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British royals begin challenging Caribbean tour
Published on 19/03/2022
» BELIZE CITY: Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate arrive in Belize on Saturday for a week-long Caribbean tour that sparked controversy before it even began amid growing scrutiny of the British Empire’s colonial ties to the region.
Australia lifts two-year travel ban
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/02/2022
» For British banker Roger Smyth, Australia’s border reopening could not come soon enough. After landing at Sydney Airport on Monday morning, he embraced his girlfriend Danni Wang for the first time in three months -- the pair now plan to marry during Smyth’s week-long visit.
Sex in the sky, for a price
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 21/02/2022
» For US$995 (32,700 baht), Love Cloud will fly you and a partner in a private airplane for 45 minutes so that you can have sex.
Climate change threatens Hadrian's Wall treasures in England
AFP, Published on 08/02/2022
» ONCE BREWED (UNITED KINGDOM) - Nineteen hundred years after it was built to keep out barbarian hordes, archaeologists at Hadrian's Wall in northern England are facing a new enemy -- climate change, which threatens its vast treasure trove of Roman artefacts.
Philippines limits mobility, business in capital
Reuters, Published on 31/12/2021
» MANILA: The Philippines will impose tighter curbs in the capital region for the next two weeks, the acting presidential spokesperson said on Friday, to try to limit infections by the Omicron coronavirus variant that is spreading globally.
Singapore to require vaccinations for foreigners working in city
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/12/2021
» Singapore will require foreigners seeking to work, study or reside in the country to be vaccinated, as the business hub tightens some restrictions to prepare for an “inevitable” Omicron wave.
South Africa tourism in turmoil after variant news
AFP, Published on 26/11/2021
» JOHANNESBURG: Helpless and furious, South African tour operators are flooded with cancellations as countries follow Britain's decision to ban travel from the region over the discovery of a new coronavirus variant.
Vietnamese tourist island dreams big
Published on 20/11/2021
» Tour guide Lai Chi Phuc has been counting down the days until travellers return to the white-sand beaches and thick tropical jungle of Phu Quoc, a once-poor Vietnamese fishing island pushing to be Asia’s next holiday hotspot as pandemic restrictions ease.
Singapore's unvaccinated will have to foot $18,000 Covid bills
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/11/2021
» Covid patients in Singapore who choose not to get vaccinated could face high medical bills, as one of the most immunized societies in the world ramps up the pressure to get more shots in arms.
Singapore PM pushes for living with Covid, without the fear
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/10/2021
» Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wants to push on with the strategy of living with Covid-19 without being paralysed by fear, weighing in on a divisive issue about the pace of opening up a trade-reliant economy with one of the highest vaccination rates in the world.