Day: January 16, 2021

Categories Asia & Pacific

Thailand to introduce tourism tax for every visitor, advised to legalize gambling to help stop the spread of Covid-19

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Tourist traffic to Thailand has plummeted during the Covid-19 pandemic. Now the kingdom is introducing a visitor tax to help pay Covid-19 costs and is being urged to legalize gambling to stop its spread in underground. … Read More >Thailand to introduce tourism tax for every visitor, advised to legalize gambling to help stop the spread of Covid-19

Categories Russia

With no sign of US returning to fold, Russia is preparing to withdraw from ‘Open Skies’ treaty – Foreign Ministry

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Russia is making preparations for the country’s withdrawal from the ‘Open Skies’ Treaty, a key trust-building agreement of the late Cold War. It comes after the US unilaterally left the arrangement last November. … Read More >With no sign of US returning to fold, Russia is preparing to withdraw from ‘Open Skies’ treaty – Foreign Ministry

Categories Russia

Western nations shutting out Russian-made Covid-19 vaccines to protect money-making monopoly says top Russian MP

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While dozens of vaccines against Covid-19 are under development across the world, according to the speaker of Russia’s parliament, Western nations are increasingly putting up barriers against effective formulas from overseas. … Read More >Western nations shutting out Russian-made Covid-19 vaccines to protect money-making monopoly says top Russian MP