the united states troops have been trying to overthrow the dictatorship of general manuel noriega. the pentagon said it s failed in its principle objective to capture noriega and take him to the united states to face drugs charges. the hammer and sickle| was hastily taken away. m its place. the russian flag was hoisted over what is now no longer the soviet union, but the commonwealth of independent states. | day broke slowly over lockerbie, over the cockpit of pan am s maid of the seas, nosedown in the soft earth. you could see what happens when a plane eight storeys high, a football pitch wide falls from 30,000 feet. christmas has returned to albania after a communist ban lasting more than 20 years. thousands went to midnight mass in the town of shkoder where there were anti communist riots ten days ago. this is bbc world news. our main headline this hour: millions of travellers are facing disruption over christmas as the worldwide record surge in omicron cases
explaining their decision, delta air lines warned. in the us, daily omicron cases have risen beyond the peak of the delta wave and hospitals are quickly filling up. despite this, many are still taking the risk to reach their loved ones. i m very scared to be flying, to be honest. i m glad to see everyone looks pretty masked up. ijust hope people on the plane as respectful of those around them. fully vaxxed and boosted and all of that and i said, you know, i m just so glad to be back with people, doing what we do. it kind of feels good. i mean, i m still worried about the variant, omicron, and all that, but at the same time, i m just like you know what? let sjust let s get back to living our lives a little bit. airlines are now calling for reduced quarantine for vaccinated staff, with delta s ceo asking for those experiencing breakthrough infections to isolate five days instead of ten. but in the meantime,
i m very scared to be flying, to be honest. i m glad to see everyone looks pretty masked up. ijust hope people on the plane are respectful of those around them. fully vaxxed and boosted and all of that and i said, you know, i m just so glad to be back with people, doing what we do. it kind of feels good. i mean, i m still worried about the variant, omicron, and all that, but at the same time, i m just like you know what? let sjust let s get back to living our lives a little bit. airlines are now calling for reduced quarantine for vaccinated staff, with delta s ceo asking for those experiencing breakthrough infections to isolate five days instead of ten. but in the meantime, many will still be struggling to make it home for the holidays. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. well, earlier i spoke to dr peter hotez, who s an infectious disease expert at baylor college of medicine. how worried is he at the rapid
the classic christmas joni mitchell song, the music video finally gets released. the world of music s been paying tribute to george michael, who s died from suspected heart failure at the age of 53. he sold well over 100 million albums in a career spanning more than three decades. the united states troops have been trying to overthrow the dictatorship of general manuel noriega. the pentagon said it s failed in its principle objective to capture noriega and take him to the united states to face drugs charges. the hammer and sickle| was hastily taken away. m its place. the russian flag was hoisted over what is now no longer the soviet union, but the commonwealth of independent states. | day broke slowly over lockerbie, over the cockpit of pan am s maid of the seas, nosedown in the soft earth. you could see what happens when a plane eight storeys high, a football pitch wide falls from 30,000 feet.
we ll speak to one of the scientists involved live at the launch site in french guiana. the world of music s been paying tribute to george michael, who s died from suspected heart failure at the age of 53. he sold well over 100 million albums in a career spanning more than three decades. the united states troops have been trying to overthrow the dictatorship of general manuel noriega. the pentagon said it s failed in its principle objective to capture noriega and take him to the united states to face drugs charges. the hammer and sickle| was hastily taken away. m its place. the russian flag was hoisted over what is now no longer the soviet union, but the commonwealth of independent states. | day broke slowly over lockerbie, over the cockpit of pan am s maid of the seas, nosedown in the soft earth. you could see what happens when a plane eight storeys high, a football pitch wide falls from 30,000 feet. christmas has returned to albania after a communist ban