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Boeing to lay off 10% of workers in civil aviation
AFP, Published on 23/04/2020
» NEW YORK: Boeing plans to reduce the workforce in its civil aviation unit by 10 percent to cut costs as the coronavirus causes a crisis for airlines, two sources familiar with the matter told AFP.
Boeing extends factory shutdown in Washington state
AFP, Published on 06/04/2020
» WASHINGTON: Boeing has said it will indefinitely extend a shutdown at its factories in Washington state because of the coronavirus pandemic.
MH17 murder trial starts with calls for justice
AFP, Published on 09/03/2020
» BADHOEVEDORP (NETHERLANDS) - Four men accused of murder over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 went on trial in the Netherlands on Monday, with families of the 298 victims calling for justice.
Coronavirus triggers work-from-home trend in Seattle
AFP, Published on 06/03/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - Tech firms in Seattle, a new focal point for the coronavirus epidemic, were telling employees this week to take advantage of technology to work remotely in an effort to contain the outbreak.
EU pledges financial, border assistance to Greece over migrant surge
AFP, Published on 04/03/2020
» KASTANIES (GREECE) - EU chiefs on Tuesday pledged millions of euros of financial assistance to Greece to help tackle the migration surge from neighbouring Turkey, warning against those wishing to "test Europe's unity".
US to hike tariffs on Airbus planes
AFP, Published on 15/02/2020
» WASHINGTON: The United States is increasing tariffs on Airbus planes imported from Europe to 15% beginning March 18, authorities announced on Friday.
Stowaway child found dead in plane at Paris airport
AFP, Published on 09/01/2020
» PARIS - A child stowaway was found dead Wednesday in the undercarriage of a plane at a Paris airport, officials said, having probably frozen to death or asphyxiated on the flight from Ivory Coast.
Hong Kong political novices thrust into office on Beijing backlash
AFP, Published on 24/12/2019
» HONG KONG: A colourful cast of political novices who won Hong Kong's local elections are attending cramming courses and trading tips on how to take the fight to the city's pro-Beijing establishment in their own neighbourhoods.
Panda Bei Bei says bye bye to US, heads 'home' to China
AFP, Published on 20/11/2019
» WASHINGTON - The US-born giant panda Bei Bei on Tuesday left the only home he has known at the National Zoo in Washington for a 16-hour flight back to China as part of its research and breeding programme.
China warns it won't tolerate dissent in Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 01/11/2019
» BEIJING: China warned on Friday it would not tolerate any challenge to Hong Kong's governing system, as it laid out plans to boost patriotism in the city and change how its leader is chosen or removed after months of pro-democracy protests.