World Rugby changes rules to allow players to switch national teams
from: BBC News A revolutionary change to rugby union’s international eligibility rules has been approved by World Rugby, allowing players to switch national teams.
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Australia Will Allow Some Visa Holders to Return in December.
The country will allow skilled workers and international students to enter next month, the government announced. From: New York Times
Covid-19: Pfizer to allow developing nations to make its treatment pill
The US company will allow 95 developing nations to produce generic versions of its antiviral pill. from: BBC News
Taliban Allow Girls to Return to Some High Schools, but With Big Caveats
In some provinces, teenage girls have been allowed to return to secondary schools, though some teachers and parents still have doubts about what this means about Taliban rule. From: New York Times
Israel Moves to Allow Entry to Vaccinated Tourists
The plan to reopen to international tourists for the first time since the pandemic began comes as infections are steadily declining in Israel after a fourth wave. From: New York Times
Taliban Allow Polio Vaccine Program to Restart in Afghanistan
Taliban leaders also agreed to allow women to be frontline workers for the effort, according to the World Health Organization and UNICEF. From: New York Times
Malala Yousafzai urges Taliban to allow girls’ education
The Nobel Prize laureate says the Taliban must announce girls can go to school in Afghanistan. from: BBC News
Coronavirus: India to allow foreign tourists after 19 months
from: BBC News In the first instance, foreign tourists arriving on chartered flights will be allowed in from 15 October.
Thailand May Allow Vaccinated U.S. Visitors to Skip Quarantine
A new plan would lift travel restrictions for vaccinated travelers from 10 countries, including the U.S., provided they test negative for the virus. From: New York Times
Singapore to allow quarantine-free travel for UK and other nations
The island says it is easing Covid restrictions, and will allow vaccinated travellers from 11 countries. from: BBC News
Spain will allow soccer stadiums to return to 100 percent capacity.
The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home of Real Madrid. Starting on Friday, stadiums in Spain will no longer have to limit the number of spectators watching soccer and other outdoor events. From: New York Times
AMERICA/CHILE – Violence against migrants: “We cannot allow a new epidemic, this time of hatred, racism and xenophobia”
Iquique – On Friday, September 24, the police forces evicted the former Plaza Brasil in the city of Iquique where groups of Venezuelan migrants had camped out who in recent weeks have been arriving in large numbers in Chile: “we have witnessed beatings of minors and pregnant women, without providing a possibility of hosting those… Leggi tutto »
Australia to Allow Some Returnees to Quarantine at Home
New South Wales will allow some returning international travelers to quarantine at home starting at the end of the month. From: New York Times
Israel Will Allow Vaccinated Tourists to Return
Visits from organized groups of vaccinated tourists will be allowed after Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, the government said. From: New York Times
In a German first, Hamburg will allow merchants to insist on vaccinations.
Businesses in Hamburg, Germany, will soon be allowed to voluntarily bar entry to the unvaccinated. From: New York Times
Afghanistan: Taliban must allow evacuees past 31 August deadline – Boris Johnson
The UK will continue evacuating people from Afghanistan “until the last moment”, Boris Johnson says.
Ocado to allow staff to work remotely from abroad
The move will apply for one month a year as the government says flexible working is “here to stay”.
Saudi Arabia to allow in vaccinated Umrah pilgrims
The Islamic holy city of Mecca will allow vaccinated pilgrims to enter, the Saudi authorities say. from: BBC News
US to allow visitors from Hong Kong to stay for 18 months
Thousands can stay in US for 18 months because China is eroding territory’s freedoms, the US president says. from: BBC News
New Zealand to allow IS-linked mother to be repatriated
Permission for a mother and her children to travel was not taken lightly, NZ prime minister says. from: BBC News