Quarantine-free travel from all Australian states and territories to New Zealand has been suspended, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announced on Friday.
The news comes as Australia continues to (...)
Historic docklands and buildings in the UK city of Liverpool have been removed from the UN cultural body UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites, it announced on Wednesday.
"The World Heritage Committee, holding its 44th session in Fuzhou and online, (...)
Global stock markets were mixed Thursday, AP reported.
Market benchmarks in Frankfurt, Shanghai and Hong Kong advanced. London opened down less than 0.1%. Japanese markets were closed for a holiday.
In early trading, the DAX in Frankfurt rose 0.9% (...)
Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher on Tuesday after Chinese exports rose by double digits. Investors were looking ahead to U.S. earnings reports that are expected to show strong profits for major banks.
The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.2% (...)
A hot-air balloon crashed on landing in New Zealand, injuring 11 passengers, two of them seriously. The accident occurred on Friday morning near Queenstown on the South Island.
During the approach, the balloon was suddenly caught by a gust of wind (...)
As countries around the Asia-Pacific region tighten restrictions once again to curb potential breakouts of the Delta coronavirus variant, Singapore has laid out a new vision for life to return to normal.
The roadmap, proposed by three members of (...)
JEDDAH — Travelers from Saudi Arabia can make restriction-free entry into the European Union and Schengen area countries after EU governments agreed to add the Kingdom along with 10 other countries to their safe-travel list by the end of this (...)
The National eLearning Center (NELC) has published The Criteria for Excellence in Online Learning after conducting a comprehensive international benchmarking; these criteria were approved by the NELC Board of Directors in its 7th meeting chaired by (...)
Asian stock markets declined for a second day Tuesday as investors looked ahead to U.S. employment data for indications of possible inflation pressures.
The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.7% to 3,579.73 and the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo shed 0.9% to (...)
Asian stock markets declined Monday after Wall Street hit a new high as investors looked ahead to manufacturing indicators from Japan, China and South Korea.
The Shanghai Composite Index declined less than 0.1% to 3,606.02 and the Nikkei 225 in (...)
JEDDAH — France has added Saudi Arabia to its travel "green list," allowing travelers from Saudi Arabia to have unrestricted entry into the European country.
France Ambassador to Saudi Arabia made the announcement on his Twitter handle on Thursday, (...)
تلقت رئيسة وزراء نيوزيلندا جاسيندا أرديرن، اليوم الجمعة، أول جرعة لها من لقاح فايزر المضاد لفيروس كورونا، حيث تكثف البلاد جهودها لتطعيم سكانها ضد الوباء.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern received her first shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 (...)
Travelers from the United States will finally be allowed to visit Europe again this summer.
The European Union's governing body has recommended that the bloc lift restrictions on non-essential travel from 14 countries, including the US, a move that (...)
Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated it might ease off economic stimulus earlier than previously thought.
The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo lost 1.1% to 28,958.46 while the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.2% to 3,524.31. (...)
The United Kingdom announced on Tuesday that it had reached a "historic" post-Brexit trade deal with Australia.
It is the first agreement obtained by London that is not simply a renewal or adaptation of those that exist between the EU and other (...)
The United States Navy unveiled the only ship in its fleet to be named after a foreign capital during a ceremony in Mobile, Alabama, on Saturday.
The USS Canberra — named for Australia's seat of power — is a brand new littoral combat ship, one of (...)
JEDDAH — Fully vaccinated travelers from Saudi Arabia will no longer have to go into quarantine upon their arrival in France, according to new rules unveiled on Friday by the French government.
Welcoming travelers from Saudi Arabia to his country, (...)
Global food prices rose in May at their fastest monthly rate in more than a decade, even as world cereal production is on course to reach a new record high, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) reported on Friday.
The (...)
The UN has called for dialogue in Samoa, where the first woman elected as Prime Minister was locked out of Parliament on Monday amid a bitter power struggle with the country's long-standing leader.
Fiame Naomi Mata'afa was sworn in during a (...)
Turkey's tourism minister is facing calls to resign after public criticism of an official video promoting tourism that includes workers wearing "Enjoy, I'm vaccinated" face masks.
The video was released by the government-linked Go Turkiye travel (...)
The COVID-19 pandemic was a "preventable disaster" but most countries were too slow in their response to limit its spread, a panel of independent experts said on Wednesday.
The "COVID-19: Make it the Last Pandemic" report reviewed the handling of (...)
Australia will allow its citizens and permanent residents to return from India as of May 15, ending a controversial entry ban on anyone who has been in India over the past 14 days.
The ban is being enforced with a possible five-year jail term, a (...)
The largest naval flotilla assembled by Britain in recent years will set sail in May on a months' long voyage through the Pacific, the country's Defense Ministry said on Monday.
"When our Carrier Strike Group (CSG) sets sail next month, it will be (...)
The UN Secretary-General on Monday called on Asian and Pacific countries not to base their pandemic recovery strategies on "outdated and unsustainable economic models", and to ensure that the world's most populous region protects its environment and (...)
An airport worker in New Zealand tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, a day after the country opened a travel bubble with Australia.
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the border worker was fully vaccinated "early on" in the (...)
