China’s visa-free scheme aims to boost tourism and international ties. ADVERTISEMENT China has extended visa-free travel for 11 European countries and Malaysia until the end of 2025. The visa-free scheme has been announced in stages since the start of 2024 and was initially set to last for one year. It aims to encourage more people to...
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N.B. tourism minister defends pricey trip to United Kingdom, France | CBC News
New Brunswick’s tourism minister is defending a trip she and her top officials took to the United Kingdom and France that helped her deputy minister rack up a $77,000 travel bill last year. Tammy Scott-Wallace said the trip last September included meetings with a number of tour operators and public relations firms in London and...
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New Brexit travel hope for under 30s as EU plan to relax visa rules in the works
BRUSSELS – British under-30s could soon find it easier to study, work and live in European Union countries, and vice versa, under plans unveiled by the European Commission on Thursday that aim to restore some freedoms lost under Brexit. The Commission on Thursday proposed opening talks with the UK on “an agreement to facilitate youth...
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France, India, Russia, UK warn citizens not to travel to ‘Israel’
Several countries, including France, India, Russia, Poland, and the United Kingdom, have cautioned their citizens against traveling to “Israel”, the occupied Palestinian territories, and neighboring areas following threats of potential Iranian retaliation. Debris is cleared away after an Israeli attack on the Iranian embassy compound in Damascus, Syria, on Monday. (AFP) Several nations such as...
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Several countries issue travel warnings over Israel-Iran tensions
Countries including France, India, Russia, Poland and the United Kingdom have warned their citizens against travelling to Israel, the occupied Palestinian territories and, in some cases, the wider region amid threats of an Iranian attack in response to a strike this month on its consulate in Damascus. Iran has threatened reprisals against Israel over the...
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Karine Jean-Pierre refuses to answer question about Biden’s mental fitness after he said he met French president who died 28 years ago
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre shut down questions about Biden’s gaffe ‘I’m not even going to go down that rabbit hole with you, sir,’ she said Tuesday Republicans are keen to highlight each stumble as a sign of declining health By Rob Crilly, Senior U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 22:23 BST, 6 February 2024 |...