Travel
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Greece extends restrictions on international flights due to surging covid cases
Greece said on Sunday it was extending restrictions on domestic flights until April 12 and on international flights until April 19 as the number of new COVID-19 infections continues to rise. Under th…
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California to allow indoor Concerts from mid April
California, which was once considered a COVID-19 hot spot, is preparing to bring back indoor concerts. State officials announced the big move in a press release Friday, about a year after California …
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Spain hopes for influx of foreign tourists in wake of post-pandemic era
Spain hopes the number of foreign tourists visiting its sun-kissed islands and picturesque villages can rebound this year to half pre-pandemic levels, Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto said on Monday. “M…
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Study shows Lake Bosomtwe to significantly shrink by 2032
Asante Kingdom Landscape Restoration Programme has cautioned that Lake Bosomtwe is likely to lose 75 percent in the next 11 years. Project Coordinator Fred Kyei Sarpong explained the projection was b…
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New York to reopen indoor entertainment venues early April
New York’s entertainment venues will be able to welcome back fans beginning on April 2, with new capacity rules, in the state’s latest reopening announcement. Indoor arts and entertainment venues wil…
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Spanish Island of Mallorca braces for German influx during Easter holidays
The Spanish island of Mallorca was on Tuesday bracing for an Easter influx of sun-starved German tourists, as demand for Mediterranean holidays soared despite virus curbs and warnings from Berlin aga…
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U.S. airport passengers hit highest level since March 2020
The Transportation Security Administration said it screened 1.357 million U.S. airport passengers on Friday, the highest number screened since March 15, 2020 as air travel begins to rebound from a pa…
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Singapore, Australia in talks on possible air travel bubble
Singapore and Australia are discussing an air travel bubble that would allow travel between the two countries without the need for quarantine, looking to reopen borders that have been mostly shut for…
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Spain plans to welcome back tourists before summer
The Spanish government has said it will allow tourists to visit Spain as soon as 30 to 40 percent of its population has been vaccinated, backtracking on its previous plan to open up when the vaccine …
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China launches COVID-19 vaccination certificates for cross-border travel
China has launched a digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate for its citizens planning cross-border travels, joining other countries issuing similar documents as they seek ways to reopen their econo…