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Deal reached for civil aviation to try for net-zero emissions by 2050
AFP, Published on 08/10/2022
» MONTREAL - UN aviation agency members reached an agreement Friday to try to achieve by 2050 net-zero carbon emissions in air travel -- often criticized for its outsized role in climate change.
Putin throws weight behind Belarus strongman
AFP, Published on 28/05/2021
» MOSCOW: Russia on Friday threw its weight behind Belarus's increasingly isolated regime, slamming a European overflight ban as President Vladimir Putin prepared to host strongman Alexander Lukashenko.
Airtime: Flight simulators keep pilots sharp during pandemic
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» PARIS: The coronavirus crisis has clipped the wings of airline pilots but those who have kept their jobs are doing what they can to stay sharp -- using flight simulators when they are not in the few planes in the air.
WHO warns of pressure on Latin American health systems
AFP, Published on 02/06/2020
» RIO DE JANEIRO: Healthcare systems across Latin America risk being overwhelmed by the coronavirus, the World Health Organization has said, as the death toll from the disease in hard-hit Brazil nears 30,000.
UN agency recommends health guidelines for airlines
AFP, Published on 02/06/2020
» MONTREAL: Mask wearing, temperature controls, disinfection of aircraft: the International Civil Aviation Organization on Monday published a series of health recommendations for the pandemic-hit airline industry as it relaunches air travel.
As US pulls back, China builds influence at UN
AFP, Published on 18/04/2020
» UNITED NATIONS: As President Donald Trump announces a halt in World Health Organization funding, accusing it of kowtowing to China over the coronavirus outbreak, Beijing is building on a well-established strategy of leveraging its global standing wherever the US lets go of the wheel.
Taiwan demands apology from WHO chief over virus 'slander'
AFP, Published on 09/04/2020
» TAIPEI: Taiwan demanded an apology from the World Health Organization chief on Thursday after he accused the island's government of leading personal attacks against him and his agency's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Singapore aviation conference pulled over virus scare
AFP, Published on 04/02/2020
» SINGAPORE - A major international aviation conference scheduled on the eve of next week's Singapore Airshow has been cancelled, organisers said Tuesday, hit by the global health scare over China's deadly coronavirus.
Pressure mounts on aviation industry over climate change
AFP, Published on 09/06/2019
» PARIS: Under pressure from frequent flyers alarmed over climate change, the airline industry says it is "hellbent" on reducing emissions — but the technology needed to drastically reduce its carbon footprint is still out of reach.
UN plane to evacuate wounded Yemen rebels ahead of peace talks
AFP, Published on 03/12/2018
» SANAA: Fifty wounded rebels will be evacuated from the Yemeni capital for medical treatment Monday, a Saudi-led military coalition said, as the UN envoy landed in Sanaa ahead of planned peace talks in Sweden.