Government supporters, reflected in a storefront window, protest against US sanctions as they celebrate May Day in Caracas, Venezuela, amid the coronavirus pandemic. AP Photo
Government supporters, reflected in a storefront window, protest against US sanctions as they celebrate May Day in Caracas, Venezuela, amid the coronavirus pandemic. AP Photo
Police stand in front of a fire during the annual leftist protest march on May Day amid the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images
Police stand in front of a fire during the annual leftist protest march on May Day amid the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images
Police forces use a water cannon to disperse protesters on the Place de la Nation during May Day march on Saturday in Paris. AP Photo
Police forces use a water cannon to disperse protesters on the Place de la Nation during May Day march on Saturday in Paris. AP Photo
A woman lights candles during an Orthodox Easter religious service at the Armenian cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, on Saturday, May 1, 2021. AP Photo
A woman lights candles during an Orthodox Easter religious service at the Armenian cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, on Saturday, May 1, 2021. AP Photo
Children sit next to a woman during an Orthodox Easter religious service at the Armenian cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, on May 1, 2021. AP Photo
Children sit next to a woman during an Orthodox Easter religious service at the Armenian cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, on May 1, 2021. AP Photo
A balloon seller walks through a closed market on May 1, 2021 in Lahore, Pakistan, amid a weekend lockdown put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Getty Images
A balloon seller walks through a closed market on May 1, 2021 in Lahore, Pakistan, amid a weekend lockdown put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Getty Images
A food delivery man rides a motorcycle on a nearly empty street in Bangkok on May 1, 2021 as the Thai capital entered a partial lockdown in a bid to contain the rise in Covid-19 infections. EPA
A food delivery man rides a motorcycle on a nearly empty street in Bangkok on May 1, 2021 as the Thai capital entered a partial lockdown in a bid to contain the rise in Covid-19 infections. EPA
People receive a dose of the China-made Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine during a vaccination drive at a centre in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. EPA
People receive a dose of the China-made Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine during a vaccination drive at a centre in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. EPA
A ground staff unloading the Covid-19 coronavirus medical aid supplies from Germany, at an airport in New Delhi. AFP
A ground staff unloading the Covid-19 coronavirus medical aid supplies from Germany, at an airport in New Delhi. AFP
Pope Francis leads a rosary prayer at the start of May as a month of daily services begin at churches around the world for the end of coronavirus pandemic, at the Vatican City, on May 1, 2021. Reuters
Pope Francis leads a rosary prayer at the start of May as a month of daily services begin at churches around the world for the end of coronavirus pandemic, at the Vatican City, on May 1, 2021. Reuters
Snooker fans watch a Covid-19 awareness programme before attending the Betfred World Snooker Championships 2021, at Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Getty Images
Snooker fans watch a Covid-19 awareness programme before attending the Betfred World Snooker Championships 2021, at Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Getty Images
Filipino workers and activists with masks and shields march on the streets in the nation's capital Manila to celebrate May Day on Saturday. Getty Images
Filipino workers and activists with masks and shields march on the streets in the nation's capital Manila to celebrate May Day on Saturday. Getty Images

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Coronavirus latest: Abu Dhabi updates home quarantine rules for arriving passengers and residents

Arrivals from destinations not on the 'green list' will quarantine for five days - not 10 days as previously mandated

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New UK refugee system

 

  • A new “core protection” for refugees moving from permanent to a more basic, temporary protection
  • Shortened leave to remain - refugees will receive 30 months instead of five years
  • A longer path to settlement with no indefinite settled status until a refugee has spent 20 years in Britain
  • To encourage refugees to integrate the government will encourage them to out of the core protection route wherever possible.
  • Under core protection there will be no automatic right to family reunion
  • Refugees will have a reduced right to public funds
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Emirates launched a new daily service to Mexico City this week, flying via Barcelona from Dh3,995.

Emirati citizens are among 67 nationalities who do not require a visa to Mexico. Entry is granted on arrival for stays of up to 180 days. 

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