India has put vaccine distribution to other countries on hold as the country battles the world’s fastest-growing Covid-19 surge. The delay in distribution is hampering the global vaccination effort. Photo illustration: Laura Kammermann
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Travel
Amid Cruise Industry Shutdown Ports Left in Limbo Ask for Bailout
The shutdown of cruise lines during the pandemic has had far-reaching economic consequences for America’s ports. In this video, WSJ reporter Julie Bykowicz visits Port Canaveral’s once-bustling cruise terminal to learn about what’s next for the industr…
Read moreAmid Cruise Industry Shutdown, Ports Left in Limbo Ask for Bailout
The shutdown of cruise lines during the pandemic has had far-reaching economic consequences for America’s ports. In this video, WSJ reporter Julie Bykowicz visits Port Canaveral’s once-bustling cruise terminal to learn about what’s next for the industr…
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Masks and Guns: Pope Francis Visits Iraq for First Covid-Era Trip
For his first international trip during the pandemic, Pope Francis is visiting Iraq as the country struggles with the virus and terrorist attacks. WSJ’s Francis X. Rocca reports from the highly sensitive trip that is fraught with public-health and secu…
Read moreDozens of Boeing 777 Jets Grounded After Engine Failure
The FAA ordered inspections of some Boeing 777s and the plane maker recommended they be grounded, after an engine on a United jet broke apart in flight. WSJ’s Andrew Tangel reports on how Boeing’s quick response contrasts with its handling of past safe…
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Winter Storm Hits Large Swaths of U.S.
A winter storm cut power for millions of Americans this week, causing blackouts and affecting water utilities in a number of states amid record-setting low temperatures. Photo: LM Otero/AP
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China’s New Tactic to Prevent the Spread of Covid-19? Cash and Gifts
To keep people at home during the pandemic, countries have imposed lockdowns or threatened fines. But as the Lunar New Year holiday approaches, WSJ’s Jonathan Cheng explains that China is trying something different: handing out cash and gifts to those …
Read moreTo Fly Again: Show Your Digital Health Passport
Airports in Paris and Singapore as well as airlines including United and JetBlue are experimenting with apps that verify travelers are Covid-free before boarding. WSJ visits an airport in Rome to see how a digital health passport works. Photo credit: A…
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The U.S. Airlines That Performed the Best Through a Difficult 2020
WSJ’s Middle Seat columnist Scott McCartney tallies the data for which airlines performed best and worst in 2020 for things like on-time arrivals, complaints and flight cancellations. Photo: Getty Images
Read moreVirgin vs. Hyperloop TT: The Race to Make Musk’s Moonshot a Reality
Seven years after Elon Musk first challenged innovators to develop a functioning hyperloop system, Richard Branson-backed Virgin Hyperloop and Hyperloop TT are in a race to bring the high-speed transportation technology into the real world. Photo illus…
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