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Covid 19 coronavirus: Quarantine bars Brisbane-based man's bid to see dying mum in NZ

By RNZ The cost of mandatory quarantine on both sides of the Tasman means a New Zealander living in Brisbane will not be reunited with his dying mother in Auckland.A close friend of the man - both of whom RNZ has agreed not...




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Covid 19 coronavirus: Father of Kiwi in LA unable to get quarantine exemption dies

SIGN UP TO OUR COVID-19 NEWSLETTER.SIGN IN OR REGISTER, THEN SELECT TOP NEWS STORIES The father of a New Zealand woman living in Los Angeles seeking a quarantine exemption so she could see him again has died.Rachel Henderson...




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Angola: COVID-19 - Quinze ressortissants de la RDC en quarantaine institutionnelle

Soyo -Quinze citoyens de la R�publique d�mocratique du Congo (RDC) observent, depuis le week-end dernier, une p�riode de quarantaine institutionnelle dans la municipalit� de Soyo, province de Zaire. ......




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Alg�rie: R�vision de la Constitution - Des garanties pour une protection plus efficace des deniers publics

Alger -Le projet de r�vision de la Constitution dont les...




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Alg�rie: Accidents de la route - Huit d�c�s et 318 personnes bless�es durant les derni�res 48h

Alger -Huit (8) personnes sont...




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Advising on restaurant opening in Milan

Lume recently awarded prestigious Michelin star  ?Our client, AUREA srl, is the proud owner of a now Michelin-Starred restaurant which is gaining huge attention in a new multi-use development in Milan. The area, formally a factory site, has un...




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Closing the GAP: Guaranteed Asset Protection insurance - competition remedy

New rules in the FCA’s policy statement on Guaranteed Asset Protection (GAP) insurance (PS15/13) are about to change the way GAP insurance sold alongside the sale of a motor vehicle (add-on GAP Insurance) is sold to both consumers and commerci...




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64MW Wind Farm Granted in the Scottish Highlands

Eversheds Sutherland has helped to secure Electricity Act 1989 consent from the Scottish Ministers and deemed planning permission for Limekiln Wind Farm, a 21 turbine wind farm with an estimated generation capacity of 64MW based in the Highlands. Th...




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14-day home quarantine must for all returnees: Kerala CM

(MENAFN - IANS) Thiruvananthapuram, May 9 (IANS) Fourteen-day home quarantine for all Keralites returning from other states would be compulsory, s... ......




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Shah telling lies on migrants' issue, should apologise: Trinamool

(MENAFN - IANS) Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Accusing Union Home Minister Amit Shah of "lying" in his letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerje... ......




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India Inc launches 600 hotel rooms as quarantine facilities

(MENAFN - IANS) New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Indian industry has come forward to support the government in expanding the network of isolation facilities i... ......




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Virus Forces Persian Gulf States to Reckon With Migrant Labor

The Mideast’s wealthiest countries depend on foreigners to do jobs their citizens won’t. But the virus has hobbled the arrangement and drawn attention to its inequities. ......




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Centre Proposing to Do Away with Interstate Migrant Workmen Act, Alleges Congress

Congress said Parliament...




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UK expected to require 14-day quarantine for those entering country

The U.K. is expected to require incoming airline passengers to self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in the country due to concerns about the coronavirus, according to local reports. The only passengers who are exempt from the new protocol, expected to...




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Travellers to Britain to face two-week quarantine

Britain is to introduce a 14-day quarantine period for almost everyone arriving into the country to avoid a second peak of the coronavirus pandemic, The Times newspaper reported on Saturday. ......




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BALPA questions effect of 14 day quarantine on passengers, crew and airlines.

Release date: 09/05/2020 The pilots' union BALPA has asked to see details of any government proposals to restart commercial flying. The pilots union says it is concerned that health and safety of aircrew and passengers, and the...




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Chechen Migrant Drags French Policeman Over 60 Feet to Escape Virus Check

A Chechen migrant was arrested in the commune of Montereau-Fault-Yonne after dragging a police officer 60 feet with his vehicle while trying to escape a Wuhan coronavirus lockdown checkpoint. ......




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Italian Nurse on Coronavirus Frontline Raped by Illegal Migrant After Her Shift

An Italian nurse working on the frontline against the Chinese coronavirus was brutally sexually assaulted by an African migrant after finishing her shift and heading to her home. ......




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The Latest: Lack of food cited at India quarantine center

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: — Belarus hosts large military parade despite sharply rising coronavirus infections. — Germany says Europe must acknowledge it wasn’t well prepared for virus. — Seoul shuts down nightclubs, bars after spread of virus linked there. ___ PATNA, India — About 70 people fled from a quarantine center in the Indian state of Bihar’s Nawada district, alleging poor facilities and lack of food. They are among the tens of thousands of migrant workers who...




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Best restaurants in Istanbul, ranked by Turkey's Pearly Gastronomy Guide

The Hürriyet newspaper's jury of experts has created the "Pearly Gastronomy Guide" to rank Turkey's best restaurants. Click through for the top 20 restaurants in Istanbul, according to the 2018 guide...




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Top 10 waterfront restaurants in Turkey, selected by Hürriyet jury

Whether it is the gorgeous Bosphorus or the biblical River Euphrates, Turkey provides many options for those who would like to dine at a waterfront venue. Click through for the top 10 waterfront restaurants in Turkey selected by Hürriyet Travel’s jury of experts.




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Top 10 soup restaurants in Turkey

Turkish cuisine is one of the richest in the world when it comes to soups. Most Turks prefer to begin their lunches and dinners with soup, which is why you can find an incredible variety and depth in this culinary area. Click through for the top 10 soup restaurants across Turkey, selected by the Hürriyet jury of gourmets and food researchers...




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High Court considers multiple aerospace SPA warranty claims

What's happened? The High Court has considered multiple warranty claims under an aerospace SPA. The case from earlier this year is interesting due to the range of warranty claims considered and the court’s interpretation of the relevant SPA pr...




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UK 'to quarantine most arrivals'

LONDON: The British government has told airlines it will introduce a 14-day quarantine period for most people arriving from abroad to try to avoid a second peak of the coronavirus pandemic, an airline association said on Saturday.




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Coronavirus, New Threat for Mexican Migrant Workers in the U.S.

As the high season for agricultural labour in the United States approaches, tens of thousands of migrant workers from Mexico are getting ready to head to the fields in their northern neighbour to carry out the work that ensures that food makes it to people’s tables. But the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, of which the U.S. […]

The post Coronavirus, New Threat for Mexican Migrant Workers in the U.S. appeared first on Inter Press Service.




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Passengers to UK may face mandatory quarantine - report

The UK Government could be set to announce a mandatory 14-day quarantine for all passengers into Britain as part of measures aimed at avoiding a second Covid-19 peak, according to reports in British media.




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Syrian man vandalizes Amsterdam kosher restaurant for second time


The attack was the fifth case of vandalism or intimidation in 2 ½ years.




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UN human rights commissioner calls for disembarkation of migrants held on ships

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expresses ‘deep concern’ over reports of failure to assist and coordinate pushbacks of migrant boats in the central Mediterranean




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US grants Iraq a summer break from Iran electricity sanctions

The Trump administration’s reprieve for Iraq from US sanctions on Iranian electricity imports will extend through September.




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Meet the Asian immigrants keeping Madrid running under Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

In the seven years that Guangzhou native Grace Hexiaoya has called Spain her home, she has mastered the language, become enamoured with the weather and developed a soft spot for all the friendly people that she has met. She likes it in Madrid, where she works behind the counter at the I Love Dulces corner shop and confectionery store. Hers is one of the many Asian faces that can be seen running the Spanish capital’s vital food shops, even as the country – one of Europe’s hardest-hit by the…




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Coronavirus: India’s migrant workers are leaving cities. That’s a big problem for the economy

In Surat, a textile hub in India’s western state of Gujarat, losses are mounting for Bhagwandas Maloo, whose five garment factories producing traditional festive outfits have been shut for seven weeks due to the coronavirus lockdown.He was relieved when the government announced it would allow some businesses to resume production this week. But traumatised by the lockdown, Maloo’s group of about 250 migrant workers, who are skilled craftsmen from India’s northern and eastern regions, announced…




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Britain to introduce two-week quarantine for arrivals: reports

More than 31,000 people who have tested positive for coronavirus have now died in Britain.




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Masks, tests, quarantine centres: What can Canada learn from Hong Kong’s Covid-19 successes?

Professor Samuel Yeung-shan Wong says he loves Canada, and wants it to learn from Hong Kong’s successes in the battle with Covid-19.Wong, director of the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s school of public health, earned his medical degree at the University of Toronto in the 1990s and did his residency in Halifax, Nova Scotia.When he chats with his Canadian cousins they tell him that “they aren’t going out”, he said. Hong Kong, meanwhile, has avoided a Canadian-style lockdown, and on Friday…




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Coronavirus: Hong Kong gyms, restaurants, beauty parlours and bars reopen but owners not convinced they will fully recover

Hong Kong started returning to normal on Friday as the city eased the social-distancing rules brought in to help combat the spread of Covid-19.For the first time in more than a month, residents were able to go to gyms, beauty parlours, bars, cinemas, and other public venues which the government previously forced to close.With local transmission of the virus levelling off over the past two weeks, officials have allowed a partial reopening of eight types of business, but with conditions attached…




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Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s High Court tosses Pakistan returnee’s challenge to mandatory quarantine at government facility

The High Court has thrown out a Hong Kong resident’s challenge to his quarantine status, dismissing his application for a writ of habeas corpus over his mandatory isolation at a government-run facility.Accountant Syed Agha Raza Shah, who tested negative for Covid-19 upon his return, was sent to the Chun Yeung Estate in Fo Tan for a 14-day stay after returning from Pakistan via Qatar with about 200 other Hong Kong residents on April 29.On Thursday, he applied for a writ of habeas corpus…




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With classes set to resume, Hong Kong’s 27,000 cross-border pupils face commuting problems over quarantine rules

The fate of some 27,000 Hong Kong cross-border pupils living in mainland China was in limbo, as the education minister said on Friday that it could not be guaranteed whether they would be exempted from quarantine rules amid the coronavirus pandemic when classes resumed in late May.Although Hong Kong’s government last week decided to exempt these cross-border students from a 14-day mandatory quarantine period when entering the city, a similar rule had so far not been lifted by the Shenzhen…




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Freedom of the Press as a Guarantee for Human Dignity and Well-Being

You may proclaim that one must live
not as a tool, a number or a link
but as a human being—
then at once they handcuff your wrists.
You are free to be arrested, imprisoned
and even hanged. 1

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Facebook removes anti-quarantine protest events in some US states

Stay-at-home orders, which experts say are essential to slow the spread of the virus, have battered the US economy.




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Coronavirus: EU Commission calls for state guarantees for vouchers for cancelled travel

The European Commission will tell countries in the European Union to provide state guarantees for travel vouchers during the coronavirus pandemic, if they prefer people to accept the vouchers instead of cash refunds, according to a strategy document seen by Reuters. The EU executive is due on Wednesday to present...

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Coronavirus: Repatriated graduate documents quarantine on Youtube (Videos)

A Cypriot national who recently returned from London on one of the dozens of repatriation flights has documented her journey and experience in quarantine on her Youtube channel. Alina Nazrulloeva, who posted the videos on her channel FOMOthevlog, arrived on the island a week ago after getting a call informing...

The post Coronavirus: Repatriated graduate documents quarantine on Youtube (Videos) appeared first on Cyprus Mail.




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Anil Kapoor chasing the 'queen' as he plays carrom with wife in quarantine

Anil Kapoor played carrom with wife and the actor revealed that he was the winner of the game.




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Coronavirus: Travellers charged €190 at Vienna airport to avoid 14-day COVID-19 quarantine

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Before coronavirus, Europe lacked empathy for migrants. The pandemic can teach us compassion ǀ View

Before coronavirus, Europe lacked empathy for migrants. The pandemic can teach us compassion ǀ View




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14 migrants killed by train in India

MUMBAI: Fourteen migrant labourers walking back to their villages after being left destitute by India’s strict coronavirus lockdown were killed Friday after being hit by a train, officials said. The men were returning home when they were hit by the goods train in the western state of...




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UN decries dangerous Med migrant pushbacks

GENEVA: The UN voiced alarm on Friday at reports that countries are failing to help migrants in distress on the Mediterranean Sea, blocking assistance by NGOs and coordinating pushbacks of their boats. UN rights office spokesman Rupert Colville warned during a virtual press briefing that such...




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14 migrants killed by train in India

MUMBAI: Fourteen migrant labourers walking back to their villages after being left destitute by India’s strict coronavirus lockdown were killed Friday after being hit by a train, officials said.The men were returning home when they were hit by the goods train in the western state of...




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Fourteen migrants killed by train in India

MUMBAI: Fourteen migrant labourers walking back to their villages after being left destitute by India’s strict coronavirus lockdown were killed on Friday after being hit by a train, officials said.The men were returning home when they were hit by the goods train in the western state of...




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700,000 credit payment holidays granted

LONDON: Nearly 700,000 payment holidays on credit cards have been granted as part of stop-gap measures to support borrowers whose finances have been affected by the coronavirus.Lenders have also provided almost 470,000 payment freezes on personal loans, according to the figures for the period up...




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Britain to introduce two-week quarantine for arrivals: reports

Britain plans to introduce a 14-day mandatory quarantine for most international arrivals, reports said Saturday, despite growing pressure on the government to relax virus lockdown measures.




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Train kills 14 migrant workers in India

MUMBAI: Fourteen migrant labourers walking back to their villages after being left destitute by India´s strict coronavirus lockdown were killed Friday after being hit by a train, officials said.The men were returning home when they were hit by the goods train in the western state of...