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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, the UK, on July 17 2020.Image: REUTERS/ CHRIS JACKSON
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Barbados to drop Queen Elizabeth as head of state in 2021

The Caribbean island of Barbados wants to remove Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic, the government has said, reviving a plan mooted several times in the past. A former colony that gained independence in…

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WATCH SA crew aboard Queen Mary 2 disembark after testing negative for Covid-19

Six South African crew members aboard the Queen Mary 2 cruise liner disembarked on Monday. The ship – which had 1,215 crew and 264 passengers on board – docked in Durban late on Monday afternoon. The six South Africans disembarked and…

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The Queen Mary, pictured here in Cape Town, is currently outside the port of Durban. The general manager Moshe Motlohi said the shipping line Cunard announced earlier this month that it had ended its three international voyages early in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Image: Cunard
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Queen Mary 2 still awaiting clearance to enter Durban after doctor does Covid-19 swab tests

The Queen Mary 2 luxury cruise liner was still awaiting clearance to dock at Durban’s port on Monday morning. On Friday, a ShipMed doctor boarded the vessel to carry out Covid-19 tests on board. NSRI Durban station commander Jonathan…

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