This photo taken on June 11, 2020 in Postojna Cave shows an olm, an ancient underwater predator, which can live up to 100 years and only breed once in a decade.

'Baby dragons' go on display in Slovenia

Slithering through their subterranean aquarium, three "baby dragons" have gone on display in a Slovenian cave, where they hatched in 2016 in a rare successful breeding, officials said Thursday.

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Mount Papandayan reopens with new health protocols

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Turkish Airlines to resume flights to China, US in June

Turkish Airlines will resume some international flights this month to China, South Korea and the United States among other destinations, the airline said on Friday, a day after it began restarting such services. ...

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General view of an empty street near the Havana Capitol, on May 19, 2020, due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

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Cuba plans cautious reopening to tourists

Cuba is planning to welcome tourists with COVID-19 tests and limit their contact with locals as part of a raft of measures designed to get its vital tourism industry back up and running.

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The issuance of new passports and renewal of passports due to expiration, damage, loss or data changes are among the services provided by the office in the "new normal" period.

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Online passport queue reopens on Friday: Immigration office

Immigration offices across the country reopened their online queueing service for passport applicants on Friday.

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A British Airways passenger plane comes in to land at London Heathrow airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19),in London, Britain, on May 21, 2020.

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British Airways turns to Damien Hirst in its hour of need

British Airways will sell at least 10 works of art that normally hang in its executive lounges, a source said, turning to pieces by famous artists like Damien Hirst to raise millions of pounds to help it through the coronavirus pandemic.

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A camel guide leads tourists on camels at the Giza pyramids plateau overlooking the Giza necropolis on the southwestern outskirts of the Egyptian capital on March 13, 2020, as in the background are seen the Pyramid of Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaure (Menkheres).

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Egypt cleans up for return of tourists

Hotels have ramped up hygiene, archaeological sites have been sanitized and beaches cleaned up -- Egypt is gearing up to welcome back tourists kept away by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Traveloka's COVID-19 test service costs between Rp 280,000 (US$19.71) and Rp 2.5 million.

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Traveloka announces new COVID-19 testing service across 44 Indonesian regions

Travel and lifestyle service provider Traveloka announced on Thursday a new service that allowed its users to book and schedule polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid testing on its platform.

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Taking off: A Thai Airways Boeing 777-300ER plane takes off from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. The airline’s new team faces challenges including cutting costs, managing a mixed fleet, coping with loss-making subsidiaries as well as healing long-time rifts between government-appointed management and airline veterans.

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Thai Airways to resume international flights on Aug. 1

Thai Airways International will resume international flights on 37 routes starting Aug. 1, one month later than originally planned.

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In this file photo taken on March 14, 2020 a man takes a photo outside the gates of Disneyland Park on the first day of the closure of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure theme parks as fear of the spread of coronavirus continue, in Anaheim, California.

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Disney eyes July restart for California theme parks

Disneyland in California announced plans Wednesday to reopen next month -- but at "significantly limited" capacity, and with no opportunities to hug Mickey Mouse or high-five Donald Duck for the time being.

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This picture taken on June 4, 2020 shows travelers queueing to have their documents checked prior to taking a flight at Sukarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang near Jakarta.

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Face masks, health checks and long check-ins: The future of flying

Cabin crew in protective suits, health certifications for passengers, mandatory face masks, and longer check-in times. This is the new reality of mass air travel.

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The Transit Holding Area in Changi Airport Terminal 3.

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Changi Airport sets up new transit holding area

Changi Airport has set up new Transit Holding Areas (THA) in Terminals 1 and 3 as it prepares for the gradual resumption of transit passenger services, which were suspended when Singapore imposed border restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Young women enjoy their picnic in a garden of Schoenbrunn palace, the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, on a cloudy late evening in Vienna, Austria on June 09, 2020.

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Austria lifts travel restrictions for Italy from mid-June

Austria announced Wednesday it would reopen its border with Italy from June 16 and allow free travel from most other European nations from that date as the country eases coronavirus restrictions.

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Sea World Jakarta in the Taman Impian Jaya Ancol (Ancol Dreamland Park) complex in North Jakarta.

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Ancol to reopen in 'new normal' mode on June 20

All visitors will be required to wear facemasks at all time, carry hand sanitizers and wash their hands as often as possible at handwashing facilities that will be provided at every corner.

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This picture taken on June 9, 2020 shows a feed on a laptop screen from an infrared camera monitoring the ambient body temperatures of incoming travelers upon their arrival at Cyprus' Larnaca International Airport, as part of screening for symptoms of COVID-19 coronavirus disease.

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Cyprus welcomes first tourist flights since March

Cyprus welcomed its first tourists after nearly three months of coronavirus lockdown on Tuesday with flights scheduled from Israel, Greece and Bulgaria.

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Some companies in the hospitality industry have initiated campaigns for essential workers to receive free accommodation.

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Hospitality industry campaigns seek to give essential workers some relief

Luxury hotels and cruises are among those that have organized initiatives to give back.

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Visitors watch an orangutan in an enclosure at Ragunan Zoo in Jakarta on Sept. 10, 2017.

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Jakarta's tourist sites begin to welcome visitors

Tourist sites across Jakarta are set to reopen gradually starting June 13.

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The immigration office has been limiting passport application services to the public since April following the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Passport application services may reopen next week: Immigration office

The official information will be announced on social media.

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COVID-19 rapid test vouchers on Tiket.com are available for selected routes and flights, including Surabaya-Jakarta round trips.

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Tiket.com, Halodoc team up for COVID-19 rapid testing

The rapid test vouchers are valid until Sept. 30 for certain routes and flights.

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In this file photo taken on May 11, 2020 a woman wearing a face mask walks as a French national flag flies on the Eiffel Tower in background in Paris on the first day of France's easing of lockdown measures in place for 55 days to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus.

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Eiffel Tower to reopen to public on June 25

The Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited sites in Paris, will reopen to the public on June 25 more than three months after shuttering in France's coronavirus lockdown, its operators said Tuesday.

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In recent months, the company has analyzed location data from billions of Google users' phones in 131 countries to examine mobility under lockdowns and help health authorities assess if people were abiding with social-distancing and other orders issued to rein in the virus.

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Google Maps to alert users about COVID-19-related travel restrictions

Google is adding features on its Maps service to alert users about COVID-19-related travel restrictions to help them plan their trips better, the Alphabet Inc unit said on Monday.

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The survey also recorded that more than 25 percent of the respondents in Indonesia, India, the Philippines and Vietnam said they were planning to travel domestically in the next three months.

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Many Indonesian travelers not planning holiday abroad anytime soon: Survey

As the COVID-19 pandemic forces people to cancel their holiday plans, a recent survey has revealed that a large number of Indonesians are planning to wait at least another year before traveling abroad again.

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People enjoy a sunny day on a beach during the official reopening of beaches to the public in Athens on May 16, 2020.

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Europe's beaches steadily getting cleaner: Report

Water quality at Europe's beaches has steadily improved in recent years, with the vast majority boasting excellent quality, a new report said Monday.

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A passenger wearing a face mask walks in the nearly empty departure hall of Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on March 12, 2020 as numbers of air travelers in the region plummeted amid fears over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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Vietnam plans to resume flights to some virus-free countries

Vietnam plans to allow a resumption of flights to and from countries that have had no cases of coronavirus for 30 days, state media cited the prime minister as saying on Tuesday, with priority destinations including Japan, South Korea and Cambodia.

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A woman passes an advert alerting passengers arriving into the UK, about the government's advice on COVID-19, at almost-empty departure hall at Terminal 1 of Manchester Airport in Manchester, northern England on May 11, 2020, where they have begun a trial of body temperature screening during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Britain starts mandatory self-quarantine for arrivals

Most people arriving in Britain from Monday will have to self-isolate for two weeks under a new coronavirus restriction that has been roundly condemned by the ailing aviation sector.

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A file photo taken on June 12, 2017, shows the Chateau de Chambord (The Castle of Chambord) in Chambord, France.

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Renaissance in France's Loire Valley: 'Rebirth' for Chambord castle

Visitors to Chambord in France's Loire Valley are restricted to one-way traffic on the famous double helix stairway at the center of the grandiose castle that reopened on Friday after 10 weeks under coronavirus lockdown.

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Remote Indonesian resorts shift focus of operations amid COVID-19 restrictions

With the pandemic came travel restrictions. Two remote resorts in Indonesia are finding ways to cope with the changes.

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An immigration officer walks at the arrival terminal of the Bandaranaike International airport in Katunayake on March 19, 2020, following the Sri Lankan government order to ban all incoming flights for two weeks as preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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Sri Lanka to reopen for tourism in August, with multiple coronavirus tests

Sri Lanka's virus-battered tourism industry can reopen for foreign guests from August but under strict guidelines, including multiple coronavirus tests during their stay.

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A view shows the front entrance of the Chateau de Versailles (Versailles palace) on the eve of its reopening with health and safety measures for visitors and staff in Versailles, near Paris, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, on June 5, 2020.

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Palace of Versailles to reopen, but will visitors come?

France's sumptuous Palace of Versailles throws its doors open to the public again on Saturday but with little certainty over when tourists will return as lockdown curbs are slowly eased.

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Visitors ride a roller coaster at Universal Studios theme park on the first day of reopening from the coronavirus pandemic, on June 5, 2020, in Orlando, Florida.

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Universal Orlando is first big Florida theme park to reopen after virus

Tourists donned masks Friday and visited the attractions at Universal Orlando, the first of the major theme parks in Florida to open since the COVID-19 pandemic shut them down almost three months ago.

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