Top news of the week: 03.01.2023.
US to require arrivals from China to provide negative Covid test
Other countries including Italy have taken similar steps after Beijing’s rollback of ‘zero-Covid’ policies led to surge in cases
We are ignoring Covid case rises once again
Letters: The decision to stop reporting the Covid growth rate is the latest in a series of attempts to limit the available information about the current spread, writes Dr Brian Ramsden, ...
Australia will not require travellers from China to provide negative Covid test
Chief medical officer does not rule out future border restrictions but says community has high immunity to current variants
‘Olê, olá! Lula!’: Brazil progressives celebrate Jair Bolsonaro’s departure
The president tearfully bid farewell while Lula supporters cheered the end of an era of environmental disaster
China criticises other countries for ‘excessive’ Covid travel rules
Beijing threatens countermeasures in response to growing list of nations tightening rules on its passengers
US Supreme Court keeps asylum limits in place for now
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on asylum in place for now, dashing hopes of migrants who have been fleeing violence and inequality in Latin America and ...
Supreme Court Keeps Immigration Limits In Place Indefinitely
Pandemic-era limits on people seeking asylum will stay in place, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who had been anticipating their end this week.
New rules to extend North Carolina emergencies begin in 2023
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The new year will place new hurdles in the path of North Carolina's current and future governors before states of emergency they issue can extend into months or even ...