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 …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – Last week, a 24-year-old defector returned to North Korea the way he left in 2017, authorities say, but with a coronavirus pandemic in the background this time, his illicit journey attracted much More attention. FILE PHOTO: Kaesong City is seen through the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates …
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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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