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E-Mail Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation of British Airways Flight to London
A British Airways flight bound from Bermuda to London’s Heathrow Airport was scrubbed after local authorities received a bomb threat against the flight via e-mail.
BA Flight 158 was already on taxi at L.F. Wade International Airport, formerly Bermuda International Airport, already 40 minutes delayed after having pushed back at 9:29 p.m. local time. The tower told the flight deck to move to an isolated area for a possible disembarkation.
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Coronavirus Weekend News Brief – April 28: Fauci Agrees to Testify in Congress on Covid Origins, Astra Zeneca Admits Vaccine Side Effect
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,509th day.
In news we cover today, Dr. Anthony Fauci will publicly give testimony in front of Congress in June, a study by Korean researchers found that the recurrence of uveitis was higher after inoculation with a coronavirus vaccine, and Astra …
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 25: WHO Clarifies Exactly What an Airborne Pathogen Is, Two Million Britons Have Long Covid
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,506th day.
In news we cover today, two million people in the United Kingdom have Long Covid, the WHO expanded its definition of an airborne pathogen, a second successful kidney xenotransplant took place, and four years ago today, public health officials …
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 24: Twice As Many Adults in U.S. Have Received Flu Shot Versus Covid Jab, Pfizer and Moderna Battle Over Vaccine IP
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,505th day, plus a reminder that the month of April in the United States is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and it’s important to focus solely on driving when behind the wheel regardless of what month it is or what country …
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 22: Children’s Young Nose Cells May Fight Off Covid, Pandemic Didn’t Significantly Delay Child Development
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,503rd day as well as Earth Day and the first night of Passover
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection that was first held in 1970. The official theme for Earth Day this …
Hilton Takes Control of NoMad Hotels. Global Expansion Planned
Hilton Worldwide will expand the NoMad Hotels brand from beyond its London presence to major markets across the globe under an agreement with the Sydell Group, which owns the brand, for the hotelier to acquire a majority controlling interest in the company.
The news comes on the heels of news of Hilton’s planned acquisition of the Graduate Hotels brand and its partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World.
The brand has …
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – April 10: Covid Can Linger in Your Body Long After Symptoms Abate, U.K. Test to Treat Program Shuts Down
16Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,491st day.
In news we cover today, a new study shows that SARS-CoV-2 can linger in a patient’s blood for many months, the U.K. Test to Treat program is closing, and the U.S. Department of Justice continues to catch pandemic fraudsters.
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