Partial reopening
Cambodia has announced a Nov 30 reopening for popular beach spots including Sihanoukville and will open Siem Reap, which is the gateway to the Angkor Wat complex, in January.
LONDON: Britain's 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the COP26 UN climate conference in Glasgow, after "advice to rest" from doctors following an overnight hospital stay, her Buckingham Palace office said Tuesday.
OSLO: The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, held online last year due to the pandemic, will go ahead in person in December with the 2021 laureates both in attendance, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said Tuesday.
Cambodia has announced a Nov 30 reopening for popular beach spots including Sihanoukville and will open Siem Reap, which is the gateway to the Angkor Wat complex, in January.
SYDNEY - Australia will lift a ban on citizens travelling overseas without permission, the government announced Wednesday, with the country's border set to open to skilled workers and international students by year's end.
ISLAMABAD - Global powers and aid groups that have loudly demanded an inclusive Afghanistan under the Taliban are now facing criticism for sending all-male delegations to Kabul to meet the hardline Islamists.
WASHINGTON - US regulators on Tuesday revoked the authorization for China Telecom's American subsidiary to conduct business in the United States, citing "significant" national security risks.
BRASíLIA - A Brazilian Senate commission approved a damning report on Tuesday that recommends criminal charges be brought against President Jair Bolsonaro, including crimes against humanity, for his Covid policies.
COURNON-D'AUVERGNE (FRANCE) - That cow may look peaceful and harmless, munching on some grass in a verdant pasture.
NORTH RONALDSAY (ORKNEY) (ROYAUME-UNI) - On a tiny island in Scotland's far-flung Orkneys, thousands of sheep spend the winter munching on seaweed, a unique diet that scientists say offers hope for reducing planet-warming methane emissions.
WASHINGTON - The United States on Tuesday forcefully criticized Israel for the first time in years on its settlements, with President Joe Biden's administration saying it "strongly" opposed new construction on the West Bank.
NEW YORK - The National Hockey League fined the Chicago Blackhawks $2 million and two senior executives left the franchise on Tuesday after an investigation found the team failed to properly deal with allegations of sexual misconduct made against a former video coach in 2010.
LONDON: Britain's 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the COP26 UN climate conference in Glasgow, after "advice to rest" from doctors following an overnight hospital stay, her Buckingham Palace office said Tuesday.
OSLO: The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, held online last year due to the pandemic, will go ahead in person in December with the 2021 laureates both in attendance, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said Tuesday.
Cambodia has announced a Nov 30 reopening for popular beach spots including Sihanoukville and will open Siem Reap, which is the gateway to the Angkor Wat complex, in January.
