This month, United Airlines has restored buy-on-board service to a select flights. Several flight attendants have reached out to me in concern over this move, noting it comes as the number of reported COVID-19 cases is again surging in
ISLAMABAD — Security forces in Pakistan sealed off a main highway into the capital, Islamabad, for a second day Monday to contain thousands of Islamists gathered outside the city to protest the reprinting of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in
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” when it comes to securing supplies of prospective coronavirus vaccines, according to an expert in global health, governance, and infectious diseases. It is likely
WASHINGTON — Another COVID-19 vaccine has shown exciting results, potentially adding millions of doses to the supply of vaccines that could be available this year. The vaccine from biotech firm Moderna was 94.5% effective, according to an early analysis of
Russian President Vladimir Putin went on a “seemingly endless” 45-minute rant lambasting the United States to President Barack Obama, the former commander-in-chief reportedly writes in his new book. The diatribe, according to the Sun, occurred during a July 2009 meeting
JERUSALEM — Israel has announced it will go ahead with plans to build more than 1,200 new homes in east Jerusalem. Palestinians say the move will make a future Palestinian state impossible as it will divide between Bethlehem and east
I’ve reviewed one of my favorite hotels in Germany many times on Live and Let’s Fly, but not since the pandemic begin. This review of the Hyatt Regency Mainz takes a look at the coronavirus precautions the hotel has
A British diplomat has been hailed as a hero after diving into a river in China to save a drowning student. Stephen Ellison, 61, consul-general in Chongqing, was walking by a river in a nearby village when
The kakapo, officially the world’s heaviest parrot, won New Zealand’s Bird of the Year vote after a weeks-long campaign that rivaled human political contests in intensity. It became the first bird to win the contest for a second time