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Russia says downed Ukrainian drones over five regions
AFP, Published on 26/11/2023
» MOSCOW - Russia said Sunday it had downed Ukrainian drones over five regions, including Moscow, as well as two Ukrainian missiles over the Azov Sea, a day after a large-scale Russian drone attack on Kyiv.
Three held over deadly Italy cable car crash
AFP, Published on 26/05/2021
» VERBANIA, Italy: Italian police on Wednesday arrested three managers from the operator of a cable car that crashed into a mountain killing 14 people, accusing them of deliberately disabling the emergency brake.
Five things to watch for on Emmys night
AFP, Published on 19/09/2020
» LOS ANGELES - Hollywood will honor the best in television at the Emmys on Sunday, but the awards show -- like most things in the pandemic-era world -- will look totally different.
US regulators complete test flights on Boeing 737 MAX
AFP, Published on 02/07/2020
» NEW YORK: Air safety regulators successfully completed three days of flight tests on the Boeing 737 MAX, a key step in recertifying the plane, US officials said Wednesday.
Boeing 737 Max could take off Monday for commercial survival
AFP, Published on 29/06/2020
» NEW YORK: Boeing's 737 MAX plane could take its first test flight from Monday, a crucial step for the survival of the company's star model that has been grounded for 14 months.
Indonesia's Garuda says to cancel 49-jet Boeing 737 deal after crashes
AFP, Published on 22/03/2019
» JAKARTA - Indonesia's national carrier Garuda has told Boeing it will cancel a multi-billion-dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets after the model was involved in two fatal crashes.
Boeing rolls out safety feature previously sold as option
AFP, Published on 22/03/2019
» NEW YORK: Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft will be outfitted with a warning light for malfunctions in the anti-stall system suspected in October's fatal crash in Indonesia, an industry source told AFP Thursday, standardizing a feature previously sold as an optional extra.
3 astronauts on Soyuz craft successfully reach ISS
AFP, Published on 15/03/2019
» BAIKONUR (KAZAKHSTAN) - A Russian cosmonaut and two US astronauts arrived Friday at the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, five months after the failed launch of a rocket carrying two of the passengers.
Nigerians await winner of presidential vote after polling problems
AFP, Published on 24/02/2019
» LAGOS - Nigeria on Sunday awaited results from its presidential election as civil society groups warned that disorganisation and violence may have undermined the polls.
Questions for Boeing after Lion Air deadly crash
AFP, Published on 15/11/2018
» WASHINGTON: Questions swirled on Wednesday about how Boeing had failed to tell airlines and pilots about changes to an anti-stall system suspected in last month's fatal crash in Indonesia.