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Motorists were forced to wait up to an hour, with police under orders to turn back any drivers without a 'particular reason' to cross
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16.08.2024
Drivers turned back as Germany partially closes borders to fight virus
The Republic of Cyprus said it would further tighten entry restrictions and close a string of businesses including hotels to rein in the novel coronavirus
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16.08.2024
Beach resort a 'ghost town' as Cyprus tourism hit by virus crisis
Bernard Preynat confessed at his trial to 'caresses' he knew were forbidden
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16.08.2024
French priest gets 5-year jail term for sex assault of boy scouts
Local councillor Eason Chan said he believed the swift response from the pro-democracy camp to the virus pushed their opponents to up their game
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16.08.2024
Hong Kong political rivals woo voters with free face masks
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new nationwide guidance recommending that organizers cancel or postpone any events gathering 50 people or more
World 16.08.2024
MGM Vegas casinos to shutter due to virus: chairman
Supporters of the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro take part in a protest against the National Congress and the Supreme Court while wearing protective face masks to prevent the spread of the new Coronavirus, COVID-19, in Brasilia, on March 15, 2020
World 16.08.2024
Bolsonaro supporters rally despite coronavirus
Passengers queue at the Ibn Battuta Airport in Tangiers, Morocco hoping to get a flight out of the country after it suspended links with Europe and other destinations over coronavirus fears
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Tourists flood Morocco airports as flights cut over virus fears
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial for corruption which was due to open on Tuesday has been postponed until the end of May over concerns about the spread of coronavirus
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Israel postpones Netanyahu graft trial by 2 months over virus
On Thursday Italian media reported that in the northern town of Bergamo alone around 50 doctors had tested positive for the virus
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Italy's health workers on edge of exhaustion in virus fight
Public spaces such as the Plaza Mayor in central Madrid have already largely emptied
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Spain imposes near total lockdown to fight virus
Mali's authorities say Traore is in possession of a diplomatic passport
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Mali backs singer Rokia Traore held in France
US Vice President Mike Pence told reporters in a White House briefing on March 14, 2020 that a European travel ban would now include the UK and Ireland, and that domestic travel curbs are also being weighed
World 16.08.2024
US extends travel ban to UK, Ireland; reviews domestic curbs
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis (pictured May 2019) said the country has decided to reinstate checks on its borders with Latvia and Poland, becoming the fifth nation to do so within the bloc's zone of free travel
World 16.08.2024
Lithuania shuts borders to foreign visitors as Balts expand virus fight
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