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Japan eases border rules to allow business travellers, students

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan said Friday it will allow short-term business travellers, foreign students and other visa holders…

Singapore urged not to hang mentally disabled trafficker

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore faced calls Friday not to hang a mentally disabled Malaysian man for trafficking a small…

France orders poultry lockdown due to bird flu risk

PARIS, France (AFP) -- French farmers were ordered Friday to keep their poultry indoors due to the heightened risk of…

Tourists panic as Mexico beach shooting leaves two dead

by Alejandro Castro CANCUN, Mexico (AFP) -- A shooting involving rival gangs on a beach near Mexico's Caribbean resort of…

Beijing shuts roads, playgrounds amid heavy smog after coal spike

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Highways and school playgrounds in Beijing were closed Friday due to heavy pollution, as China ramps…

UK becomes first country to approve anti-Covid pill

by James PHEBY LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Thursday became the first country to approve an anti-Covid pill,…

Eiffel Tower visitor numbers climb to pre-Covid levels

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The Eiffel Tower is clocking up visitor numbers not seen since Covid-19 kept most tourists away…

German Covid cases soar as WHO warns over Europe deaths

by Michelle FITZPATRICK FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Daily Covid infections hit an all-time high in Germany Thursday as the World…

US businesses face Jan 4 deadline to get workers vaccinated

by Chris Stein WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday set a January 4 deadline for…

Gun Amnesty Program: Union County collects 525+ unwanted guns

In New Jersey, the Union County collects over 500 unwanted guns in a buyback amnesty event. Eagle News correspondent Elle…

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