A US federal judge on Monday blocked parts of a recently passed New Jersey law restricting where people in the state may carry guns. It will be seen as an early test of the efforts of some states to pass gun control
Greeks celebrated Epiphany Friday with blessing of the waters ceremonies across the country. The holiday is known as Three Kings Day for Catholics and the Baptism of Christ for the Orthodox. Greece is predominantly Orthodox. Unseasonably warm weather helped bring out the
Travellers arriving in England from mainland China will have to show a negative COVID-19 test before flying, as part of tightened restrictions announced by the UK Government as a “precautionary and temporary” measure enforced from January 5. From January 8 the UK Health
Novak Djokovic could risk missing several important tournaments in the U.S. over his vaccine status after officials announced extended travel restrictions for non-citizens in 2023 this week. The 21-time Grand Slam champion recently made his way back to Australia in pursuit of
China has criticised Covid testing requirements imposed by a number of countries on Chinese travellers and has threatened to retaliate. The virus is spreading in an almost uncontrolled fashion across China after Beijing abandoned its strict Zero Covid strategy to cut out
China blasts 'unacceptable' COVID-19 travel restrictions, claims political motivations for new rules
Chinese officials blasted foreign nations that announced “unacceptable” COVID-19 travel restrictions, vowing to take “countermeasures” in response. “Some countries have taken entry restrictions targeting only Chinese travelers,” China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told reporters. “This lacks scientific basis and some practices
Indonesia on Friday removed all remaining measures to control the spread of COVID-19 effective immediately, since most of the country’s population already has antibodies against the disease, President Joko Widodo said. “There will be no more restrictions on gatherings and movements,” the
China has announced it is abandoning its zero-Covid policy and prepares to reopen its international borders in January. But there are fears the end of measures could result in new variants of the disease spreading worldwide. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could introduce
The EU has called an emergency meeting to address COVID-19 with member states divided on which restrictions, if any, should come into force. The Brussels bloc is scrambling to come up with a joint plan to tackle Covid-positive passengers arriving from China,
The US is considering restrictions for people arriving from the country where cases of the virus have surged. Italy plans mandatory testing after 52 per cent of passengers on a flight from China to Milan on Boxing Day reportedly tested positive. Tighter