Published by Reuters UK By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) – Assets held by the world’s sovereign wealth and public pension funds rose to a record $31.9 trillion in 2021 thanks to rising U.S. stock and oil prices, and investments rose to their highest for several years, an annual report released on Saturday showed. The report on state-owned investment vehicles by

Published by The Street By PR Newswire VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Deep-South Resources Inc. (“Deep-South” or “the Company”) (TSXV: DSM) announces that the Namibian legal counsel of the Company and its subsidiary, Haib Minerals (Pty) Ltd (“Haib”), have amended and supplemented the original application on behalf of Haib with the High Court of Namibia for an order

Published by Reuters By Marius Zaharia and Renju Jose HONG KONG/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Hong Kong expanded a ban on entry for non-residents from several countries as global health authorities raced to curb a potential outbreak of the Omicron virus, while Australia’s cabinet will review on Tuesday containment steps after five tested positive. Singapore’s health ministry said two travellers from Johannesburg

Published by Kyodo News The United States on Monday implemented a ban on the entry of foreign travelers from eight countries in southern Africa amid growing concerns over a new variant of the coronavirus that was initially detected in South Africa. President Joe Biden asked the nation not to panic over the new Omicron variant, noting that existing COVID-19 vaccines

Published by DPA The first case of the coronavirus variant Omicron in the Czech Republic has been confirmed after further laboratory tests, a spokesperson for the hospital in Liberec said on Monday, according to the CTK agency. The hospital had consulted the national reference laboratory and experts from the Academy of Sciences. The patient is a woman who had returned

Published by The Bangkok Post People who arrive from countries in Africa not subject to a ban will still have to quarantine for 14 days and be tested repeatedly for Covid-19, amid worldwide concern over the new Omicron variant of the virus. Apisamai Srirangson, a spokeswoman the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, confirmed on Monday that travellers would not be

Published by Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State Department on Saturday advised against travel to eight southern African countries after the White House announced new travel restrictions in response to a new COVID-19 variant. The CDC raised its travel recommendation to “Level Four: Very High” for South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique,

Published by Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will restrict travel to the United States from eight southern African countries effective Monday over concerns about a new COVID-19 variant found in South Africa, a senior administration official said on Friday. The official said the restrictions will apply to South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, and Malawi

Published by Kyodo News Japan will tighten border restrictions on travelers from South Africa and five nearby countries amid concerns over the new coronavirus variant discovered there, the government’s top spokesman said Friday. People who have recently been to Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe will be required to spend 10 days in a government-designated facility upon their