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Why are some African countries banning US citizens from entry?
Mali and Burkina Faso are the latest to issue ‘tit-for-tat’ bans on visas for US citizens with immediate effect.
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Muslim American votes may carry outsize weight in US election
Despite their small numbers, Muslim Americans’ concentration in key US states could swing the presidential election.
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Book late, go local: How holidaymakers’ habits are changing
Booking site Skyscanner says searches for travel within a week have risen since lockdowns began to be eased in June.
US House approves bill reversing Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’
The ‘NO BAN Act’ has broad support among Democratic legislators but is unlikely to advance in the Republican Senate.
I am under a lockdown, but not because of the coronavirus
Israel has banned me from leaving the West Bank and has refused to tell me why.
US tells citizens to return, not travel abroad due to coronavirus
The State Department raised its global travel advisory to a ‘level four’ on Thursday, a measure without precedent.
Cruise industry in choppy seas as coronavirus fears swell
After several passengers on cruise liners died of infection and as profits decline, industry rethinks operations.
Can travel bans prevent coronavirus’s spread? Airlines say no
The global airline industry has been plunged into crisis as countries impose measures to slow the spread of the virus.
Coronavirus: US suspends all travel from Europe, except UK
The US is also deferring tax payments for some individuals and businesses for three months to lessen the virus’ effects.
United Airlines, JetBlue slash flights and spending due to virus
The US airlines say they are responding to the drop in demand as the coronavirus outbreak hits the travel industry.
New US visa rules set off ‘panic wave’ in immigrant communities
Sorrow and outrage is spreading across some immigrant communities as Trump’s travel ban goes into effect.
