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United to Launch Dozens of New Flights to South Pacific Including Brisbane, Auckland, and Christchurch

United to Launch Dozens of New Flights to South Pacific Including Brisbane, Auckland, and Christchurch

United Airlines on Tuesday  announced multiple new flights and routes to the South Pacific.
Terming it the “largest South Pacific expansion in aviation history,” the Chicago-based carrier said it would increase flying to the region by 40% next winter.
“This past winter, United enhanced our network and became the largest carrier to the South Pacific region,” said Patrick Quayle, the airline’s senior vice president of global network planning and alliances. “This upcoming winter, …

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – April 9: People Across the Globe Are Forgetting the Earliest Days of the Pandemic, Cases in Hong Kong Rise

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – April 9: People Across the Globe Are Forgetting the Earliest Days of the Pandemic, Cases in Hong Kong Rise

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,123rd day of the pandemic and Easter, also known as Pascha, a Christian festival and cultural holiday that commemorates the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, according to the New Testament.
Across the globe, as coronavirus pandemic-induced curbs and restrictions are relaxed, many memories of the earliest days of  the pandemic …

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – April 3: Scientists Fear ‘Catastrophic’ Fusion of Covid and MERS, Japan Reports 1.5M Live as Recluses after Covid

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – April 3: Scientists Fear ‘Catastrophic’ Fusion of Covid and MERS, Japan Reports 1.5M Live as Recluses after Covid

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,118th day of the pandemic and American Circus Day.
As we near the end of the first month of year four of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s clear that the fat lady has yet to sing, and some scientists are painting a dismal scenario of what her encore might be.
A new study …

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – March 31: Biden to Sign Measure Ending Pandemic Emergency, Hollywood Studios End Covid Safety Measures

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – March 31: Biden to Sign Measure Ending Pandemic Emergency, Hollywood Studios End Covid Safety Measures

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,115th day of the pandemic.
In news we cover today, Hollywood studios will end coronavirus safety measures, President Biden will sign legislation ending the national pandemic emergency, and millions will be removed from Medicaid rolls in the United States once states begin to check eligibility again.
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President Joseph Biden said he …

Delta Passenger Opens Aircraft Emergency Exit on Seattle-Bound Flight on Taxiway, Deploying Evacuation Chute

Delta Passenger Opens Aircraft Emergency Exit on Seattle-Bound Flight on Taxiway, Deploying Evacuation Chute

A passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Seattle on Saturday opened an emergency exit while the plane was sitting still on a taxiway, activating the emergency slide.
Flight 1714 was preparing for departure, officials said, when the passenger opened the emergency exit and inflated the evacuartion slide and proceeded to slide down to the tarmac.  The passenger was detained by crewmembers and later “transported to a …

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – March 15: A New Long Covid Symptom, Charges Filed Against California Senior Care Home After 14 Covid Deaths

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – March 15: A New Long Covid Symptom, Charges Filed Against California Senior Care Home After 14 Covid Deaths

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,099th day of the pandemic.
When the President Donald Trump on April 20, 2020 infamously asked William Bryan, then head of science and technology for the Department of Health and Human Services, suggested the “injection” of disinfectant into the human body to kill the coronavirus, Dr. Deborah Birx, then the White …

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Feb. 15: 60% of Long Covid Patients Face Organ Damage, Vaccinations in Nursing Homes Dangerously Low

Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Feb. 15: 60% of Long Covid Patients Face Organ Damage, Vaccinations in Nursing Homes Dangerously Low

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,041st day of the pandemic.
In news we cover today, new research shows that 60% of Long Covid patients suffer organ impairment, vaccination figures in U.S. nursing homes are worryingly low, and King Charles’ wife, the Queen Consort, tested positive for Covid.
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A new study by researchers at the University College …