Europe’s travel rebound gains pace as it dumps curbs
A GLOBAL travel divide is deepening as some countries ditch coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) restrictions including quarantines, isolation and even mandatory testing for good, while others cling to years-old curbs.
India bans 54 Chinese apps on security concerns
INDIA has banned 54 Chinese apps in a new order citing security concerns, according to a local newspaper report, in the latest instance of tensions between the two neighbors locked in a protracted border dispute impacting business dealings.
S.Korea to start giving fourth doses of COVID vaccine by month-end
SEOUL - South Korea will begin giving out fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of February and supply millions of additional home test kits to ease shortages amid a surge in Omicron infections, authorities confirmed on Monday.
Hong Kong leader says fifth COVID wave has ‘overwhelmed’ city’s capacity
HONG KONG - Hong Kong's is being overwhelmed by the "onslaught" of COVID-19 infections, its leader said on Monday, although deaths in the Chinese controlled global financial hub remain far less than similar-sized cities since the pandemic erupted two years ago.
Britain working to provide more military support to Ukraine
LONDON - Britain is working on a package of military support and economic aid for Ukraine as the threat of a Russian invasion grows, a government spokesperson said on Sunday.
Biden tells Putin Ukraine invasion would bring decisive response
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW — US President Joseph R. Biden told Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Saturday that the West would respond decisively to any invasion of Ukraine, adding such a step would produce widespread suffering and isolate Moscow.
Era of coronavirus restrictions appears to be coming to an end
THE ERA of coronavirus restrictions is fading away, but that doesn’t mean coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is gone.
Asia’s slow aviation recovery to cast shadow over Singapore Airshow
By Chen Lin and Jamie Freed
SINGAPORE - The Asia-Pacific aviation industry's slow recovery from the pandemic amid government restrictions will cast a shadow over the Singapore Airshow next week,...
Biden sees mask requirements for children easing, but cautious on dropping all mandates
By Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said mask requirements for children would likely to start to fall away given federal plans to...
Russia and Ukraine say Berlin talks fail to yield breakthrough
By Andrey Ostroukh, Natalia Zinets and Matthias Williams
MOSCOW/KYIV - Russia and Ukraine said they had failed to reach any breakthrough in a day of talks with French and German officials aimed...
UK must do more to recoup billions of pounds of COVID fraud – lawmakers...
By Andrew MacAskill
LONDON - Britain's government is failing to put enough effort into finding fraud in some of its COVID-19 support programmes as taxpayers face losing...
Biden touts plan to bring down drug prices as helping to tame inflation
By Steve Holland
CULPEPER, Va. - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday touted his plan to bring down the cost of prescription drugs as an antidote to...