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Immigration bureau to airlines: Don’t allow boarding of passengers from countries covered by extended travel ban

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration reminded airlines not to board passengers coming from India and the other countries covered by the travel ban extended until July 15. According to the bureau chief Jaime Morente, airlines that allow the boarding of passengers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates will   be referred to the aviation authorities for the imposition of appropriate sanctions. “Foreigners arriving the said countries […]

The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?

BEIJING, China (AFP) — The new coronavirus that emerged in a Chinese market at the end of last year has killed at least 490 people and spread around the world. The latest figures from China show there are more than 24,300 people infected in the country. Outside mainland China, there have been more than 240 infections reported in around two dozen places. There have also been two deaths, one in the Philippines and the other […]

The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?

BEIJING, China (AFP) — A virus similar to the SARS pathogen has claimed 106 lives since emerging in a market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, and spread around the world. Here are the places that have confirmed cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus: CHINA  As of Tuesday, more than 4,000 people have been infected across China, the bulk of them in and around Wuhan. Most of the 106 who have died were in […]

Establishment of China-Panama diplomatic relations opens new chapter for both countries: Chinese foreign minister

The establishment of China-Panama diplomatic ties has opened a new chapter of relations for both countries, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at a meeting with Isabel Saint Malo de Alvarado, Panama’s vice president and foreign minister, in Beijing on Tuesday. “Both China and Panama agree that the one-China principle is the fundamental premise and the political basis on which the two countries can establish diplomatic ties and develop bilateral relations. We both agree that the […]