The top 16 airlines in Europe will refund within seven days of cancelling their flight. The decision was made in discussions with the European Commission and the National Protection Authority. The companies also said they were committed to providing information about their rights if the airlines were likely to cancel.

Aegean Airlines, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, Air France, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, EasyJet, Iberia, Eurowings, KLM, Lufthansa, TAP, Norwegian and Ryanair are all committed to providing better conditions for passengers.

Airlines have also indicated that passengers with unused vouchers received by passengers during the early stages of the Covid 19 epidemic can be reimbursed only if they clearly select them.

Passengers who book a flight through an agent and find it difficult to get a reimbursement from them can ask the airline directly for their refund. Transportation Commissioner Adina Valian said the airlines were committed to resolving concerns, including reimbursement.

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Australia approves India’s Covid vaccine Covishield. With the launch of the International Air Service, passengers who have been vaccinated by the Covishield will be admitted to the Vaccinated category.

The decision is reassuring for many, including students from India. The ban on international flights will be lifted next month. The Chinese vaccine is approved by Sinovac, along with Covishield.

At the same time, the World Health Organization (WHO) says that covid mortality rates are declining worldwide. The last week of September saw 33 lakh new cases and 55,000 deaths. 10% less than the previous week.

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Rachel Haynes, Australian women’s cricketer and vice-captain of the team, shares the joy of giving birth to a baby boy amid frustration at not being able to play in the lone cricket Test against India. Rachel Haynes, who made headlines for her same-sex marriage, and Australian star life partner Lee Polton gave birth yesterday. Haynes wrote on social media that the baby was named Hugo Polton Haynes.

Haynes, who was part of the Australian team for the Pink Ball Test against India, suffered a hamstring injury during the ODI series. Haynes returned to Sydney with the assurance that he would not be able to play due to injury. It was after this that Haynes’ partner Lee Polton gave birth to the baby.

The baby was born last August to Australian pace bowler Megan Schutz and her partner Jess Holioke, who made history in international cricket through same-sex marriage. Megan Schutz and Jess were married in March 2019. Amy Satterthwaite and Lee Tahoo, a gay couple in New Zealand cricket, also shared the good news of the baby’s birth on social media. The couple gave birth on January 13. The couple’s Lee Tahoo revealed the birth of the baby on Instagram.

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Switzerland allows same-sex couples to marry and adopt. Sixty-four percent voted in favor of a referendum seeking permission to amend the law.

Switzerland has become the 29th country in the world to legalize heavenly marriage and one of the last countries in Western Europe. Although same-sex couples have so far had civil registration permission for their partnership, this did not give a partner with foreign citizenship equal rights to marriage, including obtaining Swiss citizenship and joint adoption of children.

The law will come into effect from July 1 next year. While the Catholic Bishops’ Conference opposed the law reform, the Protestant Church supported the referendum.

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According to a new rule proposed by the European Commission, manufacturers will be required to develop a universal charging solution for phones and small electronic devices (EC).

The goal is to reduce waste by encouraging people to reuse their old chargers when purchasing a new gadget. According to the plan, all smartphones sold in the EU must include USB-C chargers. Apple has stated that such a move would be detrimental to innovation. Apple’s iPhone series has an Apple-designed “Lightning” connector, making it the most popular smartphone with a unique charging port.

“We continue to be concerned that tight regulation mandating only one type of connector stifles rather than encourages innovation, harming consumers in Europe and around the world,” the company told the BBC. It went on to say that by 2030, it wants every Apple device and usage to be carbon neutral.

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Food inflation in the UK hit record highs as the crisis created by Covid and Brexit was reflected in the market.

The country’s economy averaged 3.2 per cent in August, the highest level since 1997. According to the Office of National Statistics, the main reason for this is the rise in food prices.

The Bank of England’s goal was to keep inflation at 2%. It has now surpassed 3.2 per cent.

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