Tag: travel
UN Boss Travel to UK’s G7 Summit Thursday, Plans to Meet PM Johnson
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to the United Kingdom on Thursday where he will meet with Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the sidelines...
WHO Adviser Expresses Pessimism About Success of Planned COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver
Plans to issue a patent waiver on COVID-19 vaccines as a means to boost global production, which are set to be assessed by the...
COVID-19 Vaccination Travel Certificate Rollout Likely to Lead to ‘Chaos’ – WHO Adviser
The launch of digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates, such as the European Union's Digital COVID Certificate, is likely to cause chaos at airports and other...
US Eases COVID-19 Travel Warning to Japan Ahead of Olympics
The United States eased COVID-19-related travel restrictions to Japan ahead of the upcoming Olympics, the State Department said in a notice on Tuesday.
“Reconsider travel...
UK unveils “green list” of countries for foreign travel from May 17
The British government on Friday announced a "green list" of countries from which travellers are not required to quarantine upon return to England.
Portugal, Israel,...
Australia, New Zealand quarantine travel bubble opens
The opening of a quarantine-free travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand has brought joy to travelers kept apart from loved ones for the...
US climate envoy Kerry to travel to China and South Korea this week
(dpa) - John Kerry, special envoy for climate of the US government, is to travel to China and South Korea to promote more ambitious...
New Zealand suspends all travel from India after Covid spike
(dpa) - New Zealand will suspend all travel from India after a surge of Covid-19 cases were detected at the border, Prime Minister Jacinda...
Biden to travel to storm-devastated Texas on Friday
U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Houston, Texas on Friday to discuss with local officials relief efforts in the wake of extreme winter...
Travel of Special Envoy for the Sahel Region Ambassador J. Peter Pham to Ghana
U.S. Special Envoy for the Sahel Region Ambassador J. Peter Pham will travel to Accra, Ghana from January 5 – 8, 2021. Ambassador Pham...
Travel bans hit Britain as WHO says new virus strain can be contained
Dozens of countries around the world have imposed travel bans on Britain, where a more infectious variant of the coronavirus has gained a...
Erdogan travels to northern Cyprus, calls for two-state solution
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan travelled on Sunday to Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus where he called for a two-state solution for the divided Mediterranean island.
"Today...
Pope Francis to travel to Assisi to sign new encyclical
Pope Francis is to sign a new encyclical called "Fratelli tutti" (All Brothers) in the Italian city of Assisi on Saturday.
An encyclical is a...
Botswana warns against holiday travel as COVID-19 surge continues
Botswana's anti-pandemic authority on Thursday evening advised the public against traveling during the coming Independence Day holiday, warning of a potential spike in...
U.S. travel restrictions with Canada, Mexico extended through Oct. 21
U.S. non-essential travel restrictions across its borders with Canada and Mexico will be extended for another month due to COVID-19, U.S. Acting Homeland...
Japan, Singapore to restart business travel, 14-day quarantine to be lifted
Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday said short-term business travel with Singapore will resume from Sept. 18 without the need for a 14-day...
Germany extends travel warning for around 160 countries until end of September
The German federal government on Wednesday extended its travel warning for more than 160 non-European Union (EU) countries due to COVID-19 until the end...
European Commission proposes common criteria for COVID-19 travel restrictions
The European Commission on Friday unveiled a plan for a coordinated approach to the restriction of movement resulting from measures being implemented by...
UK to remove another 3 countries from travel corridors list
The British government announced on Thursday that Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Jamaica will be removed from its list of travel corridors, meaning passengers...
Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to Cameroon on special permit
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline, has resumed its service to Duala and Yaoundé in Cameroon.
The service, which started on Monday, July 13, would initially...
South Africa keeps travel ban despite easing of restrictions
South Africa will keep its travel ban, both domestically and internationally, despite the easing of restrictions, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said on Friday.
While the...
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Mexico, U.S. extend ban on non-essential cross-border travel amid pandemic
Mexico and the United States agreed to extend a ban on non-essential travel across their shared border in a bid to contain the COVID-19...
Sudan bans inter-city passenger travel amid coronavirus spread
Sudan's government on Sunday decided to ban travel of passenger transport vehicles between the country's cities to stop the coronavirus spread, said Sudan's Sovereign...
South African government rules out travel ban due to COVID-19
The South African government on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of imposing travel ban due to the spread of coronavirus, at least for now.
Decision...
Rwanda revises tourism permit rules over COVID-19
Rwanda on Monday revised tourism permit rules to allow tourists planning to visit the country to reschedule their travel plans and restrict international travel...
U.S. announces new travel restrictions, warnings over coronavirus concerns
The United States on Saturday announced additional travel restrictions on Iran and raised travel advisories for certain areas of Italy and South Korea over...
Damascus-Aleppo highway officially opens for travel
A week following its capture by the Syrian army, the Damascus-Aleppo strategic highway was opened on Saturday for the travel movement between the country's...
WHO doesn’t recommend, and opposes restrictions for travel, trade or other measures against China
By Zhang Penghui
The World Health Organization (WHO) doesn’t recommend, and actually opposes any restrictions for travel and trade or other measures against China, WHO...
African Scientists Travel to Siberia to See Unique Nuclear Facilities
A group of 15 employees of national atomic energy agencies and universities from mostly African countries have completed a professional development training program at...
Zambia encourages truck drivers to continue to travel to South Africa
The Zambian government on Monday assured truck drivers of safety while in South Africa after they threatened to abandon the South African route.
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