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Greece sees 99% drop in travel revenue during April lockdown

The seven-foot bronze statue of Zeus during the reopening of the Archeological museum in Athens, Greece, June 15, 2020. /AP The restrictions on travel and businesses imposed to stem the spread

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France shakes off its virus blues as cinemas, casinos set to open

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. /VCG France will begin to shake off its coronavirus blues Sunday with cinemas opening on the stroke of midnight and thousands of people taking to the streets

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Ming Tombs in Beijing's suburb closes indoor areas amid epidemic

The Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb, announced the temporary closure of its indoor spaces from Saturday amid a resurgence of fresh COVID-19 cases

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Cruise lines extend COVID-19 pause on sailing from the U.S.

A view of docked cruise during the coronavirus pandemic in New York City, May 11, 2020. /AP The Cruise Lines International Association announced Friday that ships will not be sailing from U.S.

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Beijing's major parks further limit visitors

Beijing's 11 municipal parks and the Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architecture have limited visitor numbers to no more than 30 percent of their total capaci

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Art students hold degree show... on Mars

02:30 Unfazed by lockdown measures, student artists from Liverpool John Moores University have held a virtual end-of-course showcase... on Mars.In the "multiverse" experience, visitors

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133 more test positive for COVID-19 in Kenya, including 4 members of State House staff

Kenya's Ministry of Health on Monday confirmed 133 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national tally of infections to 3,727. Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Health, told journal

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Myanmar extends entry restrictions for travellers till late June

Myanmar's Foreign Affairs Ministry Monday announced further extension of temporary entry restrictions for visitors from all countries until June 30. The extension will

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New Zealand's travel restrictions flatten arrivals and departures in April

The number of people crossing New Zealand's border in April 2020 fell to levels last seen in the late 1960s, the country's statistic department Stats NZ said on Monday. There were a combined 38,200

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Spain to open borders to some visitors from June 21

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attends a news conference at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, June 14, 2020. /Reuters Spain will reopen its borders to visitors from the Schengen regio

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Greece to allow flights in and out from June 15

AP Photo International flights into and out of Greece will resume on June 15 as the country continues to ease its COVID-19 restrictions.Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis however said safety w

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Greece, Italy sign agreement for delimitation of maritime zones

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Italian counterpart, Luigi Di Maio, on Tuesday signed an agreement here on the delimitation of maritime zones between the two countries. "Today is a

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New Zealand cuts research to keep Antarctica virus free

Antarctica New Zealand says it was developing a managed isolation plan with multiple government agencies to ensure COVID-19 does not reach the continent. /AFP New Zealand said Tuesday it would

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Beijing likely to see group tours rise during upcoming holiday

With the exception of tour groups from medium- and high-risk areas, domestic tour groups are now allowed to enter Beijing, after the city lower its emergency response l

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China's national theater reopens with daily limit of 600

Visitors queue up at the entrance of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing, June 2, 2020. The NCPA reopened to the public on Monday with controlled capacity after a four-m

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France's COVID-19 deaths top 29,000

France on Wednesday reported 81 new COVID-19 deaths, a slower increase over the 107 fatalities registered a day earlier, bringing the country's toll from the coronavirus-caused disease to 29,021 sinc

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Hong Kong April retail sales plunge 36.1 pct as COVID-19 chokes demand

Hong Kong's retail sales continue to fall for the 15th consecutive month, as COVID-19 has choked demand and battered retailers.Retail sales fell to 24.1 billion HK dollars (3.11 billion U.S. dolla