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Japan was one of the last countries in the world to keep its borders shut to foreign tourists because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but that is slowly changing. The government is cautiously taking steps to revive tourism. But in a crucial election year and with the border restrictions popular among voters, it's a tricky balancing act for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. We speak to Professor Seijiro Takeshita from the University of Shizuoka.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received a version of an eagerly-awaited report into claims of lockdown-breaking parties at his Downing Street office, media reported on Monday. FRANCE 24's Bénédicte Paviot reports from London.
Residents and tourists take the opportunity to go for a winter walk out and take pictures of the delicate white blanket covering the historical city of Istanbul
Authorities overseeing war-torn Libya's first presidential election have confirmed that holding it on Friday as scheduled is "impossible" and suggested a month-long delay. FRANCE 24's Chief Foreign Editor Rob Parsons tells us more.
In tonight's edition: The trial over the murder of Burkina Faso's former president Thomas Sankara begins more than 30 years after he was gunned down. In Mozambique, there are warnings that the mass displacement caused by years of violent islamist insurgency is leaving communities around Cabo Delgado province with little health services.
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