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COVID-19 will cut tourism to Greece this year

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GREECE

Restrictions on the economy’s vital tourism branch are being lifted. However, airports outside Athens and Thessaloniki stay closed until June 30. Passengers from low-risk…

Omicron variant threatens Caribbean tourism recovery

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CARIBBEAN

The move -- a response to the Omicron variant -- comes just weeks after the country reopened fully to international tourists. With tourism across much of the Caribbean having only…

COVID-19 may cost Brazil's Bolsonaro dear politically

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BRAZIL

Bolsonaro addressed the nation shortly after the Health Ministry reported twelve deaths yesterday, the highest one-day toll since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, taking…

Moldovan government grits its teeth for recession

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MOLDOVA

A recent reshuffle raises questions about whether government can avoid returning to old problems of infighting and nepotism; this is important if IMF support is to continue. Until…