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Uganda Airlines announces tough COVID protocols

FILE PIC: Uganda Airlines has announced new tough COVID-19 restriction measures. /Xinhua Uganda Airlines has announced new tough COVID-19 restriction measures.Beginning September 3, 2021, all

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Rio de Janeiro hopes to become South America's digital nomads paradise

02:45 Relying on its reputation as the “Marvelous City,” Rio de Janeiro is joining the global race to attract long-term working tourists known as “digital nomads,” despite the ongoing C

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EU lifts travel restrictions on U.S. travelers: report

European Union member states have agreed to lift coronavirus travel restrictions on travelers from the United States, AFP reported on Wednesday, citing officials and diplomats.

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U.S. to boost its 'Do Not Travel' advisories to about 80% of world

The U.S. State Department said on Monday it will boost its "Do Not Travel" guidance to about 80 percent of countries worldwide, citing "unprecedented risk to travelers" from the COVID-19 pandemic."Th

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S. Korean PM says to adopt 'vaccine passport' in April

South Korea said on Thursday it will issue so-called COVID-19 vaccine passports to immunized citizens.At a government meeting, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said a mobile app, which will allow intern

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France eases travel restrictions for seven countries

VCG France is set to ease its COVID-19 border restrictions for seven countries, but travelers arriving into the country will still have to produce negative test results from within 72 hours be

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Japan to suspend entry of all foreign travelers: NHK

Japan will suspend an exemption that allows entry by business travelers from 11 countries and regions, effectively banning all foreign travelers from entering the country, in an effort to curb the CO

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Kenya's SGR freight revenue rises in Q3

FILE PHOTO: People throw confetti at the port city of Mombasa on May 30, 2017 after Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta inaugurated a cargo train before its first journey to Nairobi. /AFP Photo Ke

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UK announces new COVID-19 strain

This second variant of the virus – called 501.V2 – is the second mutated strain to be announced by the U.K. Government in as many weeks. /Jure Mekovac/AFP The U.K. health secretary Matt Hancoc

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Israel bans travelers from South Africa, Denmark and U.K.

VCG Image Israel on Sunday banned travelers from South Africa, Denmark and the U.K. from entering its borders following the emergence of a new variant of the novel coronavirus in those countri

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Dry cleaning robotics startup Presso raises $1.6M as it shifts focus to Hollywood

Robotic dry cleaning startup Presso today announced that it has closed a $1.6 million pre-seed with investment from Pathbreaker, AME Cloud Ventures, SOSV, 1517 Fund and YETI Capital. The Atlanta-base

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U.K. drops self-isolation obligation for passengers from Botswana and Saudi Arabia

Botswana and Saudi Arabia were on Friday added to the U.K. government's travel corridor list after analysis of the COVID-19 situations in the countries."From 4am on Sat

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UK drops self-isolation for passengers from Botswana, Saudi Arabia

A traveller arrives at London's Heathrow Airport wearing a face mask. /Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP Botswana and Saudi Arabia were on Friday added to the U.K. government's travel corridor list after

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China: All travelers from Singapore must obtain green health codes

All China-bound passengers, including fast lane travelers, from Singapore are now required to obtain electronic green health codes for boarding, announced the Chinese Embassy in Singapore on Thursday

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Life under COVID-19 border restrictions in the U.S.

03:23 Since March, U.S., Mexico and Canada have issued border restrictions, allowing only essential travelers to cross.Last week, due to rising numbers in the COVID-19 pandemic, restri

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Singapore-Hong Kong Air Travel Bubble to be launched on Nov. 22

The Singapore-Hong Kong Air Travel Bubble (ATB) is being launched on November 22 as scheduled, while all arriving passengers from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will now be requir

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Japan to remove travel ban for 12 countries including China next month

Japan is planning to remove a ban on overseas travel to China and 11 other countries and regions from November 1, which is the first reduction after the COVID-19 outbre