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UK eases some foreign travel curbs, including for Portugal, Israel

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British Transport Minister Grant Shapps announces that the country is lifting a coronavirus ban on international holiday travel to Portugal and Israel due to their low infection and high vaccination rates. SOUNDBITE

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