Is travel safe during the pandemic this holiday season?

NOV 22, 2021 @ 2030 GMT | As the holidays approach, is it safe to travel during the pandemic? (AP Illustration)

WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — Is travel safe during the pandemic this holiday season?

It depends. It can be safe if you’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but officials say people who haven’t gotten the shots should delay travel.

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GOP embraces natural immunity as substitute for vaccines

NOV 21, 2021 @ 1500 GMT | Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters and members of the media before a bill signing Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brandon, Fla. DeSantis signed a bill that protects employees and their families from coronavirus vaccine and mask mandates. (AP Photo)

FLORIDA, United States (AP) — Republicans fighting President Joe Biden’s coronavirus vaccine mandates are wielding a new weapon against the White House rules: natural immunity.

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Protests erupt over virus rules in Austria, Italy, Croatia

NOV 20, 2021 @ 2030 GMT | Demonstrators shout slogans and light flares during a demonstration against measures to battle the coronavirus pandemic in Vienna, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. Thousands of protesters are expected to gather in Vienna after the Austrian government announced a nationwide lockdown to contain the quickly rising coronavirus infections in the country. Banner reads: ‘ Controls the border. Not your people’. (AP Photo)

VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters, many from far-right groups, marched through Vienna on Saturday after the Austrian government announced a nationwide lockdown beginning Monday to contain skyrocketing coronavirus infections.

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Russia rejects accusations of endangering ISS astronauts

NOV, 17, 2021 @ 1630 GMT | FILE – In this April 24, 2021 file photo made available by NASA, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station for docking. Space junk is threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station and forcing them to seek shelter in their docked capsules. The U.S. Space Command says it’s tracking a field of orbiting debris, the apparent result of some satellite break-up event. The astronauts retreated into their docked capsules on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021 after being informed of the threat. (NASA via AP, File)

MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — Russian officials on Tuesday rejected accusations that they endangered astronauts aboard the International Space Station by conducting a weapons test that created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk but a White House official said the move by Russia would threaten activities in space “for years to come.”

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Strong sales, profit for Walmart on cusp of holiday season

NOV 16, 2021 @ 1530 GMT | A sign at a Walmart store is pictured Thursday, June 24, 2021, in Oklahoma City. Walmart Inc.on Tuesday, Nov. 16, reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $3.11 billion. On a per-share basis, the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company said it had profit of $1.11. (AP Photo)

NEW YORK, United States (AP) — Walmart raised its outlook for the year after another surprisingly strong quarter as the largest retailer in the world flexed its scale to deal with rising costs and a snarled global supply chain.

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Reports: Trump selling DC hotel to investment firm for $375M

NOV 15, 2021 @ 1500 GMT | FILE – A view of The Trump International Hotel is seen, March 4, 2021, in Washington. Donald Trump’s opulent hotel near the White House that drew lobbyists and diplomats seeking favor with the ex-president is being sold to a Miami investment group. That’s according to published reports citing anonymous sources. The reports say CGI Merchant Group has agreed to pay the Trump Organization $375 million for the rights to the 263-room hotel and rebrand it as a Waldorf Astoria. (AP Photo)

WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — Donald Trump’s opulent hotel near the White House that drew lobbyists and diplomats seeking favor with the ex-president as well as criticism as a symbol of his ethics conflicts is being sold to a Miami investment group, according to published reports citing anonymous sources.

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Dubai Air Show opens to industry on the mend amid COVID-19

NOV 14, 2021 @ 2100 GMT | Russian officials unveil a mockup of the Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate stealth fighter jet, a competitor to the American F-35, at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. The biennial Dubai Air Show opened Sunday as commercial aviation tries to shake off the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s biennial Air Show opened Sunday to a world still reeling from the pandemic and an aviation industry hard-hit by the coronavirus, but on the mend.

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Taylor Swift fans revel in ‘All Too Well’ film lyrics, clues

NOV 13, 2021 @ 1930 GMT | Writer-director Taylor Swift attends a premiere for the short film “All Too Well” at AMC Lincoln Square 13 on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Invision Via AP)

NEW YORK, United States (AP) — Taylor Swift’s fans know how to look for careful clues and Easter eggs in her lyrics and music videos, so anticipation was high when the pop star dropped a short film going deeper into her romantic life on a fan favorite song.

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Russia sends nuclear-capable bombers on patrol over Belarus

NOV 12, 2021 @ 2100 GMT | In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, a long-range Tu-160 bomber of the Russian Aerospace Forces takes-off to patrol in the airspace of Belarus from an air field in Russia, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. Russia has sent two nuclear-capable strategic bombers on a training mission over Belarus in a show of Moscow’s support for its ally amid a dispute over migration at the Polish border. Russia has supported Belarus amid a tense standoff this week as thousands of migrants gathered on the Belarus-Poland border in hopes of crossing into Europe. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — Russia sent two nuclear-capable strategic bombers on a training mission over Belarus for a second straight day on Thursday in a strong show of Moscow’s support for its ally amid a dispute over migration at the Polish border.

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Pakistan hosts US, Russia, China for talks on Afghanistan

NOV 12, 2021 @ 1630 GMT | In this photo released by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, fifth left, holds talks with Afghan delegation leads by Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, sixth right, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. Pakistan hosted talks with special envoys from the United States, Russia and China on the path forward for Afghanistan, where deepening humanitarian crisis has forced many Afghans to migrate to neighboring countries since the Taliban takeover in August. (Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan on Thursday hosted talks with special envoys from the United States, Russia and China on the path forward for Afghanistan, where a deepening humanitarian crisis has forced many Afghans to migrate to neighboring countries since the Taliban takeover in August.

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