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How travel is being impacted by the Ukraine invasion
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to impact global travel with mounting interruptions to air service. The European Union closed all airspace across its 27 countries to Russian airplanes on Sunday, following a
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The teenager who tracked Elon Musk’s jet is now tracking Russian oligarchs
Jack Sweeney, a Florida teen who tracks Elon Musk’s private jet online has a new aviation-themed target: Russian oligarchs and billionaires. The 19-year-old, who rejected Musk’s $5,000 offer to delete his
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IOC Calls for Russian Athletes to Be Banned From All Sports
In a sweeping move to isolate and condemn Russia after invading Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee urged sports bodies on Monday to exclude the country’s athletes and officials from international
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Russia might be cut off from markets, tech goods: EU Chief
Moscow would have its access to financial markets and high-tech goods limited under Western sanctions being prepared in case Russia attacks Ukraine, a top European Union official said Saturday. The
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US suspends avocado imports from Mexico after threat to US inspector
The United States has suspended avocado imports from Mexico’s western state of Michoacan after a US official received a threat, Mexico’s Agriculture Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. According to the
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4th Pfizer dose not enough against Omicron, according to Israeli trial
A fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was insufficient to prevent infection with the omicron variant of Covid-19, according to preliminary data from a trial in Israel released Monday. Two
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The Google Street View image that helped catch an escaped killer
A killer who had been on the run for nearly 20 years was caught with the help of an image from Google Maps’ Street View, an investigator told Reuters on
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US becomes world’s top exporter of liquified natural gas
The United States is now the world’s leading exporter of liquified natural gas as Europe’s energy crisis and shortages in China send demand for American shipments soaring. LNG exports from the United States topped 7 million tonnes
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The countries welcoming US tourists now
Throughout the pandemic, US passport holders have seen an ever-morphing list of international travel options. The only constant has been change. But compared with the choices in the spring and summer of
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