WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and made a number of other changes after China’s decision to pass a national security law for the territory, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said Tuesday. . FILE PHOTO: New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters arrives for a press …
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FILE PHOTO: US Democratic Presidential Candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden holds up his protective face mask as he talks about the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic during a campaign event in Wilmington, Delaware, USA, June 30, 2020. REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque – RC2TJH9IC016 / File Photo …
Read More »France to Ban Cafe Deck Heaters Because It’s Not Great Anymore
PARIS (Reuters) – France plans to ban heaters used by outdoor terrace restaurants and cafes from early next year as it accelerates the move to a low-carbon economy, the government said. FILE PHOTO: Customers eat lunch on a restaurant terrace on the Avenue des Champs-Elysées in Paris as restaurants and …
Read More »The second wave COVID-19 forces new travel curves around the world
SYDNEY / LONDON (Reuters) – Asian nations imposed new restrictions on Monday, as an abrupt British quarantine on travelers from Spain threw the reopening of the European summer in disarray, as the world faced the possibility of a second wave of COVID infections. -19. In the United States, which still …
Read More »Travel bans cannot be indefinite, countries must fight virus at home: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Bans on international travel cannot stay in place indefinitely, and countries will have to do more to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus within their borders, the World Health Organization said Monday. A wave of infections has caused countries to re-impose some travel restrictions in recent …
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