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Spain: Chaos at Madrid–Barajas Airport Due to Passport Control Collapse

Chaos erupted at Terminal 4 of Madrid-Barajas Airport on Wednesday, July 2, when passport control operations collapsed. Hundreds of passengers missed their flights due to extended wait times. The disruption appears to have stemmed from a shortage of police officers at passport control, coupled with a computer malfunction.

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New checkpoint opened on Ukraine-Hungury border

New checkpoint opened on Ukraine-Hungury border

A man goes through passport control at the Velyka Palad-Nagyhodos checkpoint, recently inaugurated on the border between Ukraine and Hungary, Zakarpattia region, Ukraine, on April 8, 2025. (Photo by Yulii Zozulia/Ukrinform)

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UK: Chaos At Airports Due To Nationwide E-Gate System Failure 3

Passengers formed long queues at airports across the U.K. on Tuesday, May 7, due to a nationwide system failure on e-gates, automated passport control gates, causing huge flight delays. The Home Office said it has now been resolved. This video shows long lines going to passport control at London Gatwick Airport.

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UK: Chaos At Airports Due To Nationwide E-Gate System Failure 2

Passengers formed long queues at airports across the U.K. on Tuesday, May 7, due to a nationwide system failure on e-gates, automated passport control gates, causing huge flight delays. The Home Office said it has now been resolved.

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UK: Chaos At Airports Due To Nationwide E-Gate System Failure

Passengers formed long queues at airports across the U.K. on Tuesday, May 7, due to a nationwide system failure on e-gates, automated passport control gates, causing huge flight delays. The Home Office said it has now been resolved.

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Vainikkala border post for rail freight

Vainikkala border post for rail freight

Passport and customs control at the Vainikkala rail border post in Lappeenranta, southeastern Finland, on November 29, 2023. Finland closed its entire border with Russia to traffic temporarily on Wednesday as the last crossing point in Finnish Lapland closed in the afternoon. The only exception is rail freight via the Vainikkala crossing. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Croatian airports begin to apply Schengen rules

STORY: Croatian airports begin to apply Schengen rules DATELINE: March 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Zagreb Airport 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LIDIJA CAPKOVIC MARTINEK, Spokesperson of the Zagreb Airport 3. various of the Zagreb Airport 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LIDIJA CAPKOVIC MARTINEK, Spokesperson of the Zagreb Airport 5. various of the Zagreb Airport STORYLINE: Airports across Croatia began to apply the Schengen rules on Sunday, as air passengers to and from Croatia and other Schengen area members will no longer need to go through passport checks, a significant move that marked the full Schengen membership for Croatia. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LIDIJA CAPKOVIC MARTINEK, Spokesperson of the Zagreb Airport "The Republic of Croatia entered the so-called Schengen regime from the 1st of January this year. It means that people could travel in most destinations in EU without passport control, with open borders, but for the airports, this regime starte

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TÜRKIYE-EARTHQUAKES-CHINA SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM-DEPARTURE

TÜRKIYE-EARTHQUAKES-CHINA SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM-DEPARTURE

(230217) -- ADANA, Feb. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of the China Search and Rescue Team go through passport control before departure at Adana Airport in Adana, Türkiye, Feb. 16, 2023. The 82-member Chinese rescue team ended their mission and departed from Türkiye's Adana Airport on Thursday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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(2)Chess legend Bobby Fischer released, to leave for Iceland

(2)Chess legend Bobby Fischer released, to leave for Iceland

USHIKU, Japan - American chess legend Bobby Fischer prepares to leave Narita airport for Iceland on March 24 after being released from an immigration control center in Ibaraki Prefecture earlier in the day. Japan allowed him to leave for Iceland following an eight-month detention without trial for an alleged passport violation.

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Chess legend Bobby Fischer released, to leave for Iceland

Chess legend Bobby Fischer released, to leave for Iceland

USHIKU, Japan - Japan released American chess legend Bobby Fischer (front) from an immigration control center in Ibaraki Prefecture on March 24 and allowed him to leave for Iceland following an eight-month detention over an alleged passport violation and a fight against deportation to the United States.

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Crossings from Russia at the Vaalimaa border station in Finland

Crossings from Russia at the Vaalimaa border station in Finland

Russian passengers exit a bus to the passport control at the Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Eastern Finland on September 28, 2022 as traffic from Russia enters to Finland and Europe's open-borders Schengen area. LEHTIKUVA / SASU MÄKINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Sasu Mäkinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Crossings from Russia at the Vaalimaa border station in Finland

Crossings from Russia at the Vaalimaa border station in Finland

Passengers from Russia exit their cars to the passport control at the Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on September 28, 2022 as traffic from Russia enters to Finland and Europe's open-borders Schengen area. LEHTIKUVA / SASU MÄKINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Sasu Mäkinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Crossings from Russia at the Vaalimaa border station in Finland

Crossings from Russia at the Vaalimaa border station in Finland

Russian passengers exit a bus to the passport control at the Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Eastern Finland on September 28, 2022 as traffic from Russia enters to Finland and Europe's open-borders Schengen area. LEHTIKUVA / SASU MÄKINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Sasu Mäkinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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YEMEN-SANAA-AIRPORT-COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS-RESUMPTION

YEMEN-SANAA-AIRPORT-COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS-RESUMPTION

(220516) -- SANAA, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A passenger holds his passport and boarding pass as he prepares to board a flight at the Sanaa International Airport in Sanaa, Yemen, May 16, 2022. The first commercial flight in six years took off on Monday from Sanaa, Yemen's capital under the control of the Houthi rebels, as an essential part of the ongoing truce between the Yemeni warring sides. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

(220308) -- NEW YORK, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People have meals at a restaurant in New York, the United States, March 7, 2022. New York City has suspended COVID-19 vaccine passport program and remove indoor mask mandate in public schools for K-12 students starting from Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

(220308) -- NEW YORK, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People are seen on Times Square in New York, the United States, March 7, 2022. New York City has suspended COVID-19 vaccine passport program and remove indoor mask mandate in public schools for K-12 students starting from Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

(220308) -- NEW YORK, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy themselves on Times Square in New York, the United States, March 7, 2022. New York City has suspended COVID-19 vaccine passport program and remove indoor mask mandate in public schools for K-12 students starting from Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

(220308) -- NEW YORK, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children go to school in New York, the United States, March 7, 2022. New York City has suspended COVID-19 vaccine passport program and remove indoor mask mandate in public schools for K-12 students starting from Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

(220308) -- NEW YORK, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children greet each other as they arrive at school in New York, the United States, March 7, 2022. New York City has suspended COVID-19 vaccine passport program and remove indoor mask mandate in public schools for K-12 students starting from Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

(220308) -- NEW YORK, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People are seen at a cinema in New York, the United States, March 7, 2022. New York City has suspended COVID-19 vaccine passport program and remove indoor mask mandate in public schools for K-12 students starting from Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

(220308) -- NEW YORK, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People have meals at a restaurant in New York, the United States, March 7, 2022. New York City has suspended COVID-19 vaccine passport program and remove indoor mask mandate in public schools for K-12 students starting from Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

(220308) -- NEW YORK, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children arrive at school in New York, the United States, March 7, 2022. New York City has suspended COVID-19 vaccine passport program and remove indoor mask mandate in public schools for K-12 students starting from Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

(220308) -- NEW YORK, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children arrive at school in New York, the United States, March 7, 2022. New York City has suspended COVID-19 vaccine passport program and remove indoor mask mandate in public schools for K-12 students starting from Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

(220308) -- NEW YORK, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children arrive at school in New York, the United States, March 7, 2022. New York City has suspended COVID-19 vaccine passport program and remove indoor mask mandate in public schools for K-12 students starting from Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

(220308) -- NEW YORK, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People have meals at a restaurant in New York, the United States, March 7, 2022. New York City has suspended COVID-19 vaccine passport program and remove indoor mask mandate in public schools for K-12 students starting from Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

U.S.-NEW YORK-KEY PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES-LIFTING

(220308) -- NEW YORK, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People are seen on Times Square in New York, the United States, March 7, 2022. New York City has suspended COVID-19 vaccine passport program and remove indoor mask mandate in public schools for K-12 students starting from Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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New York City to drop key pandemic control measures

STORY: New York City to drop key pandemic control measures DATELINE: March 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the street view in Times Square, New York City 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ERIC ADAMS, New York City Mayor 3. various of the street view in Times Square, New York City STORYLINE: New York City will suspend the COVID-19 vaccine passport program and remove the indoor mask mandate in public schools for K-12 students starting from next Monday, said New York City Mayor Eric Adams at a press briefing on Friday. SOUNDBITE (English): ERIC ADAMS, New York City Mayor "And I'm glad to say that the rates are low enough that the mandatory program is no longer needed. No longer needed. Beginning Monday, March 7, we will be suspending the requirements under 'Key to NYC,' so folks can come in and enjoy the restaurants, enjoy the businesses, and be a part of this great city without having to show proof of vaccination." The decision is based on a sh

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U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES

U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES

(220305) -- NEW YORK , March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A women talks with a police officer on Times Square in New York, the United States, March 4, 2022. New York City will suspend COVID-19 vaccine passport program and remove indoor mask mandate in public schools for K-12 students starting from next Monday, said New York City Mayor Eric Adams at a press briefing on Friday. The decision is based on a sharp drop of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations as well as 96 percent of vaccination rate among adults in the city. (Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office/Handout via Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES

U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES

(220305) -- NEW YORK , March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People are seen on Times Square in New York, the United States, March 4, 2022. New York City will suspend COVID-19 vaccine passport program and remove indoor mask mandate in public schools for K-12 students starting from next Monday, said New York City Mayor Eric Adams at a press briefing on Friday. The decision is based on a sharp drop of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations as well as 96 percent of vaccination rate among adults in the city. (Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office/Handout via Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES

U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-PANDEMIC CONTROL MEASURES

(220305) -- NEW YORK, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press briefing on Times Square in New York, the United States, March 4, 2022. New York City will suspend COVID-19 vaccine passport program and remove indoor mask mandate in public schools for K-12 students starting from next Monday, said New York City Mayor Eric Adams at a press briefing on Friday. The decision is based on a sharp drop of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations as well as 96 percent of vaccination rate among adults in the city. (Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office/Handout via Xinhua)

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(2)Chess legend Bobby Fischer released, to leave for Iceland

(2)Chess legend Bobby Fischer released, to leave for Iceland

USHIKU, Japan - American chess legend Bobby Fischer prepares to leave Narita airport for Iceland on March 24 after being released from an immigration control center in Ibaraki Prefecture earlier in the day. Japan allowed him to leave for Iceland following an eight-month detention without trial for an alleged passport violation. (Kyodo)

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Chess legend Bobby Fischer released, to leave for Iceland

Chess legend Bobby Fischer released, to leave for Iceland

USHIKU, Japan - Japan released American chess legend Bobby Fischer (front) from an immigration control center in Ibaraki Prefecture on March 24 and allowed him to leave for Iceland following an eight-month detention over an alleged passport violation and a fight against deportation to the United States. (Kyodo)

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Human Trafficking (2005)

Human Trafficking (2005)

Mira Sorvino Characters: Kate Film: Human Trafficking (2005) Director: Christian Duguay 24 October 2005 Date: 24 October 2005

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Target (1985)

Target (1985)

Gene Hackman Characters: Walter Lloyd / Duncan (Duke) Potter Film: Target (USA 1985) / Titel Auch: 'Target ? Entf

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Race For Your Life, Charlie Br (1977)

Race For Your Life, Charlie Br (1977)

Charlie Brown, Woodstock, Snoopy Characters: Charlie Brown,,Snoopy Film: Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown (USA 1977) Director: Bill Melendez, Phil Roman 16 July 1977 Date: 16 July 1977

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Avanti! (1972)

Avanti! (1972)

Jack Lemmon Characters: Wendell Armbruster, Jr. Film: Avanti! (USA/IT 1972) Director: Billy Wilder 17 December 1972 Date: 17 December 1972

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CAST A GIANT SHADOW

CAST A GIANT SHADOW

CAST A GIANT SHADOW ALLAN CUTHBERTSON, JAMES DONALD, KIRK DOUGLAS AND SENTA BERGER PASSPORT CONTROL A MIRISCH LIENROC BATJAC PRODUCTION PICTURE FROM THE RONALD GRANT ARCHIVE CAST A GIANT SHADOW Date: 1966

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LISBON

LISBON

LISBON [US 1956] MAUREEN O'HARA PASSPORT CONTROL FROM THE RONALD GRANT ARCHIVE A REPUBLIC PICTURE Date: 1956

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Japan defends confiscation of passport over Syria trip plan

Japan defends confiscation of passport over Syria trip plan

Photo taken Feb. 8, 2015, shows a document handed to Yuichi Sugimoto, a 58-year-old Japanese freelance photographer, by a Foreign Ministry official ordering Sugimoto to return his passport. On Feb. 9, Japan's top government spokesman defended its decision to confiscate the passport of Sugimoto, who had planned to travel to Syria, part of which is under the control of Islamic State militants, saying the government has a responsibility to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens traveling abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cambodia border city becomes popular casino destination for Thais

Cambodia border city becomes popular casino destination for Thais

Undated photo shows foreigners walking across the strip of casinos and hotels between the Cambodian and Thai passport control counters, where gamblers need not to go through Cambodian immigration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cambodia border city becomes popular casino destination

Cambodia border city becomes popular casino destination

Undated photo shows foreigners walking across the strip of casinos and hotels between the Cambodian and Thai passport control counters, where gamblers need not to go through Cambodian immigration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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