HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Hong Kong suspended flights from three airlines Monday (July 4), bringing its bans this year to 100 as the city continues to impose onerous Covid-19 travel restrictions while the rest of the world beyond China has removed curbs and allows much freer entry. Emirates Airline, Qatar Airways and Thai Airways were […]
SYDNEY (XINHUA) – Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology has warned of heavy rainfall across the state of New South Wales (NSW) from Saturday (July 2), with potential to cause major flooding into next week. Senior meteorologist Dean Narramore told the national broadcaster ABC that the downpour would be focused around Sydney, and along the coast to […]
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China’s newly revised Covid-19 guidelines that cut quarantine in half for inbound travellers also laid out detailed instructions for mass testing and lockdowns when cases flare, creating a standardised approach that shows the country is still committed to its zero-tolerance approach to the virus. The rules were almost immediately put to the […]
Trains stand stationary on tracks by platforms in Waterloo railway station in London on June 21, 2022. (MATT DUNHAM / AP PHOTO) LONDON – Britain's biggest rail strike in 30 years kicked off on Tuesday as tens of thousands of staff walked out in a dispute over pay and jobs that could pave the way […]