France, EU extremely concerned about health of Kremlin critic Navalny
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18/04/2021 - 17:07 In this Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019 file, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks to the media in front of security officers standing guard at the Foundation for Fighting Corruption office in Moscow, Russia. AP - Alexander Zemlianichenko 3 min French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said his country is extremely concerned about the health of Alexei Navalny, the outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is on a hunger strike in a penal colony. The European Union has called for Navalny s immediate and unconditional release . Advertising Read more
Macron urges clear red lines on Russia amid tension at Ukraine border
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17/04/2021 - 22:26 French President Emmanuel Macron, seen during a hospital visit in the city of Reims on April 14, 2021, has called for clear red lines against unacceptable behavior by Moscow CHRISTIAN HARTMANN POOL/AFP/File 3 min French President Emmanuel Macron has called on world powers to define clear red lines with Russia amid tensions over a major military buildup along the border with Ukraine. Advertising Read more
In an interview extract released Saturday by US network CBS, Macron said international governments must be ready to impose sanctions in case of unacceptable behaviour .
Covid-19 coronavirus: First commercial flight to land in Queenstown in 387 days
18 Apr, 2021 08:18 PM
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Otago Daily Times
Scheduled international passenger flights to the southern South Island resume today with a single flight from Sydney to Queenstown.
Qantas QF121 is scheduled to land at Queenstown Airport at 2.30pm, 387 days since the last commercial passenger flight landed in the resort.
That flight had only a single passenger, but the Airbus A320 arriving today is expected to be carrying more than 100 people.
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The aircraft will take off for Sydney an hour later.
With quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Australia able to start at 11.59pm yesterday, today s flight is a milestone in the southern region s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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