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Tourists return but Easter Islanders draw lessons from Covid isolation
Tourists return but Easter Islanders draw lessons from Covid isolation
by  AFP

During more than two years of the coronavirus pandemic, Easter Island was closed to tourism -- forcing inhabitants to turn to a more sustainable way of life and relearn forgotten skills. This new focus on sustainable living does not mean an end to tourism on Easter Island.

Two miners rescued in Dominican Republic after 10 days underground
Two miners rescued in Dominican Republic after 10 days underground
by  AFP

Two miners were rescued in the Dominican Republic Tuesday, seemingly unharmed, after 10 days trapped underground and a massive operation, with support from Canada, to free them. The miners were finally reached on Tuesday morning through a newly-dug rescue tunnel, a whole 10 days after they got caught underground after a rockslide, the Dominican Mining Corporation (CORMIDOM) said in a statement.

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