US to lift curbs on Nov 8 for jabbed travellers
WASHINGTON: The White House on Friday announced it will lift travel restrictions for fully vaccinated foreign nationals effective Nov 8, at land borders and...
Fire, tobacco and spirits: Venezuelans fight Covid with ritual
MONTAñA DE SORTE (VENEZUELA) - With a single kick, Victor Medina collapses a burning pyre, then crosses the smouldering embers in his bare feet.He...
Sydney to end quarantine and open to overseas visitors
SYDNEY: Sydney will end all quarantine requirements for travellers from next month, officials said on Friday, an abrupt step toward reopening Australia's long-shuttered borders.In...
Sea lion colony in Mexico defies declining numbers
MEXICO CITY - The population of California sea lions is down dramatically due to climate change, but in one natural refuge area off the...
Asean ministers to hold emergency meeting on Myanmar
Asean foreign ministers will hold an emergency online meeting Friday to discuss military-ruled Myanmar, including the member country's representation at a summit meeting late...
China’s factory inflation hit 25-year high in September
BEIJING - China's factory inflation hit its highest level in a quarter of a century on surging commodity costs last month, with Thursday's figures...
Chile opposition moves to impeach Pinera over Pandora Papers claims
SANTIAGO - Chile's opposition on Wednesday moved to impeach the country's president, Sebastian Pinera, for the controversial sale of a mining company through a...
UK worker shortage threatens Christmas turkey supply
GODSTONE (UNITED KINGDOM) - In a dark wooden barn in the countryside of southeast England, farmer Patrick Deeley is surrounded by a throng of...
EU to target high energy prices
BRUSSELS - The EU on Wednesday will present a "toolbox" of measures to mitigate an energy crunch that threatens to send Europeans' power bills...
S. Korea to donate 470,000 doses of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine to...
SEOUL: South Korea will donate 1.1 million doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine to Vietnam and 470,000 doses to Thailand, the Korea Disease Control and...
