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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.
London declares 'major incident' as fires surge amid record heatwave
Reuters, Published on 19/07/2022
» LONDON: London's firefighting authority declared a major incident in the British capital on Tuesday in response to the surge in fires amid a record-breaking heatwave in Britain and Europe.
Airlines pledge to stabilise rocky recovery
Reuters, Published on 21/06/2022
» DOHA: Global airlines wrapped up an annual summit on Tuesday by pledging to overcome operational problems that have marred the industry's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tears and chocolate as New Zealand opens its borders to 60 more countries
Reuters, Published on 02/05/2022
» WELLINGTON: New Zealand welcomed thousands of travellers from around the globe on Wednesday as the country opened its borders to visitors from around 60 nations including the United States, Britain and Singapore for the first time since Covid-19 hit in early 2020.
Ukraine says 'powerful' Russian strikes kill 6 in Lviv
Reuters, Published on 18/04/2022
» A series of "powerful" Russian strikes on military infrastructure in Lviv on Monday left several dead and ignited blazes in the west Ukraine city that has been spared fierce fighting.
London's Heathrow reports highest passenger numbers since start of Covid
Reuters, Published on 11/04/2022
» Passenger numbers at London's Heathrow Airport returned to the highest level since the pandemic began in March, driven by outbound leisure travel and the removal of all Covid restrictions.
China says US used its computers for cyberattacks on Russia, Ukraine
Reuters, Published on 11/03/2022
» SHANGHAI: China has experienced continuous cyberattacks since February in which internet addresses in the United States have been used to seize control of Chinese computers to target Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday.
Russia warns on oil ban, little progress at Ukraine talks
Reuters, Published on 08/03/2022
» LVIV/IRPIN, Ukraine: Fears of an energy war between Russia and the West grew on Tuesday after the United States pushed its allies to ban Russian oil imports as punishment for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, where talks on humanitarian corridors made little progress.
Govt agrees plan for Saudi Arabia labour deployment as ties normalise
Reuters, Published on 01/03/2022
» The government plans to facilitate the deployment of labour to Saudi Arabia for the first time in decades, a spokesman said on Tuesday, part of the restoration of ties that were severed by the Gulf State over a multi-million dollar jewellery theft.
Timeline - Myanmar's year of turmoil since the military coup
Reuters, Published on 25/01/2022
» Myanmar's military took power in a coup on Feb 1 last year after complaining of fraud in a November 2020 general election won by democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi's party. Election monitoring groups found no evidence of mass fraud.