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UK imposes online entry permit on European visitors
AFP, Published on 02/04/2025
» LONDON — European visitors to the United Kingdom (UK) will need a new online entry permit from Wednesday as the British government shakes up longstanding travel rules.
UK imposes travel permit on Europeans from Wednesday
AFP, Published on 31/03/2025
» LONDON - In a shake-up of long-standing travel rules, European nationals heading to the UK will from Wednesday need a mandatory entry permit, which the British government says will strengthen border security.
China's 'metal storm' weapon can fire millions of rounds per minute: project scientists
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/01/2025
» What could be the most powerful machine gun in human history is being developed by Chinese scientists and engineers.
Spurred by TikTok, some Americans return to cash to curb spending
AFP, Published on 20/03/2023
» WASHINGTON - Manicured fingers meticulously place cash in transparent envelopes marked "food," "gas" and other categories, demonstrating in a TikTok video a retro technique for controlling what you spend that is newly popular with some money-conscious Americans.
Last stop: Paris waves goodbye to cardboard Metro tickets
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» PARIS - The Paris Metro is phasing out cardboard tickets after 120 years, taking the capital's urban transit into a contactless future but leaving behind nostalgic fans who will miss the humble rectangular cards.
Covid-hit Australian warship delivers disaster aid to Tonga
AFP, Published on 26/01/2022
» NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga: A coronavirus-hit Australian warship docked in Tonga on Wednesday, delivering desperately needed aid to the volcano-and-tsunami-struck nation under strict "no-contact" protocols.
Covid outbreak on ship threatens Tonga aid efforts
AFP, Published on 25/01/2022
» NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga: A Covid-19 outbreak on an Australian warship threatened to disrupt Tonga eruption aid efforts Tuesday, as survivors of the deadly volcanic blast described how they fled with only the clothes on their backs.
Tongans continue cleanup after massive eruption
Reuters and AFP, Published on 22/01/2022
» Tongans queued for limited money services that were restored in the Pacific island’s capital on Saturday, as the cleanup continued a week after a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami.
Hong Kong introduces contactless immigration channels
South China Morning Post, Published on 01/12/2021
» HONG KONG: Contactless immigration clearance channels using QR codes and facial recognition technology were introduced for the first time on Wednesday at three Hong Kong border control points.
Payment startups big winners of e-commerce boom
AFP, Published on 19/03/2021
» PARIS - They were little known before the pandemic, but startups in the flourishing digital payment industry are now worth a fortune as Covid-19 has forced people to increasingly embrace e-commerce.