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UK travel firms urge ‘air bridges’

Bloomberg More than 200 UK travel and hospitality executives, including the head of London’s iconic Ritz hotel, joined a chorus of airlines and airports calling for the government to introduce air bridges to boost tourism and scrap contentious plans to quarantine visitors. The group of 217 — spanning hotel chains and travel agents to chefs — also want the foreign ...

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China trolls US over protests after Trump criticised HK

Bloomberg Chinese officials and state media needled the Trump administration over race-related protests and looting that have engulfed US cities in recent days, after weathering criticism and threats from Washington over Beijing’s own moves to quell unrest in Hong Kong. Over the weekend, China’s foreign ministry and state media seized the opportunity to fire back at Trump. Chinese propaganda outlets ...

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Dozens killed in militant attacks in Burkina Faso

Bloomberg Suspected extremists killed dozens of people in three separate attacks in Burkina Faso, including a raid on a cattle market in the east of the country, marking a fresh surge in violence in one weekend. Gunmen on motorbikes fired into the market in Kompiembiga, killing at least 25 people, while seven paramilitary police and five civilians died when gunmen ...

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