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How airlines are responding to Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 engine failure
Reuters, Published on 05/09/2024
» Several airlines are carrying out precautionary inspections on their Airbus A350 fleets after Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific found 15 planes that needed fuel line repairs following the in-flight failure of an engine part on Monday.
Danish police detain activist Greta Thunberg during Gaza war protest
Reuters, Published on 04/09/2024
» COPENHAGEN - Danish police on Wednesday apprehended activist Greta Thunberg at a Copenhagen protest against the war in Gaza, a spokesperson for the student group organising the demonstration said.
Thousands of Rohingya flee to Bangladesh from Myanmar violence
Reuters, Published on 04/09/2024
» DHAKA - Around 8,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh in recent months, escaping escalating violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state, according to Bangladeshi officials.
Russia launches air attacks on Ukraine, over 50 killed
Reuters, Published on 04/09/2024
» KYIV/LVIV - Russia launched missiles and drones on Kyiv and the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, not far from the border with Nato-member Poland, Ukraine's military said on Wednesday.
New Zealand nearly triples levy on international tourists
Reuters, Published on 03/09/2024
» WELLINGTON - New Zealand will nearly triple entry fees for tourists, the government said on Tuesday, spurring criticism from the key tourism sector the higher levy will deter visitors.
US soldiers assaulted in Turkey: 'Yankee, go home!'
Reuters, Published on 03/09/2024
» ANKARA - A nationalist Turkish youth group on Monday physically assaulted two American soldiers in western Turkey, the US Embassy in Turkey and the local governor's office said, adding that 15 assailants had been detained over the incident.
Myanmar junta announces census for promised 2025 elections
Reuters, Published on 02/09/2024
» Myanmar's military government will conduct a nationwide population and household census in October, state media said on Monday, paving the way for a promised general election next year amid raging conflict across swathes of the country.
Thousands of Australians without power as heavy rain, winds lash Tasmania
Reuters, Published on 01/09/2024
» SYDNEY: Tens of thousands of people in Australia's Tasmania state were without power on Sunday after a cold front brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood warnings.
Frustration deepens two years after UN report on China abuses
Reuters, Published on 31/08/2024
» GENEVA - Human-rights groups and the United Nations (UN) are using Saturday's two-year anniversary of a landmark UN report to call for action on the document which said that China may have committed crimes against humanity in the Xinjiang region.
Typhoon Shanshan slams Japan, killing 3
Reuters, Published on 29/08/2024
» TOKYO - At least three people were killed in southwestern Japan on Thursday as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall in Kagoshima prefecture, bringing heavy rain and very strong winds as well as snarling air traffic and knocking out power to over a quarter million households.