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Which countries can Chinese passport holders visit without a visa?

China, since reopening its borders in 2023 after three years of self-imposed isolation due to Covid-19, has sealed visa waiver pacts with select countries to encourage travel of its citizens, a boon to foreign destinations wooing Chinese tourists. In exchange, China will waive visa requirements for citizens from some countries …

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Shark attacks woman swimming in Sydney Harbor

A woman swimmer was seriously injured in a shark attack in Sydney Harbor and had been taken to the hospital in a stable condition, authorities said on Tuesday. Emergency services were called to a private wharf in Elizabeth Bay on Monday evening and found a woman, believed to be aged …

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Malaysia ex-finance minister charged amid widening graft crackdown

Malaysia ex-finance minister charged amid widening graft crackdown

Malaysia’s former Minister of Finance Daim Zainuddin on Monday pleaded not guilty to failing to disclose assets under anti-corruption law, in one of the highest-profile cases in a crackdown on graft involving prominent figures. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has vowed to tackle corruption, though critics have accused him of using …

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