ALBUQUERQUE, N.M—Virgin Galactic completed what is expected to be its final test flight Thursday before taking paying customers on brief trips to space, marking what the space tourism company described as a “fantastic achievement” in what has been a long road to commercial operations. Six of the company’s employees, including two pilots, landed at Spaceport…
Virgin Galactic Completes Final Test Flight Before Launching Paying Customers to Space
Russia Says It Test-Fired Anti-Ship Missiles in Sea of Japan
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England to End Pre-Departure COVID-19 Test Rule for Arrivals From China
LONDON—The British government said it would end the requirement for people flying from mainland China to England to provide proof of a negative pre-departure COVID-19 test from April 5. From Friday, the UK Health Security Agency’s voluntary, on-arrival testing program of travelers arriving from China to London’s Heathrow airport will also end, the government said….
US Military Warns Troops Could Fail Drug Tests by Eating Poppy Seeds
Poppy seed bagels could become a threat to military readiness after recent studies found that those who eat the seeds could test positive for drug use. The U.S. Military guards against substance abuse by its service members, and regards substance abuse as a threat to troop safety and the overall readiness of the military. Now,…
Players Could Play at Australian Open With COVID: Tournament Director Tiley
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Australia to Require Negative COVID-19 Tests for Travelers From China
SYDNEY—Australia said on Sunday that travelers from China will have to provide negative COVID-19 test results from Jan. 5, joining a growing number of nations that have implemented similar restrictions as cases surge in China. Citing a lack of epidemiological information and genomic sequencing data from China, Australian health minister Mark Butler said the government…
New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Test in Times Square
Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration co-organizers test the dropping ball at 10:30 a.m. ET on Dec. 30. They will light up the ball and send it to the 130-foot pole on top of the One Times Square building in New York. The event co-organizers will flip a giant switch to initiate the ball’s kaleidoscope…
LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (Dec. 28): US Requires Travelers From China to Test COVID Negative; BlackRock to Help Rebuild Ukraine
The CDC announced on Dec. 28 that it would require travelers from China to test negative for COVID-19 before boarding U.S.-bound flights. BlackRock, a global asset manager, will assist in rebuilding Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian government. …
NTD Evening News (Dec. 28): US Requires Travelers From China to Test COVID Negative; BlackRock to Help Rebuild Ukraine
The CDC announced on Dec. 28 that it would require travelers from China to test negative for COVID-19 before boarding U.S.-bound flights. BlackRock, a global asset manager, will assist in rebuilding Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian government. …
Beijing Human Rights Activist Immobilized by COVID-19 App
December 23, 2022
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—Wang Yu, hailed by the United States as an International Woman of Courage, has already been arrested, imprisoned, and harassed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for her work as a human rights lawyer representing activists, Uyghur scholars, and Falun Gong practitioners. This year, her movements within her home country also have been restricted…
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