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Putin slams MH17 probe in meeting with Malaysia's Anwar
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/05/2025
» MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised a United Nations probe that found his country culpable for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which killed all 298 passengers and crew in 2014.
UN aviation body rules Russia downed Malaysian airliner
Reuters, Published on 13/05/2025
» The UN aviation council on Monday ruled that Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine that killed all 298 passengers and crew, including 196 Dutch citizens and 38 Australian citizens or residents, the Dutch and Australian governments said in separate statements.
Hong Kong airport incident probe finds crew error caused runway closure in 2021
South China Morning Post, Published on 18/04/2025
» A probe into an incident involving an arriving Siberia Airlines cargo plane that disrupted runway operations at Hong Kong International Airport for 90 minutes in 2021 has found that the incident was caused by the crew's lack of knowledge of an unopened paved area, which they mistook for the assigned runway exit.
Korea tightens rules for lithium batteries on planes
Reuters, Published on 01/03/2025
» SEOUL - South Korea has tightened rules on carrying lithium batteries on planes, highlighting a growing risk to flights worldwide from the batteries used in everything from mobile phones to e-cigarettes which can malfunction to produce smoke, fire or extreme heat.
Power bank warning for passengers after aircraft fire
South China Morning Post, Published on 31/01/2025
» HONG KONG — Airline passengers should ensure their power banks are in good condition and from reputable brands before boarding flights, experts have warned, after a charging device was suspected to have caused a fire on board an aircraft preparing for departure from South Korea to Hong Kong.
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.
Australia, Netherlands start legal action against Russia for downing of MH17
Reuters, Published on 14/03/2022
» SYDNEY: Australia and the Netherlands said they had begun joint legal action against Russia at the International Civil Aviation Organisation over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 eight years ago.
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.
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.
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.