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Singapore aims for passport-free departures from airport
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/09/2023
» SINGAPORE - Some passengers will soon be able to depart from Singapore’s Changi Airport without a passport, as part of changes to the city-state’s immigration law that allows for end-to-end biometric clearance.
N.Korea's Kim Jong Un wraps up Russia trip
AFP, Published on 17/09/2023
» MOSCOW: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Russia on Sunday, ending a visit affirming close ties with Vladimir Putin and fuelling Western fears that Pyongyang might provide Moscow with arms for its assault on Ukraine.
Covid's back: Here's what to know this fall and winter
AFP, Published on 13/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - As colder weather sets in, Covid rates are once more rising across the Northern Hemisphere, with several new variants on the scene.
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un to visit Russia, meet Putin
AFP, Published on 11/09/2023
» SEOUL - North Korea said Monday that leader Kim Jong Un would visit Russia and meet President Vladimir Putin, with the reclusive leader's armoured train reportedly on its way to the border.
Russians, Chinese officials attend N. Korea anniversary parade
AFP, Published on 09/09/2023
» SEOUL - North Korea marked its founding anniversary with a parade attended by leader Kim Jong Un as well as Russian diplomats and a high-ranking Chinese delegation, state media said Saturday, as Pyongyang deepens ties with Moscow and Beijing.
First N. Korean commercial flight in 3 years lands in Beijing
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» BEIJING: North Korea's first international commercial flight in three years landed in Beijing on Tuesday, according to an arrivals board seen by an AFP journalist at the airport.
Global Covid cases up 80% as new subvariant rises
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» PARIS: The number of new Covid-19 cases reported worldwide rose by 80% in the last month, the World Health Organization said on Friday, days after designating a new "variant of interest".
Pope presides Way of Cross ceremony at youth festival
AFP, Published on 05/08/2023
» LISBON - Pope Francis presided over a Way of the Cross reenactment at a Lisbon park on Friday before hundreds of thousands of flag-waving pilgrims, part of a global Catholic youth festival.
Japanese cyclists to face traffic fines
Published on 03/08/2023
» TOKYO: Japanese police are proposing to fine bicyclists for traffic violations in a bid to reduce the number of accidents following the rise in the popularity of bicycles as a means for commuting since the coronavirus pandemic.
Pilgrims gather in Lisbon ahead of papal visit
AFP, Published on 01/08/2023
» LISBON: Crowds of flag-waving pilgrims converged on Lisbon on Tuesday for the start of a week-long religious festival known as World Youth Day, a day before the arrival of Pope Francis.