Travel
Vietnam to end COVID curbs on international flights from Feb 15
Vietnam will remove its COVID-19 restrictions on international passenger flights with all markets starting Feb. 15, with no limitation on the number ...U.S. staff of OSCE begins pullout from Donetsk in eastern Ukraine
U.S. staff at the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) started to withdraw by car from the rebel-held city of ...Police stop 500 vehicles heading to Paris in COVID protest convoy
Police said they stopped 500 vehicles that were trying to get into Paris on Saturday in a ‘freedom convoy’ protest against COVID-19 ...Mayor of Canadian-U.S. border city says protesters could be removed by force
A Canadian mayor said on Thursday police were prepared to physically remove anti-coronavirus mandate protesters who have blocked a vital U.S.-Canada trade ...England set to end COVID self-isolation rules this month
People in England with COVID-19 will from late February no longer be legally required to self-isolate to stem the spread of COVID-19, ...EU wants pandemic treaty to ban wildlife markets, reward virus detection
The European Union is pushing for a global deal aimed at preventing new pandemics that could include a ban on wildlife markets ...Ottawa declares emergency over trucker Covid rules protests
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson on Sunday declared a state of emergency to help deal with an unprecedented 10-day occupation by protesting truckers ...Australia to open borders to vaccinated tourists on February 21
Australia said on Monday it will reopen its borders to vaccinated travellers this month, ending two years of misery for the tourism ...Indonesia reopens islands to Singaporean tourists
Indonesia opened up two islands close to Singapore to visitors from the city-state on Monday, officials said, as part of calibrated moves ...Residents of Ukrainian city near Russian border brace for the unknown
Residents in Ukraine’s second biggest city Kharkiv said they hoped for the best but would prepare for the worst, as Russia massed ...