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In switzerland. while a number of european countries including france and italy closed their ski resorts, switzerland was one of those that bucked the trend and kept most of its open. there are noticeably fewer skiers. normal peak times would see around 20,000 people on the slopes. now, there are only around 8,000. translation: the loss of turnover over the holiday season will be $8—9 million. this is also because we had gone even further with the guest quarters than we had to. among other thi...

To check if skiers are standing too close. france has said it will reopen ski lifts next week, while italy has pushed back the opening of its resorts until later in the month. until then, for these skiers in switzerland, the snow must go on. sylvia lennan—spence, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. now its time for a look at the weather, with chris fawkes. hello there. yesterday, we had some fresh snowfall across parts of east scotland, northern england in particular. this was one of our weat...

Had to put up among other things, we only put 500 tickets on sale per day instead of 5000 as in other years. as is the norm these days, masks are compulsory. not only enclosed spaces such as mountain trains and cable cars but also open air chairlifts as well as in queues. translation: it is fine like this little bit is better than before. i do feel safe. the gondola is full but so is public transport, the same. translation: im aware that it is not the best idea. an accident can happen and there ...

To do more to make sure that vaccines are available for palestinians under its control. several european countries have announced further restrictions, including slovakia, which has begun a new lockdown and closed ski facilities. but, in switzerland skiiers are taking to the slopes, albeit under new guidelines. sylvia lennan—spence reports. hitting the slopes, european style. from this ski resort in southern romania to a packed car park in austria, where thousands rushed to take advantage of t...

This week, were in kazakhstan... the view from the top! ..a vast country in the middle of central asia full of stunning landscapes and nomadic traditions. you can feel the fish tugging on the net. nature and the great outdoors have always been central to the kazakh peoples way of life... ..and im here to explore how they are now combining both ancient and modern ways to stay in touch with their wild side. woo! this is a lot of fun!

This week, were in kazakhstan... the view from the top! ..a vast country in the middle of central asia full of stunning landscapes and nomadic traditions. you can feel the fish tugging on the net. nature and the great outdoors have always been central to the kazakh peoples way of life... birds chirping, fish jumping, sun setting — i get it. ..and im here to explore how they are now combining both ancient and modern ways to stay in touch with their wild side. this is a lot of fun!

In the worlds second most populous nation were waiting for. after days of uncertainty over which coronavirus vaccine will be approved for emergency use, a drug regulatorfinally spoke. after adequate examination, the cdsco has decided to accept the recommendations of the expert committee and accordingly vaccines of m/s serum and bharat biotech are being approved for restricted use in emergency situation and permission is being granted to m/s cadila healthcare for conduct of the phase iii clinical...

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