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Members of Britain's armed forces are seen assisting patients, some of whom arrived at the emergency department in their own cars, at East Surrey Hospital near London as ambulance workers across much of the country go on strike calling for higher pay. IMAGES
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi strongly condemns the British government's plan to send migrants who arrived illegally in the UK to Rwanda. "We believe that this is all wrong, this is all wrong this deal for so many different reasons", says Filippo Grandi during a press conference in Geneva, a day before the first UK-Rwanda flights are scheduled to take place. SOUNDBITE
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says while speaking to the press at a vaccination centre that at least one person infected with Omicron had died, as the country launches an ambitious booster programme against the variant. SOUNDBITE
The European Union still expects to conclude talks on a post-Brexit fishing rights row with Britain today, according to a spokeswoman, despite London saying it does not recognise the deadline. SOUNDBITE
Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City, Oct 7 (EFE/EPA).- Vietnam would completely reopen the country to international travelers from June by slowly reopening some tourist spots before returning to full activity, after it shut borders in March 2020 due to Covid-19, authorities said Thursday.The National Tourism Administration said in a statement published Wednesday night that international tourism will return first in areas considered low risk such as Phu Quoc island, one of the country's tourist jewels, which plans to welcome vaccinated international tourists from November.After the pioneering Phu Quoc initiative, other emblematic places of Vietnamese tourism such as Halong Bay, the historic city of Hoian, the Dalat seaside resort and the beach destination of Nhatrang will continue with a controlled flow from December. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE CITIES OF HANOI, HO CHI MINNH AND CORONAVIRUS SWAB TEST.
US President Joe Biden warns that meeting the August 31 pullout deadline will depend on Taliban cooperation regarding evacuee access to Kabul airport and has ordered contingency plans to "adjust the timeline" if necessary, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporter during a briefing. SOUNDBITE
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