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Which countries have imposed fresh Covid rules on travellers from China?

Around a dozen countries have slapped fresh travel regulations on travellers from China, as the world's most populous nation faces a surge in Covid cases following its decision to relax strict virus restrictions.. Here is a run-down of the countries that have imposed mandatory Covid tests and other rules on arrivals from China: - United States - As of January 5, the United States will require negative Covid tests taken within two days of departure -- or documentation proving passengers have recovered from the virus within the last 90 days -- for all entries from China.

Sun, Jan 1, 2023 2 mins read
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Venezuela, Colombia finalize border reopening

Venezuela and Colombia reopened the last stretch of their shared border Sunday after settling a diplomatic dispute that had kept it closed for years.. Millions have left Venezuela in recent years, as the country suffers from a deep economic crisis that has seen poverty soar, with many settling in Colombia.

Sun, Jan 1, 2023 2 mins read
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China's air incursions into Taiwan zone doubled in 2022

China's warplane incursions into Taiwan's air defence zone nearly doubled in 2022, with a surge in fighter jet and bomber sorties as Beijing intensified threats towards the island democracy.. Fighter jet sorties more than doubled from 538 in 2021 to 1,241 while incursions by bombers, including the nuclear-capable H6, went from 60 to 101.

Sun, Jan 1, 2023 3 mins read
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Final farewell for Pele, Brazil's football 'King'

Brazilians bid a final farewell this week to football giant Pele, starting Monday with a 24-hour public wake at the stadium of his long-time team, Santos.. Pele exploded onto the scene at age 15, when he started playing professionally with Santos.

Sun, Jan 1, 2023 3 mins read
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Body of ex-pope Benedict to lie in state at Vatican

Catholics will on Monday be able to pay their respects in the Vatican to former pope Benedict XVI, whose body will lie in state for three days at St Peter's Basilica before his funeral.. His body will early Monday be transferred to the basilica where, for three days during the daytime, the faithful will be able to say goodbye.

Sun, Jan 1, 2023 2 mins read
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War-themed video game fuels wave of misinformation

Troops battle through burning streets.. In a live broadcast in November, Romania TV wrongly presented an old Arma 3 video as battle footage from Ukraine, and a former Romanian defense minister and former intelligence chief offered their analysis of the footage as if it were real.

Sun, Jan 1, 2023 4 mins read
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Armed attack on Mexican prison leaves 14 dead

Gunmen attacked a prison in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez on Sunday, leaving 14 people dead and allowing 24 inmates to escape, the Chihuahua state prosecutors' office said.. Details were not available about how the 24 escaped inmates were able to flee.

Sun, Jan 1, 2023 1 mins read
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Brazil's Lula: president to pariah and back

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who rose from poverty to Brazil's presidency before crashing into disgrace in a corruption scandal, made a spectacular comeback as leader of Latin America's biggest economy at age 77.. But he then became mired in Brazil's biggest-ever corruption investigation, Operation Car Wash, which uncovered the multi-billion-dollar plundering of state-run oil company Petrobras by some of the country's most powerful politicians and business executives.

Sun, Jan 1, 2023 3 mins read
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