The new COVID-19 variant emerging from southern Africa would not have any immediate effect on Australia’s plan to reopen after rolling lockdowns, the country’s health minister said. Health Minister Greg Hunt said this is because there has been “very little traffic” directly from South Africa, and Australia’s high vaccination rate. The last repatriation flight from South…
Omicron Variant Won’t Affect Australia’s Reopening: Health Minister
Australia Stops Flights From 9 African Countries Due to Omicron Variant
The Australian government has suspended flights from nine African countries as a precautionary measure against the emergence of the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes the COVID-19 disease. The nine countries of concern include South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Seychelles, Malawi, and Mozambique. Additionally, Australia has implemented four other…
EU Top Executive Announces More Measures to Counter Belarusian Border Crisis
The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced expounding measures to counter the illegal immigration crisis at the EU border with Belarus. Speaking on Tuesday at the European Parliament, von der Leyen said that the EU Commission would allocate additional funding to provide humanitarian aid to illegal immigrants in Belarus, facilitate their repatriation,…
Europe’s Planned Rival to Visa and Mastercard Appeals for Public Funding
LONDON—A planned pan-European payments network backed by 22 banks to compete with U.S. duo Mastercard and Visa appealed on Tuesday for public money, saying its private backers were not prepared to stump up all the cash needed. The European Payments Initiative (EPI) was launched last year and is seeking to get more banks and other…
UK Vows Solidarity With EU Allies Over Belarus Illegal Immigrant Crisis
The UK said on Monday it stands in solidarity with its European allies over the illegal immigrant crisis on the Belarusian border and said the Lukashenko regime must be held responsible. Thousands of illegal immigrants, mostly from Iraq and Afghanistan, have gathered on the Poland–Belarus border in the hope of crossing into the European Union….
Polish PM Calls for ‘Concrete Steps’ From NATO Amid Belarus Border Crisis
HAJNOWKA, Poland—NATO must take “concrete steps” to resolve the migrant crisis on the Belarus border, the Polish prime minister was quoted as saying on Sunday, adding that Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia may ask for consultations under Article 4 of the alliance’s treaty. Under Article 4, any ally can request consultations whenever, in the opinion of…
EU to Broaden Belarus Sanctions on Monday Over Migrant Crisis: Borrell
PARIS—EU foreign ministers will widen sanctions on Belarus on Monday to include airlines and travel agencies thought to involved in bringing migrants to the bloc’s border, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. The EU has accused Belarus of encouraging migrants to come to its territory and pushing thousands of them to cross…
EU Toughens Visa Process for Belarus Officials Over Migrant Crisis
BRUSSELS—European Union governments partially suspended on Tuesday a visa facilitation deal for Belarusian officials in response to a “hybrid attack” that Brussels says Minsk is waging by pushing illegal immigrants across its borders with Poland and Lithuania. The EU accuses Belarus of encouraging illegal migrants from the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Africa to cross the…
Poland Fears ‘Major Incident’ as Migrants From Belarus Head for Border
KYIV—Polish authorities accused Belarus of trying to spark a major confrontation on Monday and said they had mobilized additional soldiers as footage on social media showed hundreds of migrants walking toward the Polish border. In one video, shared by the Belarusian blogging service NEXTA, migrants carrying rucksacks and wearing winter clothing were seen walking on…
US Trade Chief Urges New Laws Targeting China’s Overseas Steel Investment
November 3, 2021
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U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai affirmed the need for updating U.S. trade laws to reinforce existing anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties, coping with China’s steel-making overcapacity and export through subsidized investment in southeast Asia. “The tools that we have, we know how they can be effective and we know where the limitations are,” Tai told U.S….
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