The U.S. government blocked imports of seafood Friday from the entire fleet of a Chinese company that authorities say forced crew members to work in slave-like conditions that led to the deaths of several Indonesian fishermen last year. Customs and Border Protection said it will place an immediate hold on any imports linked to the more than […] Read more
American Airlines has launched a trial of a new digital health pass which, alongside pre-flight COVID-19 PCR testing, will enable its customers to easily travel internationally again. The program represents a welcome move for travelers, as the airline attempts to open up tourism to countries and territories which require new arrivals to prove that they are COVID-negative. […] Read more
Across Europe, governments have opened their borders after months of closure during the coronavirus pandemic. But, despite the holiday season now being in full swing, some are now shutting down again to head off a COVID-19 resurgence. For countries outside of the bloc, the EU has opened its external borders to a select group of […] Read more
Spain’s Coronavirus situation is not being considered stable by a large share of EU countries, with many of them advising their citizens not to travel to Spain for non-essential purposes. Health authorities in Spain have reported 8,618 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, leading Schengen countries to tighten their preventive measures, with some of them even […] Read more
The Governor of Bali has announced that the island will officially be reopening its borders for international tourism on September 11th, 2020. The Bali Governor signed a new Decree concerning the ‘New Era of Life Order Protocol’ which regulates the reopening of the Bali economy. The decree states that the third stage will carry out […] Read more
Fall in Karelia, summer in Yakutia, winter in Moscow, spring in St. Petersburg… Check out the most popular Russian landmarks’ in seasonal metamorphoses. 1. Red Square, Moscow Summer music festival Spasskaya Tower and the New Year celebration on Red Square in Moscow. Igor Ivanko, Alexander Avilov/Moskva Agency Yes, yes, it sounds a bit clichéd, but […] Read more
What do the Mona Lisa, the Great Wall of China and Trolltunga have in common? It sounds like a bad travel joke, but the answer is — they are popular bucket list destinations for travelers around the world. The pop culture vernacular for “a checklist of things to do before one dies” has become a […] Read more
Having launched the first two weeks of its fifth edition under the theme of “change” in December at the American University of Lebanon, and despite the riotous political and social situation of Lebanon, the Beirut Art Film Festival commenced the succession of its screenings on Monday. Over the five years of its establishment, BAFF has […] Read more
World heritage guardians UNESCO has withdrawn a Belgian festival from one of its protection lists over the presence of “racist and anti-Semitic” floats. The annual Aalst carnival was removed from the UN body’s schedule of intangible cultural heritage, which seeks to protect non-physical patrimony such as oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals and festivals. […] Read more
There are billions of people today who are checking their social media accounts and they are getting exposed to a wide variety of information. Many great businesses who are doing top sales today are succeeding because they are focusing heavily on the online front, many consumers want to buy from the convenience of their own […] Read more
