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Immigration, world’s challenge of century

The future of American democracy may be decided by what happens on the Mexican border this year. That is to say, if the large constituency fearful about migration is unconvinced that President Joe Biden’s administration is implementing credible policies to control it, Trumpism could resurge big-time, at the midterm elections and thereafter. Nor is this solely, or even principally, a ...

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UK sets plan for travel return with costly test requirements

Bloomberg The UK said it will decide by early next month whether Britons can resume taking international holidays on May 17, while implementing coronavirus testing rules that airlines criticised as too costly. Countries will be rated according to their Covid-19 risk in a traffic light system, the Department for Transport said. At a minimum, travellers will need to buy a ...

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Airbus jet deliveries accelerate in March

Bloomberg Airbus SE handed over 72 aircraft last month, stepping up deliveries even as coronavirus flare-ups delayed a recovery in air travel. The surge confirmed an earlier Bloomberg report and marked the best performance so far this year for the European planemaker. Its quarterly total of 125 surpassed the 122 aircraft delivered in the year-ago period, largely before the pandemic ...

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