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TOPSHOT - A woman wearing PPE (personal protective equipment), including a face mask as a precautionary measure against COVID-19, reads a newspaper as she stands aboard a London Underground Tube train, in the morning rush hour on May 11, 2020, as life in Britain continues during the nationwide lockdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on May 10 announced a phased plan to ease a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, with schools and shops to begin opening from June 1 -- as long as infection rates stay low. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images) — Air Travel
The UK has updated its travel rules amid Omicron spread

What new COVID-19 restrictions are being imposed in Europe as Omicron spreads?

6 min read • Published about 22 hours ago

Revellers show their mobile phones displaying their vaccination certificates at the start of the Carnival season in Cologne, western Germany, on November 11, 2021. - Due to the tense Corona situation, the city of Cologne has introduced the 2G rule at the Altstadt carnival hotspots. This means that only proven vaccinated and recovered people can celebrate at carnival events and parties in pubs and in the restricted zones in the old town. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)

These countries have imposed travel restrictions due to the Omicron COVID-19 variant

3 min read • Published about 22 hours ago

Travellers walk near an electronic flight notice board displaying cancelled flights at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on November 27, 2021, after several countries banned flights from South Africa following the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant Omicron. - A flurry of countries around the world have banned ban flights from southern Africa following the discovery of the variant, including the United States, Canada, Australia,Thailand, Brazil and several European countries. The main countries targeted by the shutdown include South Africa, Botswana, eSwatini (Swaziland), Lesotho, Namibia, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP) (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images)

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Step inside a Monet painting at a new exhibition in Miami

2 min read • Published 4 days ago

The exhibition features 400 of Claude Monet’s most iconic works © Beyond Exhibitions