Category: World news

Visitors return to Spain as coronavirus state of emergency ends

Overseas visitors have begun arriving in Spain once more as the country reopens its borders and the three-month state of emergency declared in response to the coronavirus pandemic comes to an end. As the second most-visited country in the world, Spain is desperate to reactivate its vital tourism sector as soon as possible. The government has launched a publicity campaign […]

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Coronavirus live news: Chile raises death toll by thousands as Victoria cases hit two-month high

Chile raises deaths to more than 7,000; six on Trump campaign test positive ahead of rally; Spain opens up for British tourists
School closures ‘will trigger UK child mental health crisis’
Spain to ‘freely’ welcome Britons without 14-day quarantine
Spaniards urged not to lower their guard as state of emergency ends
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Rwanda arrests Congo rebel leader Nkunda (image by CSMonitor.com).

Congolese Rebel Leader Is Arrested

Congolese Tutsi rebel leader Laurent Nkunda has been arrested by Congolese and Rwandan forces. Nkunda’s rebel forces exacerbated the turmoil in eastern Congo late last year, displacing 250,000 people. His actions prompted some of his own commanders to turn against him. Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, host: From NPR News, this is All Things Considered. I’m Robert Siegel. MICHELE NORRIS, host: And […]

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