Lebanon and Venezuela are ranked first, second and third among the countries with high nominal inflation.The report indicates that 205.1 million people worldwide will face a food crisis or a acute food crisis due to this situation.The report also warns of the threat of famine for the Somali Gulf region between October and December this year.Projecting a decrease in production of rice in 2022, the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) assessed that reduced harvest prospects for India and a few other countries, including Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, outweighed slight upward revisions for Brazil and a few West African countries, although average international rice prices changed little month to month, with mixed movements in the major exporters.

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Team India cricket head coach Rahul Dravid tests Covid-19 positive, likely to miss Asia Cup

Team India's head coach Rahul Dravid has tested Covid-19 and is likely to miss the Asia Cup tournament which will be held in Dubai. “Team India Head Coach Rahul Dravid has tested positive for COVID-19 in a routine test conducted ahead of the team’s departure to the UAE for Asia Cup 2022," according to a statement issued by Honorary Secretary of BCCI, Jay Shah. “Mr.

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Zimbabwe: 157 unvaccinated children died amid measles outbreak

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Donors making a difference: in the lives of children

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Study spotlights Omicron's impact on unvaccinated, rural Americans

Though it causes less severe disease than the Delta variant, the highly transmissible Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant has been twice as deadly in unvaccinated people and has therefore hit rural Americans harder than those living in cities, a study today in Frontiers in Medicine finds.

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Covid 4th wave: Cases are rising in Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, health min Tope on next pandemic phase

Even as the daily COVID tally is showing an upward trend, the Maharashtra government said that there is no scenario of a fourth wave of the pandemic anytime soon.

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Is Covid 4th wave coming? IIT Kanpur scientists design model on next coronavirus peak, new variants

COVID wave is likely to hit India around mid to late June and it is likely to peak in August, a recent study by a team of Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur suggested. They further added that the fourth wave of the coronavirus is likely to continue for the next four months. Speaking about the severity of the infection, the team said that will depend on the coronavirus variant and the vaccination status across the country.

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India's 4th COVID wave in June: IIT Kanpur scientists predicts duration, peak, severity of next variant

covid wave in mid to late June, and the surge is to continue for about 4 months, a recent study by a team of IIT Kanpur scientists has suggested. The severity, however, will depend on the nature of the variant, the vaccination status across the country.

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Tim Tebow talks one-on-one about expanding children’s hospital in Zimbabwe

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow continues to prove that his life’s work is off the gridiron, calling attention to the medical needs of children in hard-hit areas around the globe. Tebow’s foundation, along with the nonprofit CURE international, recently broke ground on a new ward on CURE’s Children Hospital of Zimbabwe, which the Tim Tebow Foundation will help fund. The ward, set to open in January 2023, will include 40 new beds and will allow the hospital to perform 2,000 surgical procedures a year for children who have treatable conditions."Our mission statement is to bring faith, hope and love to those needing a brighter day in their darkest hour of need," Tebow, 34, told FOX Television Stations.RELATED: 5-year-old Maryland girl diagnosed with rare autoimmune diseaseTebow, along with other advocates, has been touring parts of Africa — including children's hospitals — for the past several days to witness the medical plight of children.Tim Tebow encourages CURE Zimbabwe patient Ropafadzo during his visit for the groundbreaking of the new children's ward that will serve thousands more children in the years to come.

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Sri Lanka crush Zimbabwe by 5 wickets to win 1st ODI

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka registered a 5-wicket victory against Zimbabwe on Sunday (16) and took 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.This was the highest successful run chase in Pallekele, Kandy.Batting first, the visitors posted 296 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in their 50 overs, mostly thanks to a quick hundred by Sean Williams.However, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka and Dinesh Chandimal powered the hosts to victory with ease.

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Journalist who contracted Covid-19 twice 'thought it was the end'

A chronic asthma patient who was informed that by contracting Covid-19 his symptoms would be severe has told of how he feared for his life after catching the virus twice.

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US to lift its ban on travel from southern Africa

The United States is set to lift its travel ban imposed on several southern African nations from next Friday, 31 December.

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US will lift travel ban on southern African countries on Dec. 31

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. will lift travel restrictions to eight southern African countries on New Year's Eve, the White House announced Friday.The restrictions, imposed last month, were meant to blunt the spread of the COVID omicron variant.The Nov.

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US to lift its ban on travel from southern Africa

The United States is set to lift its travel ban imposed on several southern African nations from next Friday, 31 December.

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U.S. preparing to lift travel restrictions on 8 southern African countries

travel restrictions on eight southern African countries imposed last month over concerns about the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, a senior administration official told Reuters.Foreign nationals who are barred from the United States because they have been in one of the eight countries within the prior 14 days will again be allowed on U.S.-bound flights leaving after 12:01 a.m. ET on Dec.

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Travelling to India? Check these new Covid-19 testing rules

RT PCR test if they are coming from the countries 'at risk' or have visited 'at risk' countries in the last 14 days. The link to the airport website would be provided on the Air Suvidha platform which would be displayed to passengers while filling up the self-declaration form, it mentioned.

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Delhi: 15 Covid-19 positive patients under scanner amid Omicron concerns

symptoms like fever, sore throat, and history of Covid-positive patient.

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First case of new Omicron COVID-19 variant confirmed in Hamilton

Omicron COVID-19 variant, according to public health.The city agency said test results from an Ontario lab confirmed the results on Saturday, just days after the province’s top doc revealed an investigation.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore said the two individuals returned from Africa, tested positive for COVID and had samples sent for genome sequencing.City health officials have been urging anyone who travelled to Botswana, Egypt, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zimbabwe within 14 days before arriving in Hamilton to self-isolate, even if vaccinated.

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Another Omicron Covid case detected in India, Zimbabwe returnee in Jamnagar tests positive

Omicron variant of Covid-19, said state health department on Saturday.

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Omicron variant: Airlines must ID passengers who traveled through southern Africa, CDC says

ATLANTA - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ordered all airlines to turn over the names of passengers who have traveled to southern African countries now under travel restrictions.South African scientists announced last week they’d identified the omicron COVID-19 variant, which shows signs of being highly infectious.

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Omicron variant: Canada expands travel ban, seeks booster guidance

Canada is restricting travel from three more African countries and seeking guidance on COVID-19 boosters amid the emergence of the Omicron variant.

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Omicron variant not yet detected in Saskatchewan; 40 people told to test, isolate

public health agency has notified 40 people in the province to test and isolate after recently travelling from several countries in the southern African region as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was first detected in South Africa. Saskatchewan health experts weigh in on possible impact of Omicron variant on holiday season Dr.

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Biden says no new lockdowns for Omicron COVID-19 variant

Today President Joe Biden addressed the nation on the Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant, a concerning strain of the COVID-19 virus first identified in South Africa late last week. Biden said the variant was a cause for concern—not panic—and cautioned that although newly placed travel restrictions will buy the county some time, the variant will likely soon be in the United States.

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Omicron scare: India makes post-arrival covid test mandatory

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Amid concerns over new Covid-19 variant Omicron, DDMA to meet today

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Amid Omicron concerns, these states issue new COVID-19 rules. All you need to know

Omicron, three Indian states - Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat - issued fresh coronavirus guidelines as precautionary measures. Earlier this week, the Centre instructed the state governments to ensure ‘rigorous screening and testing’ of all international travellers landing in India from ‘at risk’ countries.

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Canada bans travel from 7 South African nations amid new Covid variant concern

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Canada enacts travel restrictions for southern Africa in light of new COVID-19 variant

The federal government is implementing a travel ban on several south African countries after a new COVID-19 variant was discovered there.

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U.S. & U.K. Announce Travel Ban Due to New COVID Variant Omicron

The United States, the European Union and the UK are putting travel restrictions in place for visitors from southern Africa upon the discovery of a new COVID variant, being called Omicron, via BBC.

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Centre releases list of ‘at-risk’ countries after new Covid variant found. Details here

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Nicola Sturgeon tells Scots 'don't press the panic button' as concerns grow over covid variant

Nicola Sturgeon has said Scots should not be "pressing the panic button" over growing concerns about a new variant of covid discovered in southern Africa.

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New Covid variant: What is it and how worried should we be about 'worst ever' super mutant?

coronavirus variant which scientists have described as "deeply concerning"The B.1.1.529 variant, which could eventually be called Nu variant, was first identified on Tuesday, November 23, with a total of 59 samples being uploaded to a Covid-19 variant tracking website.

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UK adds six southern African countries to ‘red list’ due to new Covid variant

new coronavirus variant B.1.1.529 -- red-flagged by health experts as highly transmissible and effective at evading the body’s immune response -- was first detected in South Africa earlier this week.

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'Worst ever' super mutant Covid variant: Hunt for passengers who just arrived in UK

Coronavirus with them, has begun.Alarm bells started ringing last night, when Health Minister Sajid Javid confirmed that six African countries were being added to the Red travel list, due to the dangerousness of the new variant – known as the “nu” variant.Anyone coming from South Africa and its surrounding countries Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini and Zimbabwe will be forced to quarantine for 10 days upon arrival.There are worries that the new variant is more transmissible and that the current vaccines are less effective in fighting it.The long-term worry is that, should this variant spread out of control, then the country will be plunged back into the depths of a UK-wide lockdown just before Christmas.Mr Sajid said: “Our scientists

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South Africa criticizes Britain’s ‘rushed’ travel ban over new COVID-19 variant

COVID-19 variant “seems to have been rushed”, as even the World Health Organization is yet to advise on the next steps.Scientists have so far only detected the B.1.1.529 variant in relatively small numbers in South Africa, Botswana and Hong Kong, but they are concerned by its high number of mutations which could help it evade the body’s immune response and make it more transmissible.Britain on Thursday temporarily banned flights from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Eswatini from Friday after its detection was announced.

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Six countries to move onto Scotland's red list amid fears over new Covid variant

New travel restrictions will be put in place for six counties amid concerns over a potential 'vaccine evading' variant.

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'Worst Covid variant so far' lands South Africa back on UK red travel list

Covid variant described as the "worst we've seen so far" rages on across the world.Health Minister Sajid Javid has confirmed from noon tomorrow, flights from South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini and Zimbabwe will be temporarily banned and UK travellers must quarantine.UK scientists have raised the alarm on Thursday night over the new B.1.1.529 variant, which they described as the "worst we've seen so far".

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Six African countries to be put on travel 'red list' as scientists raise alarm over 'worst ever' covid variant

Six African countries will be put on England's travel 'red list' imminently due to concerns about a new covid variant officials said is the 'worst one we’ve seen so far'.

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No community cases; 2 new cases of COVID-19, one historical case, in managed isolation

There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community today.

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Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine: What to know about side effects

78%, according to interim phase 3 clinical data.India’s drug regulatory authority, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization, authorized the vaccine for emergency use on January 3, 2021. It can now be used to vaccinate people aged 18 and older.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0