Delta Crash Adds to Snow Disruptions at Toronto Airport

The crash of a Delta Air Lines jet on Monday afternoon exacerbated travel disruptions at Toronto Pearson International Airport, which was already juggling a slew of flight delays and cancellations caused by major back-to-back snowstorms. Nearly 400 flights had been canceled at Pearson on Monday night, and more than 300 others were delayed at the … Read more

Costa Rica to Receive 200 Deported Migrants From U.S.

Costa Rica announced on Monday that it would receive a flight this week from the United States carrying 200 migrants from Central Asia and India, making it the second nation in Central America to accept deportees from faraway countries who had crossed illegally into the United States. Last week, Panama received three U.S. deportation flights, … Read more

An Invisible Medical Shortage: Oxygen

At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of people in poor nations died literally gasping for breath, even in hospitals. What they lacked was medical oxygen, which is in short supply in much of the world. On Monday, a panel of experts published a comprehensive report on the shortage. Each year, the report noted, … Read more