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NATO pushes to keep ammo flowing to Ukraine
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» BRUSSELS: Ukraine's Western backers focused at a meeting on Tuesday on keeping ammunition and arms flowing to the war-torn nation, as Kyiv presses for fighter jets to push Russia back.
Staff shortages dent Hong Kong air hub hopes
AFP, Published on 18/01/2023
» HONG KONG: Regional airlines are struggling to ramp up flights to Hong Kong because of staff shortages at the airport, slowing the city's plan to recapture its travel hub status, industry insiders have told AFP.
Lufthansa says it has 'left pandemic behind'
AFP, Published on 27/10/2022
» FRANKFURT: The German airline giant Lufthansa said Thursday it had "left the pandemic behind" as it reported a robust third-quarter net profit, and predicted strong demand in the months ahead.
Security key to military-led Kabul airlift
AFP, Published on 18/08/2021
» PARIS: The military airlift of thousands of people fleeing the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is posing a massive challenge to international forces, heavily dependent on securing Kabul airport and access from surrounding areas, experts say.
US companies weigh price hikes as material costs rise
AFP, Published on 06/05/2018
» NEW YORK: Higher costs for oil, industrial metals and other materials have emerged as a headwind during US earnings season, amplifying inflation worries at the same time the labor market is tightening.
Russia declares three-hour daily ceasefire in Aleppo
AFP, Published on 11/08/2016
» MOSCOW - Russia's defence ministry said it would hold fire around Syria's ravaged city of Aleppo for three hours each day to allow humanitarian aid in, an initiative the UN said is insufficient to meet the city's needs.
Obama cancels withdrawal of US troops in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 06/07/2016
» WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that 8,400 US troops will remain in Afghanistan into 2017 in light of the still "precarious" security situation in the war-ravaged country.
France faces fresh strikes as nuclear workers join protest
AFP, Published on 26/05/2016
» PARIS - France faced fresh strikes Thursday after nuclear power station workers voted to join gathering protests against labour law reforms that have forced the country to dip into strategic fuel reserves due to refinery blockades.
China blast zone is a hub for local, foreign firms
AFP, Published on 13/08/2015
» BEIJING - Thousands of burned-out cars lie in neat rows alongside mountains of crushed shipping containers, the smouldering frontline to enormous explosions that paralysed one of China's most important ports and industrial zones.
US allows Amazon to test drones
AFP, Published on 20/03/2015
» WASHINGTON - US aviation officials announced Thursday they will allow online giant Amazon to carry out testing for its drone program which could be used for quick deliveries.