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Boeing's troubled 737 MAX gets huge vote of confidence from IAG
AFP, Published on 18/06/2019
» LE BOURGET (FRANCE) - US aircraft giant Boeing got a welcome vote of confidence in its beleaguered 737 MAX plane on Tuesday when International Airlines Group, owner of British Airways, said it wanted to by 200 of the planes.
Trump-Xi meeting at G20 raises hope for trade truce
AFP, Published on 18/06/2019
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping said Tuesday they plan to meet next week at the Group of 20 summit in Japan, raising hopes for a truce in an increasingly damaging trade war between the world's top two economies.
Trump says having 'extended meeting' with Xi at G20 summit
AFP, Published on 18/06/2019
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he had a positive phone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and that they will hold an "extended meeting" next week at the G20 summit.
Iran says CIA spy network dismantled as regional tensions ratchet up
AFP, Published on 18/06/2019
» TEHRAN - Iran said Tuesday it had dismantled a US spy network, after Washington announced it would deploy 1,000 more troops to the Middle East and as key powers expressed concerns about regional tensions.
With 'Libra,' Facebook takes on the world of cryptocurrency
AFP, Published on 18/06/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook unveiled plans Tuesday for a new global cryptocurrency called Libra, pledging to bring a stable virtual money that lives on smartphones and brings the "unbanked" billions into the financial system.
Italians bid final farewell to 'maestro' Zeffirelli
AFP, Published on 18/06/2019
» FLORENCE (ITALY) - Thousands of people paid a final homage to Italian film-maker and opera director Franco Zeffirelli at his funeral in Florence's cathedral on Tuesday.
Facebook plans own currency
Associated Press, Published on 18/06/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook already rules daily communication for more than 2 billion people around the world. Now it wants its own currency, too.
Woman hurt after falling into sewer near MRT station
Online Reporters, Published on 18/06/2019
» An office employee was rescued from a three-metre-deep sewer after falling into it while walking on a footpath in front of the MRT Ratchadaphisek subway station in Bangkok on Tuesday morning.
Broker: Gold price poised to rebound
Online Reporters, Published on 18/06/2019
» Gold price is projected to rebound for the first time in three years if it breaks the $1,400 resistance, according to a broker.
State seeks rejig of premium structure
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 18/06/2019
» The government is looking for ways to lower life and health insurance premiums after the prices of medicines, medical supplies and medical services are brought under control.