In thinking about all I am thankful for this week, I cannot help but to express gratitude for the friendships that have helped me through this most difficult year. And for diversions. Sometimes we just a need a break
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Fact: Delta Air Lines cancelled 272 flights yesterday. It has already cancelled 162 flights today. Fact: Delta is known for its operational reliability and historically has resisted cancelling a single mainline flight. Question: So what is causing so many cancellations?
In a move that could form a blueprint for other airlines, Cathay Pacific will no longer negotiate with the union representing its flight attendants over pay and benefits. Instead, it will go directly to flight attendants. Cathay Pacific Will
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian scientist that Israel alleged led the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear program until its disbanding in the early 2000s was killed in a targeted attack that saw gunmen use explosives and machine
JetBlue’s “Even More Space” product offers industry-leading legroom for economy class. This A321 review covers my journey from Palm Beach to Los Angeles. JetBlue A321 “Even More Space” Economy Class Review I chose not to fly Mint on the
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iconic singer and actress Cher is in Pakistan to celebrate the departure of Kaavan, dubbed the “world’s loneliest elephant,” who will soon leave a Pakistani zoo for better conditions after years of lobbying by animal rights
The prime minister was left with no option but to respond with force, the attorney general says.
LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Suspected North Korean hackers have tried to break into the systems of British drugmaker AstraZeneca in recent weeks, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, as the company races to deploy its
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed again ruled out dialogue with the leaders of the defiant Tigray region Friday but said he is willing to speak to representatives “operating legally” there during a meeting with three
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lawmakers in Taiwan got into a fistfight and threw pig guts at each other Friday over a soon-to-be enacted policy that would allow imports of U.S. pork and beef. Premier Su Tseng-chang was
VIENNA, Nov 26 (Reuters) – The Austrian village of F**king is changing its name, the mayor of the municipality where it is located said on Thursday, after residents apparently grew tired of the sniggers it prompted in the English-speaking
A foggy sunrise in Germany, a fiery protest in Guatemala, a resort in the Andaman Sea, a strongman contest in Crimea, the ongoing pandemic worldwide, mourning in Argentina for Diego Maradona, figure skating in Russia, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in
White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien and his entourage were treated like COVID-19 contagion threats in Vietnam at the start of his travels to Southeast Asia, Bloomberg reported. He and his aides were relegated to a single floor in
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Six American oil executives held for three years in Venezuela were found guilty of corruption charges by a judge Thursday and immediately sentenced to prison, defense lawyers said, dashing hopes of a quick release that
Esra, a former political prisoner in Egypt describes the physical abuse she experienced while in detention.
Pope Francis called for solidarity in a world gripped by the coronavirus, praised health care workers and chastised governments and individuals who selfishly thought only of themselves during a global pandemic, writing in a New York Times op-ed published
Once upon a time there was a boy who loved to fly around the world using his miles and points. Around the globe he flew, visiting the far corners of the world; meeting new people and surveying new lands. The
When Edward J. Perkins was a student at a segregated school in Pine Bluff, Ark., his history teacher taught the class about the brutal racial oppression in South Africa. It was even worse, the students were told, than what they
“Failure is success in progress.” -Albert Einstein Thanksgiving 2020 comes at a unique time in our history. We are in the midst of a pandemic that has altered our world and our way of life. It has inflicted immense and
The red backpack had been floating for two weeks in the central Mediterranean between Libya and Italy when a rescue boat came across it. Inside, along with clothes and some notes in Arabic, was a simple treasure: two wedding rings
Oxford University and AstraZeneca have acknowledged a manufacturing error meant some trial participants received only a partial dose of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine. The announcement has raised questions about why researchers did not mention the
November 26, 2020 Happy Thanksgiving! The Center’s daily briefing of media news is on hiatus on Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. The briefing will be updated again on Monday, November 30. Pagination Older Daily
Minks that were culled in Denmark over fears they could spread a mutated strain of the coronavirus to humans are rising from the mass shallow graves in which they were buried, multiple media outlets reported. “As the bodies
NAIROBI, Kenya — The American-trained Somali commando force Danab is usually deployed to counter the Qaeda-linked group Al Shabab: liberating areas it controls, ending its attacks on government offices and beachside restaurants, and targeting senior Shabab operatives.But with President Trump
WASHINGTON — A veteran C.I.A. officer was killed in combat in Somalia in recent days, according to current and former U.S. officials, a death that is likely to reignite debate over American counterterrorism operations in Africa.The officer was a member
A North Korean gymnast defected from the country earlier this month by jumping over a heavily fortified, 10-foot-tall fence that borders the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea, a South Korean official said Monday. The man,
As the season progresses toward chillier days and nights, I thought it would be nice to take one last look at the colorful beauty of this autumn, seen in cities and countryside vistas across the Northern Hemisphere. Get cozy in
Supporters are praising Meghan Markle for coming forward and discussing her experience losing a pregnancy in July. In an emotional essay for The New York Times called “The Losses We Share,” that Duchess of Sussex wrote that she knew something “was not
The African crested rat gnaws on poisonous tree branches, then grooms its noxious spittle into its fur.
November 25, 2020 Fox News reaches settlement with family of slain DNC staffer This story, plus YouTube temporarily suspends OANN, BuzzFeed inherits diversity problem in HuffPost acquisition, and more, all in today’s media headlines. Top Stories Nov
Not far from Addis Ababa’s British Embassy, in a quiet residential enclave just off a busy thoroughfare, stands a lovely tree-shaded villa. It’s here that Anna Getaneh opened her boutique, African Mosaique, almost four years ago, in a home her
Meghan Markle has spoken about experiencing a miscarriage in July, detailing how she was holding Archie when she realized something wasn’t right. “After changing his diaper, I felt a sharp cramp. I dropped to the floor with
“The US simply has lost nearly all its credibility when it comes to issues of democracy and basic freedoms.” “Frankly, when it comes to democracy and governance, America is now Ground Zero,” Milan Vaishnav, Director and Senior Fellow, South Asia
Priscilla Jana, a forthright human rights lawyer whose client list embraced both the fabled elite and the foot soldiers of the struggle against apartheid — and who acknowledged crossing a line in her native South Africa between the law courts
November 24, 2020 Facebook struggles internally with how to deal with misinformation This story, plus a look at how new business models have transformed some media organizations, new research shows Americans paid close attention as election returns came
As the transatlantic community enters a new political cycle following the US presidential election, rivalry among great powers looms increasingly large. Two players stand out as the most problematic for Europe. First, there is the familiar challenge of dealing with
One evening last November, while reporting on the front lines outside the Libyan capital of Tripoli, I got caught in an Emirati drone bombardment aimed at Libyan pro-government fighters. Alerted by the whirr of the craft overhead, the fighters whisked
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The Russian-brokered ceasefire agreement in Nagorno-Karabakh between Azerbaijan and Armenia has jarringly and abruptly redrawn the map of the South Caucasus after six weeks of fierce fighting and bloodshed. However, unless the post-war conditions created by the agreement are bolstered
Frustrated by the lecture he’d received on the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict during his first meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 1996, President Bill Clinton exploded to aides afterward — “Who’s the f***ing superpower here?” Fast forward
This blog is part of EU-LISTCO, an innovative and timely project that investigates the challenges facing Europe’s foreign policy. A consortium of fourteen leading research institutions and universities aims to identify risks connected to areas of limited statehood and contested orders—and
On the surface, Chelsea’s victory against Rennes in the Champions League a few weeks ago was just another of those disposable, check-box exercises that litter the group stages of the competition. Chelsea, the heavy favorite — the team with superior
The conventional wisdom is that the special relationship between Washington and London will suffer a blow under President-elect Joe Biden. But that needn’t happen. In the phone call between Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, both leaders expressed a
This story, plus Vox founder goes to New York Times, the Ad Council prepares for a COVID-19 vaccine campaign and more, all in today’s media headlines. Top StoriesNov 21, 2020Trump appointee unconstitutionally interfered with VOA, judge rulesDavid Folkenflik / NPRNov
FIFA on Monday banned the top official in African soccer from the sport for five years, upending the leadership of one of its six regional confederations only months before a presidential election and offering a new reminder that corruption continues
Global The pair are prophets who came to embody their countries’ stories and, crucially, changed those stories. John Downing / Getty / Pete Souza / The White House At first glance, Margaret Thatcher and
Summary Disputed nuclear activities, regional proxy wars, and a regime built on discrimination against women and other marginalized groups: Iran hardly seems like a policy field that would be amenable to a feminist approach. Yet this is precisely what the
Summary Access to cross-border data for the state’s law-and-order-related functions is an integral piece of the law enforcement puzzle. State agencies’ ability to access data for such purposes is, however, shaped not only by domestic laws and practices but also
Bruno Barbey, a French photographer for the Magnum Photos agency who produced powerful, empathetic work in war zones as well as in peacetime, died on Nov. 9 in Orbais-l’Abbaye, in northeastern France. He was 79.His wife, Caroline Thiénot-Barbey, said the
The U.S. Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high Monday as investors embraced news of another breakthrough in the effort to develop an effective COVID-19 vaccine to attack the global coronavirus pandemic. The bellwether Dow Jones Industrial
MOSCOW – A pro-European reformer has won the presidency of Moldova — defeating her Moscow-backed opponent in a second-round vote that centered around the economy, corruption, and what course the small, one-time Soviet republic would choose in the tug and
A plump, waddling parrot has soared past its competition to claim victory in New Zealand’s Bird of the Year contest, a tense race marked by attempted voter interference during a divisive month of campaigning. In what
A militiaman from Ethiopia’s Amhara region, which has been in conflict with the neighboring Tigray…
A former Harvard University fencing coach and a Maryland businessman have been arrested and charged…
Coronavirus was reportedly found on food products and packaging imported to China. The city of Jinan said it found the coronavirus on beef and tripe the packaging and on the meat itself from Brazil, Bolivia and New Zealand, Reuters reported. The
KHARTOUM – As thousands of Ethiopians flee the Tigray conflict into neighboring Sudan, analysts in…
Experts at the World Health Organization (WHO) say the news Monday of another COVID-19 vaccine…
Colombo, SRI LANKA — On October 4 this year, a 39-year-old woman from the Brandix…
On Monday, Peru’s legislature selected the country’s third president in a week, seeking to stanch…
The border town of Hamdayat, Sudan, is now home to thousands of refugees from Ethiopia’s…
The high-pitched whine of a mosquito is annoying, but scientists have developed an app that…
There are still many questions surrounding the ejection and arrest of a Muslim woman onboard…
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress chose a new leader Monday expected to become the…
The departure from Downing Street of two of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s key aides, combined with the projected U.S. election outcome, is making it more likely that Britain will conclude a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union, some
Two weeks ago, Americans and millions around the globe were glued to their televisions as…
WASHINGTON – A top adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to admit Monday there…
Jair Bolsonaro – already smarting from Donald Trump’s defeat – has suffered a further setback…
The European Commission, the European Union’s administrative branch, announced Monday a deal with to purchase…
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron held a closed-door, low-key meeting Monday with U.S.…
Written by Harry Clarke-Ezzidio, CNNLondon Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered at least 100 perfectly preserved…
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GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has recorded 65 cases of the coronavirus among…
Jean-Yves Le Drian is the French minister of foreign affairs. Heiko Maas is the German…
Former Nigeria midfielder Christian Obodo is traumatised after he was kidnapped in the country’s oil-rich…
Every member of the Senate GOP caucus declined invitations to appear on “Meet the Press”…
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser promised a “very…
World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday a working vaccine alone will…
The head of the World Health Organization says the agency is “extremely concerned” by a…
Ethiopian troops have advanced further into the northern region of Tigray, seizing a key town…
AMMAN, JORDAN – Syria’s long-time foreign minister Walid al-Moalem, an unyielding defender of Syrian President…
A suspected Islamist extremist went on trial Monday in Paris for an attack aboard a…
ACCRA – The death of Ghana’s former president Jerry John Rawlings at age 73 on Thursday…
NAIROBI – The conflict in Ethiopia’s rebellious Tigray region is less than two weeks old…
November 16, 2020 Twitter labeled about 300,000 “potentially misleading” tweets This story, plus a firm…
This month, United Airlines has restored buy-on-board service to a select flights. Several flight attendants…
ISLAMABAD – Security forces in Pakistan sealed off a main highway into the capital, Islamabad,…
The coronavirus continues to disrupt daily life around the globe, with more than 54.5 million
LONDON — High-income countries have adopted an approach akin to the “rule of the jungle”…
WASHINGTON – Another COVID-19 vaccine has shown exciting results, potentially adding millions of doses to…
Russian President Vladimir Putin went on a “seemingly endless” 45-minute rant lambasting the United States…
JERUSALEM – Israel has announced it will go ahead with plans to build more than…
I’ve reviewed one of my favorite hotels in Germany many times on Live and Let’s…
A British diplomat has been hailed as a hero after diving into a river in…
The kakapo, officially the world’s heaviest parrot, won New Zealand’s Bird of the Year vote…
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image copyrightAFP The doctors’ union in Kenya has accused the government of not protecting healthcare…
CLOSE (Photo: Francisco Seco, AP) HALLE, Belgium — New Kim is worth her weight in…
New Kim is worth her weight in gold and then some — actually much, much more. A wealthy Chinese pigeon racing fan put down a record price of 1.6 million euros ($1.9 million) for the Belgian-bred bird, saying a lot
Historically across Latin America, when constitutionally elected leaders were denied their legitimate mandate, there was…
GENEVA — The World Health Organization director-general says the U.N. agency is “extremely concerned” by…
Hundreds have died, at least 20,000 refugees have fled to Sudan and there have been…
It is the largest number of detentions reported in a single day since the protests…
The peace deal sparked massive protests Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday dismissed his…
Comoros continued their run of outstanding results in qualification for the 2021 Africa Cup of…
image copyrightAFP Ethiopia appears to be fast approaching civil war. Fighting between forces loyal to…
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane scored the winner for Senegal against Guinea-Bissau to book their place…
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is self-isolating after being told he came…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Two airports in a state that neighbors Tigray, where Ethiopian troops…
CAIRO — Ethiopia’s prime minister reshuffled his country’s security services on Sunday, days after he…
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image copyrightGetty Images The head of a major Algerian media group has been jailed for…
NAIROBI, Kenya — When it comes to mountain warfare, the people of Tigray — an…
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image copyrightEcg ministries A well-known Christian preacher has skipped bail in South Africa and fled…
BEIRUT (AP) — On Nov. 13, 1970, a young air force officer from the coastal…
JOHANNESBURG — A top member of South Africa’s governing African National Congress party appeared in…
The Nigerian army has rejected claims it killed unarmed protesters at a rally in Lagos…
image copyrightAFP In our series of letters from African journalists, Mannir Dan Ali, former editor-in-chief…
Let me begin this discussion by stating that I pose the question below in all…
Frankfurt Airport offers a streamlined, efficient, and relatively safe system for performing coronavirus testing. My…
After landing in Frankfurt on LH457 and clearing passport control, my first stop was the…
There is concern that the conflict in northern Ethiopia is spreading following rocket attacks on…
Post-election updates in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and Tanzania On Wednesday, November 11, Côte d’Ivoire’s newly…
Updated at 1:05 p.m. ET In 2015, Charlotte Carew Pole gave birth to her first…
Ghana’s longest-serving leader, former flight lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, who died on Thursday, had an…
image copyrightAFP The Ethiopian government says local forces in the northern state of Tigray have…
image copyrightReuters Ethiopia’s human rights commission has said it will send a team to investigate…
image copyrightGetty Images The fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray state may not only have drastic…
LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s leaders have made a show of responding to the demands of…
Sierra Leone fought back from 4-0 down away to Nigeria to draw 4-4 on Friday…
image copyrightBritish Museum The British Museum has announced its plans to help “investigate the history…
On September 16, when Subhash Chandran, a scuba diver, along with four others, went for…
As vast tracts of the developed world grapple with a second wave of COVID-19, life…
A man walking his dog eyed the U.S. plates on our car. “You people shouldn’t…
When Boris Johnson took to our screens on Saturday to tell us that, for the…
Canadians are more confident and less stressed out than Americans when it comes to stopping…
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has tested positive for coronavirus while on international duty with Egypt.…
LONDON — In 1897, the British Army violently raided Benin City in what is now…
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image copyrightAFP As Ghana’s longest-serving leader, former flight lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, who died on…
British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe ― known as the Yorkshire Ripper ― has died in hospital…
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a financial strain on a lot of countries across the…
BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday became one of the last major countries to congratulate…
Dancing on Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, curfew measures in Bucharest, coronavirus testing in the U.K.,…
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At least 74 people drowned on Thursday when a rubber raft carrying migrants sank off…
Jerry Rawlings, a former Ghanaian Air Force officer who led two military coups before steering…
Sindika Dokolo, a wealthy Congolese art collector who crusaded for the return of African art…
image copyrightReuters There’s been a slight increase in Covid-19 infections in Africa over the past…
Between 2015 and 2018, the European Union, Japan, and the United States exported 14 million…
JERUSALEM (AP) — A helicopter belonging to an international peacekeeping force crashed in Egypt’s Sinai…
November 12, 2020 Facebook extends political ad ban for another month This story, plus The…
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In “Support Any Friend: Kennedy’s Middle East and the Making of the U.S.-Israel Alliance,” Warren…
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Amadou Toumani Touré, a former president of Mali who helped shape the country’s political landscape…
GENEVA (AP) — As the coronavirus explodes again, the World Health Organization finds itself both…
WASHINGTON — A little-known counterterrorism official named Christopher C. Miller flew to the Middle East…
The second year of the Close-Up Photographer of the Year competition has just come to…
Lebanese architect Leila Meroue is using a technique intended to build shelters on the moon,…
November 11, 2020 LA Times, Tribune pay $3M to settle journalist discrimination case This story,…
Jigawa State in north-western Nigeria experienced the worst floods in decades in September. 15,000 people…
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Global The question for the Continent’s leaders now is whether they can agree on what…
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers said Wednesday that they were resigning en…
DODOMA, Tanzania — Escorted by Western diplomats, Tanzania’s main opposition candidate left the country for…
ROME (AP) — A Vatican investigation into former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has found that a…
November 10, 2020 MSNBC cuts ties with contributors working on the Biden transition This story,…
The BBC announced Monday that it’s launching a “robust” probe into accusations that lies and…
Despite warnings about the inadequacy of Senegal’s health care system, the country’s COVID-19 case numbers…
LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators have filed antitrust charges against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce…
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan announced an agreement early Tuesday to halt fighting…
Global When you’re used to fighting enemies, how do you go back to having mere…
KABUL (Reuters) — Afghanistan’s insurgent Taliban on Tuesday called on the incoming administration of U.S.…
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The coronavirus continues to disrupt daily life around the globe, with more than 54.5 million…
A single shot given every two months has proved to be more effective than a…