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United drops fees, American whacks schedule in Covid era

Bloomberg The airline industry, yearning to bounce back from the prolonged global outbreak of Covid-19, is pulling out more tricks designed to get fliers back on board. United Airlines spiked its loathed $200 change fee for domestic flights and said that, beginning next year, customers can fly standby for free if there’s an available seat on the same day as ...

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India, Chinese troops clash on disputed Himalayan border

Bloomberg India said its troops clashed with Chinese solders along their contested Himalayan border, the latest skirmish in a conflict that has simmered since May. The Chinese troops carried out “provocative military movements”, India’s Defense Ministry said in a statement on Monday. It accused the People’s Liberation Army of violating diplomatic and military agreements on the undemarcated area. Beijing was ...

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China vows to make Czech lawmaker ‘pay’ for Taiwan trip

Bloomberg China’s foreign minister warned that a top Czech lawmaker would “pay a heavy price” for visiting Taiwan, exposing continued tensions with Europe even as Beijing sought to push back against US overtures on the continent. Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters in Germany that Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil’s trip was a “betrayal” that made him “an enemy of ...

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