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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry: Avoid Traveling to the South African Region
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has recommended avoiding travel to the South African region because of Omicron, a new variant of the coronavirus that has been declared a concern by the World Health Organization.
Mosialos – What we know so far about the “Botswana mutation”
The new variant of the coronavirus found in Africa is the most worrying that British health professionals have seen, as it has twice the number of mutations compared to the Delta…
Professor Elias Mosialos refers to this new dangerous mutation, answering 10 key questions about what we know so far about its appearance, which has caused concern in the scientific community.
World's Third Largest Diamond Unearthed in Botswana
One of the world's largest diamonds has been unearthed in Botswana, the country government said. The CNN reported that the 1,098-carat stone, believed to be the third largest "gem-quality" diamond ever found, was presented to President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Wednesday.
Massive diamond worth $70 mn to go under hammer
A massive diamond valued at more than $70 million will go under the hammer in London next month, the Sotheby's auction house said May 4.
Known as "Lesedi la Rona," it was found nine months ago in Botswana by the Lucara Diamond Corp.
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Largest diamond in over century found in Botswana
A 1,111 carat "high quality diamond" has been discovered at a mine in Botswana, said to be the biggest find in more than a century, according to the mine company.
The gem, only second in size to the Cullinan diamond which was unearthered in South Africa in 1905, was mined by Lucara Diamond Corp.
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Second largest diamond recovered in Botswana
A small Canadian diamond company has announced the discovery of the world’s second biggest gem quality diamond that has ever been recovered, as Telegraph reports.
According to Lucara Diamond Corp the 1,111 carat stone was found at its Karowe mine in north-central Botswana.
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Eritrean footballers seeking asylum in Botswana face deportation
Ten Eritrean national football players seeking asylum in Botswana should be deported, Botswana's security minister said on Oct. 15, a decision their lawyer said he would challenge in court.
The Eritreans refused to board their plane home on Oc.t 14, the latest in a series of defections by athletes from a country under investigation by the United Nations for human-rights violations.