Pfizer Inc announces 90% effective COVID-19 vaccine

By Reuters,

Pfizer Inc said on Monday its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective, a major victory in the fight against a pandemic that has kill...

Trump says catching COVID-19 was ‘blessing from God’

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump declared that catching the coronavirus was a “blessing from God” that exposed him to experimental treatments he vowed ...

coronavirus , Trump

Coronavirus: What airlines are doing to sanitize planes

By CNN,

As new cases of novel coronavirus are growing, the travel industry is feeling the impact -- with vacationers and business people debating whether or n...

coronavirus

Second coronavirus death confirmed in the US

By Reuters,

Health officials in Washington state said late Sunday that a nursing home resident had died after contracting coronavirus, while New York’s governor...

coronavirus

U.S. warned to prepare for coronavirus pandemic as Europe lockdowns spread

By CNN,

A second European hotel was in lockdown on Wednesday as authorities around the world battled to prevent the spread of coronavirus, although a senior U...

coronavirus

Coronavirus: Kenya Airways suspends flights to China

By Citizen Reporter,

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has temporarily suspended flights to Guangzhou, China starting today, January 31, as fears over the deadly Coronav...

British Airways , coronavirus , flights suspended , kenya , Kenya Airways

United Airlines suspends some flights to China as coronavirus spreads

By CNN,

United Airlines is temporarily reducing its schedule between the United States and three cities in China in light of the Wuhan virus. The airline s...

coronavirus

Investigators think anti-stall system activated in Ethiopian crash: report

By VOA,

Investigators looking into a Boeing 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia that killed 157 people have reached a preliminary conclusion that an anti-stall system w...

Ethiopia

Regulators knew before crashes that 737 MAX trim control was confusing in some conditions: document

By Reuters,

U.S. and European regulators knew at least two years before a Lion Air crash that the usual method for controlling the Boeing 737 MAX’s nose angle m...

Boeing 737 MAX , crash

Investigators believe anti-stall system activated in Ethiopian crash: WSJ

By Reuters,

Investigators looking into a Boeing 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia that killed 157 people have reached a preliminary conclusion that an anti-stall system w...

Boeing 737 , crash , Ethiopia

Pilots transitioned to 737 Max 8 with self-administered online course

By CNN,

Pilots transitioning to the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft from older 737 models were given a short, self-administered online course that made no mention o...

American Airlines , Boeing 737 MAX 8 , FAA , Southwest Airlines

U.S. will not suspend Boeing 737 MAX planes after Ethiopia crash

By Reuters,

The U.S. aviation regulator said on Tuesday it would not ground Boeing Co 737 MAX planes after a crash in Ethiopia that killed 157 people, bucking a t...

boeing , Ethiopian Airlines

Airlines will add new gender options for non-binary passengers

By CNN,

US airline passengers who don't identify as "male" or "female" will soon have more gender options to choose when booking tickets. The new gender ...

non-binary passengers

Storm hits Carolinas and officials warn of potential widespread power outages

By Reuters,

A winter storm brought snowfall and freezing rain to North and South Carolina on Saturday, creating hazardous conditions on roads and threatening to l...

Carolina , Governor Roy Cooper

Argentina’s missing submarine found a year after it vanished with 44 aboard

By CNN,

A missing Argentine naval submarine has been found, a year and a day after it vanished in the South Atlantic with 44 crew members on board, authoritie...

ARA San Juan , Argentine naval submarine , Capt. Gabriel Attis

Indonesia says situation facing crew of doomed Lion Air jet not in flight manual

By Reuters,

Indonesian investigators said on Monday more training was needed for Boeing 737 MAX pilots after discovering the situation believed to have faced the ...

Boeing 737 MAX 8 , Indonesia , Java Sea , U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Leonard returns but Spurs stumble; James leads Cavs rout

By AFP,

Kawhi Leonard made his long-awaited return from injury but could not stop San Antonio from an upset defeat in Dallas on Tuesday as LeBron James led th...

American Airlines Center , Cleveland Cavaliers , Kawhi Leonard , LeBron James , NBA

Rockets explode for 22 three pointers against ‘Wolves

By AFP,

James Harden led a balanced scoring attack with 24 points as the Houston Rockets set a league record for three pointers with a 142-130 win over the Mi...

Houston Rockets , James Harden , Minnesota Timberwolves , NBA

Some airlines board barred passengers after blow to Trump travel ban

By Reuters,

Citizens of seven mainly Muslim countries banned from the United States by President Donald Trump can resume boarding U.S.-bound flights, several majo...

Chaos, anger as Trump order halts some Muslim immigrants

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump's order to restrict people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States sparked confusion and anger on ...

Donald Trump , muslim immigrants , Us anti-immigrants