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Taiwan will not allow flights from more than 4 airports in China
Date: 2022-12-28 19:31:35 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:73 - ID:9943962
TAIPEI, Dec 28 (MENA) - Taiwan's Transportation Minister Wang Kwo-tsai said Wednesday that his country is not planning to allow flights from more than four airports in China despite the rise in passengers for the Lunar New Year holiday, Taiwan News ....
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China eases restrictions on flights
Date: 2022-12-28 18:54:00 GMT - China - World - SN:71 - ID:9943928
BEIJING, Dec 28 (MENA) - China will drop quarantine requirements for international arrivals from January 8, in a major step toward reopening its borders that have shut the country from the rest of the world for nearly three years. Xinhua news agency ....
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Omicron accounts for 98% of confirmed COVID cases in Russia — official
Date: 2022-12-28 18:38:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:70 - ID:9943897
MOSCOW, Dec 28 (MENA) - The majority of Russians who test positive for COVID these days have the Omicron variant, and the Russian Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare keeps monitoring the spread of viruses across the ....
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Denmark's Queen Margrethe marks golden jubilee with stunning new picture of her with sons
Date: 2022-12-28 18:16:15 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:69 - ID:9943875
LODON, Dec 28 (MENA) - The Danish royal family have released two new photographs of Queen Margrethe II with her sons and daughters-in-law, marking the Queen's Golden Jubilee. The royal is celebrating her 50th year on the throne. One of the ....
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Kremlin says any Ukraine peace plan must include annexed regions
Date: 2022-12-28 16:44:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:59 - ID:9943780
MOSCOW, Dec 28 (MENA) - The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's 10-point peace plan, saying that proposals to end the conflict in Ukraine must take into account what it calls "today's realities" of four Ukrainian ....
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U.S. considers new Covid rules for travelers from China as virus spreads
Date: 2022-12-28 16:41:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:9943777
WASHINGTON, Dec 28 (MENA) - Alarmed by China’s surge in Covid cases after the sudden end of its “zero-Covid” measures, the Biden administration is considering new rules for travelers from China, such as testing on arrival and additional tracking, ....
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Strong quake hits Greece’s Evia, felt widely in Attica
Date: 2022-12-28 15:08:23 GMT - Greece - World - SN:49 - ID:9943460
ATHENS, Dec 28 (MENA) – An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale shook the island of Evia and was felt widely in the region of Attica on Wednesday afternoon, according to a preliminary reading of the EuroMediterranean Institute. No ....
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Japan, China, S. Korea fail to hold summit for 3rd straight year
Date: 2022-12-28 12:34:28 GMT - Japan - World - SN:36 - ID:9943163
TOKYO, Dec 28 (MENA) - Japan, China and South Korea have failed for the third straight year to hold an annual summit, Japanese government sources said Wednesday, despite an agreement that their leaders gather for talks every year. Among the ....
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Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to 103,770
Date: 2022-12-28 08:31:31 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:14 - ID:9942683
KIEV, Dec 28 (MENA) - The Armed Forces of Ukraine have already eliminated about 103,770 Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24 to December 27, including 550 over the past day alone, Ukrinform reported Wednesday. The General Staff of the Armed ....
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IEA says Europe witnessing energy crisis
Date: 2022-12-28 07:49:00 GMT - France - World - SN:10 - ID:9942551
PARIS, Dec 28 (MENA) - Fatih Birol, Managing Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said "Europe is at the epicenter" of the "first truly global energy crisis" because of its dependence on Russian energy, RT reported Wednesday. "Our ....