Reopens

Customers at The Swinging Witch pub enjoy drinks, as lockdown eases amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Northwich, Cheshire, Britain, May 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff
Coronavirus chronicle

Free at last to hug and party: UK reopens for business

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who before he imposed three national lockdowns had railed against the "nanny" tendencies of the British state, advised people to cuddle cautiously

Photo: Phi Phi Islands, Thailand/Reuters
Explorer

Thailand now welcomes tourists from any corner of the world 

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Glitz

Most cinema halls closed in Dhaka despite reopening order

Students attend to take the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China, 24 April 2020. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

China's Wuhan says all schools to reopen on Tuesday

The Disneyland logo of Dow Jones Industrial Average stock market index listed Disney is shown near the entrance to Disneyland in Anaheim, California April 13, 2016. Photo : Reuters
World+Biz

Disney says Walt Disney World reopening is on track for Saturday

Pakistan reopens Kartarpur Corridor next week, India seeks experts’ view
World+Biz

Pakistan reopens Kartarpur Corridor next week, India seeks experts’ view

Eiffel Tower reopens with strict virus restrictions
Coronavirus chronicle

Eiffel Tower reopens with strict virus restrictions

Pan Pacific Sonargaon to resume operation from June 8
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Pan Pacific Sonargaon to resume operation from June 8

FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, US, October 16, 2019. Reuters/Mike Segar
Tech

Apple reopening 100 stores in US this week

Hong Kong high school students go back to class
Coronavirus chronicle

Hong Kong high school students go back to class

Schools reopen in South Korea as virus fears ease
Education

Schools reopen in South Korea as virus fears ease

Crowds wearing protective masks, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, are seen at the Shinjuku station in Tokyo, Japan, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Global Economy

Japan businesses re-open as government eyes end to emergency measures in some regions