Bloomberg The lobby group representing all airlines flying in and out of Hong Kong is pushing the government to cut the hotel quarantine period for travellers to three days and wants pre-flight Covid-19 tests scrapped, according to people with knowledge of the outreach. The Board of Airlines Representatives of Hong Kong also requested authorities abolish a rule that sees ...

Bloomberg Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that Germany will supply Ukraine with IRIS-T guided missiles as he pushed back against persistent criticism that the government in Berlin is dragging its feet on sending heavy weaponry. “In the coming weeks we will continue to deliver weapons,” Scholz said in an address to the lower house of parliament. Germany will also contribute technical ...

Bloomberg Governor Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders pledged to raise the legal age to purchase an AR-15 assault rifle in New York to 21 years old from 18, and pass a package of measures to tighten gun laws before the end of the state’s legislative session this week. Citing the mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, local ...