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Burundi to launch state-owned airline

Bloomberg Burundi will relaunch a state-owned airline next year, more than a decade after the failure of its erstwhile carrier, Air Burundi. The state will hold a 92% stake in Burundi Airlines, which will be the latest carrier to enter East African skies after the introduction of Uganda Airlines and the revamping of Air Tanzania Co. A Belgian company will ...

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Biden decries ‘obstruction’ in national security transition

Bloomberg President-elect Joe Biden accused Trump loyalists at national security agencies of throwing up roadblocks to a smooth presidential transition and warned that adversaries could take advantage of the situation without better cooperation from the outgoing administration. “We need to make sure nothing is lost in the hand-off between administrations,” he said after a meeting with his national security advisers ...

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Philippines bans arrivals from 20 countries over new Covid-19 strain

Bloomberg The Philippines has decided to ban travellers from 20 nations with the new Covid-19 strain, Labour Secretary Silvestre Bello said on Tuesday. The travel ban covers Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, and the UK, Bello said. The ban will be effective December ...

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