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Bolsonaro faces ban as Brazil trial opens
AFP, Published on 22/06/2023
» BRASILIA: Ex-president Jair Bolsonaro faces an eight-year ban on running for office as Brazil's top electoral court began trying the far-right leader on Thursday over his unproven allegations against the voting system during last year's elections.
Surrogacy fires up Italy's hard right
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 23/04/2023
» After a long flight from Seattle with their newborn son crying in their laps, an Italian couple gathered their infant's American birth certificate from the overhead compartment, got his American passport stamped and found friends and neighbours cheering with celebratory balloons outside their Milan apartment.
China: No-fly zone off Taiwan is for satellite launch
Published on 12/04/2023
» China said on Wednesday that a no-fly zone north of Taiwan — intended for safety reasons because of a satellite launch — would be in effect for just 30 minutes and not three days as originally announced.
Tanzania opposition stalwart Lissu to return from exile
AFP, Published on 25/01/2023
» DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu was heading home from exile on Wednesday to "write a new chapter" following the president's lifting of a ban on political assembly.
China touts state-backed transport super-app
Published on 18/01/2023
» HONG KONG: China will soon launch a state-backed platform for transport that will include everything from ride-hailing to cargo trucking, road transport, railway, ferry and flight services, the state-run Beijing Daily reported on Wednesday.
Factbox: Countries mandating Covid tests for arrivals from China
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2023
» Authorities around the world are imposing or considering curbs on travellers from China as Covid-19 cases there surged following its relaxation of "zero-Covid" rules. China has rejected criticism of its Covid data.
Travel misery grinds on as US digs out from superstorm
AFP, Published on 29/12/2022
» BALTIMORE - Thousands more flights were canceled across the United States on Wednesday, with no end in sight to days of travel misery as the country digs out from a deadly superstorm.
2 former Cathay Pacific attendants jailed for breaching Hong Kong Covid rules
Published on 01/12/2022
» Two former Cathay Pacific Airways flight attendants on Thursday were each sentenced to eight weeks in jail for breaching Covid-19 quarantine rules in Hong Kong while infected with the highly contagious Omicron variant.
Finns call for halt to 'unbearable' Russian tourism
AFP, Published on 29/07/2022
» LAPPEENRANTA, Finland: Buses of Russian tourists stream into Finland at Nuijamaa border crossing in the country's southeast, some hoping to enjoy the peaceful Finnish summer and others planning to travel further into Europe.
Hotels in Beijing banned from hosting weddings and banquets as city tightens Covid controls
Published on 20/07/2022
» HONG KONG: Beijing has announced a citywide ban on hotels hosting weddings as well as other events such as group banquets amid a small surge in Covid-19 cases in other parts of the country.