Year: 2022

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‫يشهد توسع UnionPay International المستمر لشبكتها العالمية إصدار أكثر من 200 مليون بطاقة خارج البر الرئيسي الصيني

10 سنوات من تقديم خدمات الدفع العالمية المبتكرة شنغهاي، 30 ديسمبر 2022 / PRNewswire / — مع إصدار بطاقات UnionPay التي تتجاوز 200 مليون خارج البر الصيني،   UnionPay International (UPI) تدخل عقدًا جديدًا من تقديم خدمات دفع عالية الجودة وفعالة من حيث التكلفة وآمنة عبر الحدود إلى أكبر قاعدة لحاملي البطاقات في العالم. وقد توسع […]

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Zelensky blasts Russian ‘terror’ after deadly Kherson shelling

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday blasted Russian “terror” after shelling on Christmas Eve left at least seven dead and 58 injured in Kherson city, which Kyiv’s forces recaptured in November.On the day marking 10 months since the start…

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Global alarm grows over China’s Covid surge

The United States joined nations imposing Covid tests on travellers from China after Beijing dropped foreign travel curbs despite surging cases, but the EU’s health agency said Thursday such measures weren’t warranted in the bloc.The head of the World …

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UN Security Council urges Taliban to reverse restrictions on women

The UN Security Council on Tuesday called on the Taliban to reverse policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, expressing alarm at the “increasing erosion” of human rights in the country.In the latest blow to women’s rights in Afghanistan since…

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Brazilian football legend Pele dead at 82

Brazilian football icon Pele, a three-time World Cup winner who is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, died on Thursday at the age of 82 — triggering a wave of tributes from the sports world and beyond.His death after a long battle wit…

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Christmas post arrives smoothly in Seychelles as postal services improve systems

Improved electronic systems, an increase in informed customers and a cleared backlog of packages have ensured smooth sailing during the festive season for the Seychelles Postal Services, said a top official on Thursday.The operation manager at the Seyc…

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Philippines floods force tens of thousands to flee homes

Christmas Day floods in the Philippines forced the evacuation of nearly 46,000 people from their homes, civil defence officials said Monday.Eleven people were killed and 19 others were missing after a week’s worth of heavy seasonal rain in the southern…

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China to end quarantine on arrival in fresh Covid rule relaxation

China said Monday it would scrap mandatory quarantine on arrival, further unwinding years of strict virus controls as the country battles a surge in cases.Having mostly cut itself off from the rest of the world during the pandemic, China is now experie…

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Moratorium extended on building new tourism accommodation on La Digue

A moratorium on the construction of new tourism accommodations and change of use, which is currently in effect on Seychelles’ third-most populated island – La Digue – has been extended to December 2023.The decision was taken by the Cabinet of Ministers…

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Air Seychelles’ first flight from Almaty lands – Greater efforts to attract Kazakhstani tourists

Seychelles is now in a better position to grow its Kazakhstani market segment as Air Seychelles operated its first flight in its seasonal service between the island archipelago and the central Asian country on Tuesday.Greeted by the traditional water c…