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Travel hub UAE to halt flights as virus reaches Gaza, Syria
The announcement came a day after the first cases were reported in the Gaza Strip and Syria, where years of conflict have severely degraded the local health care infrastructure.
Mon Mar 23 2020
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Black Lives Matter protesters shut London airport for hours
Black Lives Matter protesters chained themselves together on the runway of London's City Airport on Tuesday, forcing all flights in and out of the business travel hub to be diverted for six hours.
Tue Sep 06 2016
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Dubai overtakes Heathrow as top international airport
Dubai airport has soared ahead of London's Heathrow, riding a boom in long-haul flights between Asia and the West to become the world's top international travel hub, it said Tuesday.
Wed Jan 28 2015