In its most dramatic move, it said it will be lifting the hotel quarantine requirement for arrivals to England from 47 countries, including South Africa, Mexico and Thailand. Though the announcement only relates to England, the other nations of the U.K. — Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — have generally followed suit. The changes mean that anyone arriving from the 47 countries removed from the red list will be spared that requirement. British Airways announced it will resume services and increase frequencies to a number of winter destinations removed from the red list, such as Cape Town and Johannesburg, Mexico City, Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires. “Britain will benefit from this significant reduction in red list countries and now it’s time to turn our attention to eradicating testing for fully-vaccinated travelers to ensure we don’t lose our place on the global stage.”___Follow all of AP’s pandemic coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic.

JERUSALEM (AP) — A ruling by a local Israeli court in favor of a Jewish man who prayed quietly at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site has angered Muslim authorities, who denounced it on Thursday as a violation of the fragile status quo governing the compound. The ruling by a magistrate court in Jerusalem concerned a Jewish man who had been barred from the site for 15 days after Israeli police caught him quietly praying there. Under a longstanding but informal arrangement known as the status quo, Jews are allowed to visit the site but not pray there. The Palestinians and neighboring Jordan, which serves as the custodian of the holy site, fear that Israel plans to eventually take over the compound or partition it — as it did with a similarly contested holy site in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Friday prayers at the mosque are regularly attended by tens of thousands of Palestinians, and are sometimes followed by protests and clashes with Israeli police.

LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - A Saudi-Arabian backed consortium completed its purchase of Premier League club Newcastle United on Thursday as a long-running takeover saga finally reached the conclusion the majority of the club's supporters desired. "We are extremely proud to become the new owners of Newcastle United, one of the most famous clubs in English football. We thank the Newcastle fans for their tremendously loyal support over the years and we are excited to work together with them," he said. But Amnesty UK chief executive, Sacha Deshmukh said earlier on Thursday that the Saudi authorities were "sportwashing their appalling human rights record with the glamour of top-flight football. Saudi Arabia's government denies allegations of human rights abuses and says it is protecting national security from extremists and external actors.

Hwang Hee-chan struggled to show his early season Wolverhampton Wanderers form, shinning the ball high over the crossbar from close range midway through the half. But Son struck from close range following Kim Min-jae's knockdown to earn Korea a dramatic win. Iraq and Lebanon drew 0-0 in Doha with both sides remaining winless in Group A on two points from their first three games. Iran, Group A leaders at the start of the day, will take on the United Arab Emirates later on Thursday. In Group B, table toppers Australia will take on Oman while Saudi Arabia host Japan and China play Vietnam.

Four people were killed and two children were injured after a private car rolled-over on the eastern desert road in Giza. The Giza task force received a report from the traffic police on the eastern desert road about an accident and the presence of injured people. The agency added that the number of car accident deaths rose to 3,484 in 2019 – an increase of 12.9 percent. The rate of car accidents increased to 27.4 accidents per day in 2019, it said. CAPMAS attributed the main cause of car accidents to human error at 79.7 percent of the total road accident causes in 2019, followed by technical vehicle defects at 13.5 percent.

CAIRO – 7 October 2021: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on October 7. 1951 - Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa el-Nahhas agrees with the leaders of his government to cancel the "1936 Treaty" and the "Treaty of Dual Rule of Sudan" signed in 1899 with Britain. 1990 - Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al-Maktoum takes over the emirate of Dubai, succeeding his father, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al-Maktoum. 2003 - Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes governor of California.

The city hosts the Religions for Peace Conference, which kicked off on Tuesday, with the attendance of 130 representatives of all religions and beliefs in the world. The conference celebrated the peace march Tuesday evening, which started from the conference headquarters and headed to one of the parks where the ring of Peace is located. The circular design was created by the German artist gilbert Barman, who built it at a height of 7.5 meters on Mobius tape format. Dr. Wolfgang Scheurer, head of the ring of peace Organization, says that choosing the symbol of the ring is because the circular design is present in all beliefs. It witnesses the opening of all international forums in Lindau and will be permanently present as a symbol of peace.

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful earthquake collapsed at least one coal mine and dozens of mud houses in southwest Pakistan early Thursday, killing at least 23 people as the death toll continued to creep higher. At least four people were killed when the coal mine in which they were working collapsed, said Shaheen, citing coal miners in the area. At least nine critically injured people were taken to the provincial hospital in Quetta. The worst earthquake, in 1935, destroyed the provincial capital of Baluchistan and killed more than 35,000 people. Pakistan is a nation of 220 million people, 60 percent of whom live in the country’s eastern Punjab province.

The Egyptian Meteorological Authority expects mist to continue in the morning, and temperatures to stabilize on Friday. Temperatures will rise up to four degrees next week, and winds will remain active until Tuesday. The average temperature will rise slightly throughout the day. Maximum temperatures predicted on Friday:Northern coasts: 28CCairo and Lower Egypt: 31CSouth Sinai: 33CNorthern Upper Egypt: 32CSouthern Upper Egypt: 36CTemperatures are expected to rise starting Sunday, by one to two degrees north of the country and to northern Upper Egypt, while the temperature rises by between three to four degrees in southern Upper Egypt. Mists, active winds, and cold weather will continue in the late hours of the night.

United Arab Emirates (AP) — The death toll from Cyclone Shaheen that crashed through Oman rose Thursday to 14 after the sultanate found the body of someone missing since the storm. Omani state television made the announcement, raising the total number of dead in the country to 12. Shaheen made landfall Sunday with winds reaching up to 150 kph (93 mph). A cyclone is the same as a hurricane or a typhoon; their names only change because of their location. Typhoons develop west of the line.

A major celebration will be organized in Luxor to promote the governorate as a tourist destination, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany announced on the sidelines of his participation in the IFTM Top Resa forum. The celebration is scheduled to be held during the next few months in Luxor Governorate to promote it and highlight its tourism and archaeological components in a way that befits Egypt’s civilized and touristic standing, he added. The IFTM Top Resa is a trade show for travel and tourism held annually in the French capital, Paris, since 1978. Egypt, represented by the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority, participates annually amongst ministers and senior officials in the tourism sector from around the world, being one of the most important international events in the tourism industry. The exhibition targets tourism specialists, including tour operators, hotels and airlines, and annually receives more than 34,000 professional visitors who meet with more than 700 exhibitors representing the tourism, hotel and related sectors around the world.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A court in Saudi Arabia upheld a 20-year prison term imposed on a Saudi aid worker who had criticized the government on Twitter, drawing a rare public rebuke from the U.S. in another sign of tension between the Biden administration and the kingdom. The ruling, confirmed late Wednesday, also upheld a 20-year travel ban on Abdulrahman al-Sadhan after his release. The case against him may have roots in an elaborate ploy that began in Silicon Valley and sparked a federal case against two Twitter employees accused of spying for Saudi Arabia. The men allegedly accessed the user data of over 6,000 Twitter accounts, including nearly three dozen usernames the kingdom had wanted disclosed. His case is the latest example of the continued crackdown against those who criticize the Saudi government and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

SEOUL, Oct 7 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is sending COVID-19 aid for North Korea through China’s border port of Dalian, despite few signs North Korea has eased strict border lockdowns to keep the virus out. “To support DPR Korea with essential COVID-19 medical supplies, WHO started the shipment through Dalian port, China for strategic stockpiling and further dispatch to DPR Korea,” the agency said, referring to North Korea by the initials of its official name. The WHO did not elaborate on whether the aid had actually reached North Korea, and a spokesperson for the agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment. North Korea imposed tough restrictions when the coronavirus pandemic began last year, sealing its borders and other measures in what it saw as a matter of national survival. It had tested at least 40,700 people for the coronavirus with no positive results as of Sept. 23, the WHO reported.

During 15 months of the nearly 19-month COVID-19 pandemic, more than 120,000 U.S. children lost a parent or grandparent who was a primary provider of financial support and care, the study found. About 32% of all kids who lost a primary caregiver were Hispanic and 26% were Black. White children accounted for 35% of the kids who lost primary caregivers, even though more than half of the population is white. In California, 67% of the children who lost primary caregivers were Hispanic. In Mississippi, 57% of the children who lost primary caregivers were Black, the study found.

ZURICH (AP) — With tensions rising between the global powers, President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to hold a virtual meeting before year’s end, according to the White House. China’s official Xinhua News Agency echoed that description, saying the two sides had a candid and in-depth exchange of views. At the start of Biden’s presidency, he pledged to press Beijing on its human rights record. At June’s Group of Seven summit in England, Biden successfully pressed fellow leaders to include specific language criticizing China’s use of forced labor and other human rights abuses in the leaders’ joint statement. Biden has criticized Beijing for “coercive” trade practices, including its use of forced labor, that has led to an unfair playing field.