Tag: Border control

Categories EU

Norway to SHUT BORDERS to all except essential travelers to halt spread of Covid-19 variants, PM says

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All foreign arrivals apart from travelers on essential journeys will be banned from entering Norway as of midnight on Friday, in an effort to contain the spread of Covid-19 variants, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Wednesday. … Read More >Norway to SHUT BORDERS to all except essential travelers to halt spread of Covid-19 variants, PM says

Categories Asia & Pacific

Land of the rising drawbridge: Japan bans ALL foreigners from entry until end of January to prevent Covid-19 mutation spread

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Japan has announced that it will close its borders to all foreigners, after detecting a new strain of coronavirus in travelers arriving from the UK. The restrictions are the harshest yet imposed in response to the mutation. … Read More >Land of the rising drawbridge: Japan bans ALL foreigners from entry until end of January to prevent Covid-19 mutation spread

Categories World

As Belarus shuts border, Lithuania invites NATO for war games with tanks & troops just 8km from shared frontier

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US soldiers hoping for an exotic winter posting to one of their many tropical overseas bases must have been disappointed to land in icy Lithuania. Nevertheless, their presence will help to heat up military tensions in the region. … Read More >As Belarus shuts border, Lithuania invites NATO for war games with tanks & troops just 8km from shared frontier

Categories USA

US border patrol’s call for more facial recognition at airports is ‘illegal, discriminatory & dystopian’ – ACLU

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Customs and Border Patrol are demanding sweeping new surveillance powers at all US entry points, potentially exposing visitors to unprecedented plundering of their private info by law enforcement and even foreign governments. … Read More >US border patrol’s call for more facial recognition at airports is ‘illegal, discriminatory & dystopian’ – ACLU