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Thousands of Australians flee homes as floods inundate towns
Heavy rains deluged Australia’s east coast on Wednesday, submerging entire towns, while thousands of people fled their homes for the second time ...China Eastern Airlines Boeing with 132 on board crashes in China
A China Eastern Airlines passenger jet with 132 people on board crashed in the mountains of southern China on Monday while on a ...Masks, PCR tests no longer needed in Namibia as COVID cases fall
The wearing of masks in public in Namibia and negative PCR tests for vaccinated visitors are no longer required, President Hage Geingob ...Russia says there will be no domestic food shortages
Russia said on Tuesday there was no risk of a food shortage on the domestic market and cautioned consumers against rushing out ...Kenya lifts all mandatory Covid-19 restrictions
Kenya lifted its remaining COVID-19 restrictions on Friday, including a ban on large indoor gatherings such as religious services and a requirement ...Visa, Mastercard suspend operations in Russia over Ukraine invasion
U.S. payments firms Visa Inc (V.N) and Mastercard Inc on Saturday said they were suspending operations in Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, and ...Visa, Mastercard block Russian financial institutions after sanctions
U.S. payment card firms Visa Inc (V.N) and Mastercard Inc have blocked multiple Russian financial institutions from their network, complying with government sanctions imposed ...Foreign fighters in Ukraine don’t need a visa
More now from President Zelensky’s nighttime television address. Visa-free travel will be allowed starting 1 March for any foreigners wishing to enter ...UAE drops face masks outdoors, quarantine for COVID contact cases
The United Arab Emirates, the Middle East tourism and commercial hub, over the weekend ended a requirement to wear face masks outdoors ...Thousands cross borders out of Ukraine, men told to stay and fight
Tens of thousands of Ukrainians, mostly women and children, crossed into Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia on Friday as Russian missiles pounded ...














