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Pandemic to cost global tourism $2.0 trillion in 2021: UN

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A total of 46 destinations -- 21 percent of all destinations worldwide -- currently have their borders completely closed to tourists, according to the UNWTO.

Belarus border crisis

EU, NATO vow action against hybrid threats on Baltic visit

Under the article in NATO's founding treaty, any member can convene a meeting of the alliance to consult when it feels its security threatened.

10 hours ago

Singapore, Malaysia travel

Singapore, Malaysia ease Covid travel curbs

Restrictions were also eased Monday on air travel, with vaccinated people allowed to fly between the countries' main airports without quarantining.

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Protesters

France urges Britain to do more on Channel migrant trafficking

Ministers responsible for immigration from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands were invited to talks by France in the port of Calais

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COVID-19

New Covid variant

South Africa detects new Covid variant with many mutations

Neutralising the variant is "complicated by the number of mutations this variant" contains

Netherlands Riots

Riot-hit Dutch brace for new Covid curbs

The government is meanwhile planning to bar unvaccinated people from bars and restaurants under...

vaccination of minors

Europe battles Covid surge as WHO warns of 700,000 more deaths

The regional director for WHO Europe, Hans Kluge, said Europe and Central Asia "face a challenging...

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Violence against women Mexico

Thousands of Mexican women March in protest against violence

More than 10,700 women have been murdered in Mexico since 2019, according to official figures.

Hezbollah

Australia lists Hezbollah as 'terrorist organisation'

No reason was given for the timing of the move, which comes as Lebanon reels from spiralling...

Nuclear submarines

US, Australia, UK sign key deal in nuclear sub alliance

The agreement has angered China, which describes it as an "extremely irresponsible" threat to...

Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton will keep it clean, has no intention of causing a collision to win

Lewis Hamilton wants to be the purest racer and have no question marks regarding his...

Alexander Zverev

Daniil Medvedev says old generation were 'worse' than Federer, Nadal and Djokovic

Daniil Medvedev says the new generation should not put pressure on themselves to win as much as the...

Real Madrid

Benzema found guilty: What happens to his prison sentence?

The guilty verdict is not expected to affect his career in a significant manner

Daniel de la Fuente

“Closing the gap between the promise of AI and its implementation

“How decentralisation is expanding the possibilities of finance

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Inflation of groceries

Should we really worry about inflation?

By Ali Bekhtaoui

Kyle Rittenhouse

Cleared of murder, US teen says case was not about race

By AFP News

Cannabis

Uber starts taking cannabis orders in Canada

By AFP News

Mark Zuckerberg

New US probe targets Instagram's impact on children

By Joshua Melvin

Single's Day

China's 'Single's Day' shopping fest subdued by tech crackdown

By Dan Martin

Diwali

India's cattle royale dung fight marks end of Diwali

By AFP News

Amazon

Black Friday protests disrupt Amazon operations across UK

By Christine Caparras

English Channel rescue

Migrants tell of perilous Channel crossings as they arrive in the UK

By Callum Paton with Joe Jackson in Dover, Shahzad Abdul and Zoe Leroy in Calais

Migration crisis

27 die in Channel's deadliest migrant boat tragedy

By Bernard Barron with Sylvie Maligorne and Stuart Williams in Paris

Boris Johnson

UK to make electric car charging points compulsory in new buildings

By AFP News

Boris Johnson

Johnson backs banning British MPs from consultancy work

By Joe Jackson

Luxury shops San Francisco

Flash mob thefts terrorise US retailers ahead of Christmas

By Paul Handley

Walmart

Jury rules against pharmacy chains in big US opioid case

By AFP News

Steve Bannon

Trump ally Bannon surrenders to face Capitol riot probe charges

By AFP News

US-Mexico border

Would-be immigrants see hope in re-opened US border

By Paula Ramon with Guillermo Arias in Tijuana, Mexico

Kamala Harris

Harris arrives in Paris to ease France-US tensions

By Jurgen Hecker

Pricne Harry and Meghan Markle

Palace aides call Meghan Markle 'outrageous' for using royal title in political lobbying

By Tanya Diente

Joe Biden

Biden apologizes for Trump exit from climate accord

By AFP News

Donald Trump

Trump announces plans to launch new social network 'TRUTH Social'

By Sarah Titterton

Federal Reserve

US economy almost ready for less stimulus, Fed official says

By AFP News

US Justice Department

US couple arrested for selling nuclear warship data

By Andrea Bambino

Joe and Jill Biden

Biden goes on offensive against 'reckless' Republicans

By Sebastian Smith

US unemployment

Uptick in new US unemployment benefit claims slows

By AFP News

US Constitution

Crypto donors pay $1 mn in fees for failed US constitution bid

Lionel Messi

Football industry embraces crypto as Messi helps 'fan tokens' take off

Squid coin

From Squid coin to memes, the 'Wild West' of crypto

What 1 Bitcoin Can Buy You

What 1 Bitcoin Can Buy You

Crypto mining

Crypto mining must go back to the future

Squid Game

'Squid Game' cryptocurrency 24-hour surge beats Bitcoin 2021 price increase

Tether and Bitcoin Manipulation – What You

Tether and Bitcoin Manipulation – What You Should Know

Is Bitcoin an Inflationary or a Deflationary

Is Bitcoin an Inflationary or a Deflationary Currency

Can Bitcoin Be Green?

Can Bitcoin Be Green?

Bitcoin

New Bitcoin-linked security to premiere on Wall Street

Sothebys

Sotheby's ramps up NFT operations

How to Profit from Bitcoin

How to Profit from Bitcoin

How to Earn Bitcoin without Spending Your

How to Earn Bitcoin without Spending Your Money

Fast Ways to Earn Bitcoin

Fast Ways to Earn Bitcoin

Independent foundation to manage Facebook's cryptocurrency

Business Insight

5 Reasons Why Cryptocurrency Is So Popular

5 Reasons Why Cryptocurrency Is So Popular

By IBT UK Contributor

Bitcoin

Crypto market value tops $3 trillion for first time

By AFP News

Crypto trading

Crypto addiction: A hidden epidemic?

By Katy Lee with Ed Jones in New York

Is Bitcoin an Inflation Hedge

Is Bitcoin an Inflation Hedge?

By IBT UK Contributor

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Solution For The

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Solution For The Insurance Industry: The Pipedrive Example

By IBT UK Contributor

What Will Happen if Bitcoin's Price Went

What Will Happen if Bitcoin's Price Went to Zero?

By IBT UK Contributor

Can You Mine Bitcoin Alone?

Can You Mine Bitcoin Alone?

By IBT UK Contributor

Incorporation Rocket

Business Jurisdictions: How The UK Compares With the U.S.

By IBT UK Contributor

European union

EU budget battle looms, as economy lifts out of crisis

By Daniel Aronssohn, Alex Pigman

Why Some UK Entrepreneurs Target the U.S.

Why Some UK Entrepreneurs Target the U.S. Rather Than Europe

By Daniel Lee

Gamdom

Gamdom: All Online Brands Should Start Accepting Digital Currencies as a Mode of Payment

By IBT UK Contributor

Google Pay

Google to integrate bank accounts in payments app

By AFP News

Hong Kong Bar Association

This is what Sarah Ferguson calls her daughter Princess Beatrice

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Travel ban

G7 ministers meet as new Covid strain spreads around the globe

11 hours ago

By Danny Kemp, with AFP bureaus

What A US Free Trade Deal Could

What A US Free Trade Deal Could Mean For British Businesses

By IBT UK Contributor

How Fast-Moving Spreadsheet Alternatives Take On Microsoft

How Fast-Moving Spreadsheet Alternatives Take On Microsoft Excel

By IBT UK Contributor

WHO head Tedros Ghebreyesus

Vaccines reduce Covid transmission by 40%: WHO

By Robin Millard

Richard Branson

Mom and daughter bound for space after winning Virgin Galactic prize

By Lucie Aubourg

Covid patients Germany

Last resort: German hospitals sound alarm in pandemic surge

By Marion Payet

Pfizer

Pfizer strikes global licensing deal for Covid pill

By Robin Millard

COP26

Chasm opens between COP26 words and climate action

By Patrick Galey

Pfizer vaccine

US gives final approval of Pfizer's Covid vaccine for children aged 5-11

By AFP News

Space X

SpaceX launches four astronauts to ISS

By AFP News

newborn

Baby born with strange 5-inch human 'tail' with ball at the end

By Dane Enerio

Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic has sold 100 more space tickets

By AFP News

Virtual body

Corpse of man who died of COVID-19 dissected in front of paying audience

By Dane Enerio

NASA

NASA to deflect asteroid in test of 'planetary defense'

By Chris Lefkow

Covid patient

Antidepressant reduced Covid-19 hospitalisation risk: study

By AFP News

Covid vaccine

US panel recommends Pfizer Covid vaccine for younger children

By Issam Ahmed

Cow methane production

Gas giants: Can we stop cows from emitting so much methane?

By Myriam Lemetayer

Co2 emmissions

Climate: Removing CO2 from the air no longer optional

By Marlowe Hood

Surgery

Doctors remove 13-pound hairball from 20-year-old woman's stomach

By Meera Suresh

Hospital bed

12-year-old who died from Covid 6 days after developing minor cough had a rare condition

By Naina Raghavan

Pfizer

Pfizer seeks US authorization of Covid vaccine for ages 5-11

By Becca Milfeld

Indian hospital

Mystery fever kills 24 children; 8 kids die within hours of being infected

By Naina Raghavan

Coral bleaching

Global warming kills 14 percent of world's corals in a decade

By Marlowe Hood

Cambodian K9

From mines to Covid: Cambodia dogs train to sniff out virus

By AFP News

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

UN head says world must change food priorities to save planet

By AFP News

Space X

In first, SpaceX to send all-civilian crew into Earth orbit

By Lucie Aubourg

HIV testing

Covid has 'devastating' impact on fight against HIV, TB, malaria: Global Fund

By AFP News

Cuba vaccination

In world first, Cuba starts Covid jabs for toddlers

By AFP News

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US Capitol

Biden is a robot and JFK is still alive: QAnon's craziest conspiracy theories

By Amanda

Martina Slajerova

5 Simple Changes to Make in Your Everyday Diet for a Healthier Lifestyle, as per Martina Slajerova

By IBT UK Contributor

Princess Beatrice and Mozzi wed in secret

What will Princess Beatrice name her baby girl? Bookies bet for Sarah

By Amanda

Sir Terence Conran.

Following in Sir Terence Conran's footsteps: how the pandemic has inspired a bold new era of design

By IBT UK Contributor