https://im-media.voltron.voanews.com/Drupal/01live-166/2020–11/2020–11–14T173816Z_1875549699_RC253K9IGC10_RTRMADP_3_ETHIOPIA-CONFLICT-SUDAN.JPG?imwidth=800NAIROBI — The conflict in Ethiopia’s rebellious Tigray region is less than two weeks old but is already having a growing regional impact, with effects felt in Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia. Ethiopian government forces have captured the town of Alamata,
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November 16, 2020 Twitter labeled about 300,000 “potentially misleading” tweets This story, plus a firm with RNC ties has explored buying Newsmax, five facts about the QAnon conspiracy theories and more, all in today’s media headlines. Top Stories
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https://liveandletsfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/United-Airlines-Service-Concerns-736x355.jpg 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
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https://im-media.voltron.voanews.com/Drupal/01live-166/2020–11/AP20321412143702.jpg?imwidth=800ISLAMABAD — 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
https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5fb28380240000712f9aeb19.jpeg?cache=zyncbgozc9&ops=224_126 The coronavirus continues to disrupt daily life around the globe, with more than 54.5 million
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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
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https://im-media.voltron.voanews.com/Drupal/01live-166/2020–10/000_1WH7OL.jpg?imwidth=800WASHINGTON — 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
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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
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https://im-media.voltron.voanews.com/Drupal/01live-166/2020–11/2020–11–06T112843Z_502820263_RC2NXJ9HM38D_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-VIOLENCE.JPG?imwidth=800JERUSALEM — 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
https://liveandletsfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Hyatt-Regency-Mainz-Coronavirus-Review-51–738x355.jpeg 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
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