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Southwest promises refunds as airline sees ‘certain’ financial impact
WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) has promised to reimburse passengers for expenses such as hotels and car rental in addition to refunding…
Factbox: Spain and Malaysia add restrictions on travelers from China
Dec 30 (Reuters) – Authorities around the world are imposing or considering restrictions on travelers from China as the case of COVID-19 rises there following…
COVID travel restrictions against Chinese visitors are ‘discriminatory’ – state media
US, Japan and others require COVID tests from Chinese visitors Chinese state media calls COVID travel restrictions ‘discriminatory’ Chinese factory activity likely slowed in December…
Kabul teacher tears up his diplomas live on TV to protest Taliban ban on women’s education
CNN — A Kabul professor ripped up his diplomas live on television in Afghanistan to protest the Taliban’s ban on women from higher education. The…
Hong Kong asks Japan to abandon airport curb that is expected to affect 60,000 travelers
HONG KONG, Dec 29 (Reuters) – The Hong Kong government has asked Japan to lift a COVID-19 restriction that requires passenger flights from the financial…
China’s vast campaign rushes to bolster defenses against COVID
Hospitals, funeral homes overwhelmed by the COVID wave Some countries impose testing rules on Chinese travelers China reports one new COVID death for December 28…
Twitter outage hits thousands of users worldwide
Dec 28 (Reuters) – Twitter Inc suffered a major outage on Wednesday, preventing tens of thousands of users worldwide from accessing the popular social media…
Serbs in northern Kosovo will start removing barricades from Thursday
Third major border crossing closed on Wednesday Serbs in northern Kosovo resist measures they see as anti-Serb Kosovo declared independence, with Western support, in 2008…
Hong Kong scraps most COVID rules, though masks still required
HONG KONG, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Hong Kong will roll back its strict COVID-19 rules from Thursday, city leader John Lee said, meaning arrivals will…
Jordan’s king warns of ‘red lines’ in Jerusalem as Netanyahu returns to office
Editor’s note: A version of this story appears in today’s newsletter Meanwhile in the Middle East, CNN’s three-times-a-week look at the region’s biggest stories. register…