Update: Original: All 379 passengers and crew onboard the Japan Airlines flight that collided with a coastguard plane have survived, according to the Airline. Five coastguard members however, have died in the crash, with only the captain surviving with severe injuries. The coastguard plane was on its way to deliver… Continue reading All 379 people survive Japan Airlines crash; 5 coastguards dead
Taiwan is on high alert as China launches ballistic missiles near its waters while conducting its military drills in response to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit. China, desperate for attention and to calm its nationalists that it gave fan to is taking reactive measures so that it can show that it’s… Continue reading Taiwan on high alert after China launches ballistic missiles
The State Department has issued a “do not travel” advisory for Ukraine as it orders Embassy staff to evacuate from the country. US citizens are urged to get out of the country or not travel to it because Russia’s military action anywhere inside the country would “severely impact” the US… Continue reading DOS issues ‘do not travel’ advisory for Ukraine as embassy staff evacuates
Verizon and AT&T have agreed to the Biden Administration’s request to delay their 5G rollouts set for later this week. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the FAA had made the request over aviation safety concerns. The Industry had warned that 5G signals might interfere with aircraft electronics and could end… Continue reading Verizon and AT&T agree to delay 5G rollout
Indonesia’s Mount Semeru on its Java island has erupted and forced residents to evacuate as the sky was filled with ash. Rescuers have traveled to the residential areas near the volcano, and are helping locals flee. According to a local Indonesian news agency, the huge plumes of ash have blocked… Continue reading Indonesian Mt. Semeru spews ash; forces residents to flee
A woman on a Delta Airlines flight was reportedly caught breastfeeding her shaved cat. An image circulating online shows a message sent through using the Aircraft Reporting System (ACARS). In it, pilots had alerted the ground of what the woman was caught doing. Passenger in 13A is breastfeeding a cat… Continue reading Woman reportedly caught breastfeeding cat on flight
The Omicron variant has driven a sharp increase in COVID cases in South Africa, according to health officials. Over 8,000 new cases were registered in the past 24 hours in South Africa, double than yesterday’s number. The WHO has called the variant to be “of concern” because of its high… Continue reading Omicron spread doubles COVID cases in South Africa
The “highly transmissible” Omicron variant of COVID-19 which is slowly bringing back lockdowns has landed in Canada. Two people who traveled from Nigeria have tested positive for the variant. Nigeria is nowhere near South Africa, and with two positive arriving in Canada from the region certifies that Omicron has possibly… Continue reading Omicron lands in Canada; might secretly be spreading in US
The “highly transmissible” Omicron variant of COVID-19 is slowly bringing back lockdown fears because of its fast spread, and countries reacting in a bid to contain it. The World’s first move was to place travel bans on South Africa and its neighbors where the variant was spreading. Now that it… Continue reading Omicron is slowly bringing back lockdowns
At least 61 passengers have tested positive for COVID-19 on two flights arriving in Netherlands from South Africa. All those who have tested positive have been isolated at a hotel in Amsterdam. It took Dutch authorities hours to test those arriving from South Africa, and out of about 600 passengers,… Continue reading Over 60 people test positive for COVID on two SA-Netherlands flights