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UAE to validate any Boeing MAX fix before lifting airspace ban
- April 03, 2019
Similar to the October Lion Air Crash in Indonesia, the pilot of the plane in Ethiopia sent a distress call shortly after takeoff. Unlike the Lion Air crew, who were flying at a time when pilots had been told little about the MCAS software, the Ethiopian crew used switches to turn the automatic system off but it later re-engaged, people familiar with the matter said. (more...)
- April 03, 2019
Similar to the October Lion Air Crash in Indonesia, the pilot of the plane in Ethiopia sent a distress call shortly after takeoff. Unlike the Lion Air crew, who were flying at a time when pilots had been told little about the MCAS software, the Ethiopian crew used switches to turn the automatic system off but it later re-engaged, people familiar with the matter said. (more...)
Pakistan concerned as debris of satellite destroyed by India endanger space station
- April 03, 2019
That includes about 10,000 pieces of space debris , of which almost 3,000 were created by a single event: a Chinese anti-satellite test in 2007 at 530 miles from the surface. "India stands tall as a space power!" The Indian Foreign Ministry initially defended its antisatellite test last week, saying in a statement , "Whatever debris that is generated will decay and fall back onto the Earth within weeks". (more...)
- April 03, 2019
That includes about 10,000 pieces of space debris , of which almost 3,000 were created by a single event: a Chinese anti-satellite test in 2007 at 530 miles from the surface. "India stands tall as a space power!" The Indian Foreign Ministry initially defended its antisatellite test last week, saying in a statement , "Whatever debris that is generated will decay and fall back onto the Earth within weeks". (more...)
Chicago elects 1st black female and 1st openly gay mayor
- April 03, 2019
Lightfoot, 56, who had served as an assistant USA attorney before entering private practice, emerged as the surprising leader in the first round of voting in February when 14 candidates were on the ballot. That path will have major challenges. The new mayor will take over a city that faces massive financial problems. Despite the barbs on the campaign trail, the two advanced similar ideas to boost the city's deeply troubled finances, which include an estimated $250 million budget deficit ... (more...)
- April 03, 2019
Lightfoot, 56, who had served as an assistant USA attorney before entering private practice, emerged as the surprising leader in the first round of voting in February when 14 candidates were on the ballot. That path will have major challenges. The new mayor will take over a city that faces massive financial problems. Despite the barbs on the campaign trail, the two advanced similar ideas to boost the city's deeply troubled finances, which include an estimated $250 million budget deficit ... (more...)
Trump steps back from threat to close southern border
- April 03, 2019
The United States gets almost 90% of its avocado imports from Mexico, and one of America's biggest suppliers, Mission Produce, has warned that the USA could run out of the trendy toast-topper in just three weeks. Wait times at the border crossing at Brownsville, Texas, reached 180 minutes Monday, twice the peak a year ago, officials said. "This is a reality". (more...)
- April 03, 2019
The United States gets almost 90% of its avocado imports from Mexico, and one of America's biggest suppliers, Mission Produce, has warned that the USA could run out of the trendy toast-topper in just three weeks. Wait times at the border crossing at Brownsville, Texas, reached 180 minutes Monday, twice the peak a year ago, officials said. "This is a reality". (more...)
Algeria's Bouteflika to resign before mandate ends April 28
- April 03, 2019
Bouteflika will be making further important decisions after he has named the new government, which is mainly composed of non-political parties, a statement issued by the President of the Republic said. But "all the members of the government" must go as well and then "the people should be allowed to vote freely to elect a new president". Hundreds of Algerians took to the streets of capital Algiers after Bouteflika's resignation, waving Algerian flags or driving in convoys through the ... (more...)
- April 03, 2019
Bouteflika will be making further important decisions after he has named the new government, which is mainly composed of non-political parties, a statement issued by the President of the Republic said. But "all the members of the government" must go as well and then "the people should be allowed to vote freely to elect a new president". Hundreds of Algerians took to the streets of capital Algiers after Bouteflika's resignation, waving Algerian flags or driving in convoys through the ... (more...)
Woman with Chinese passports, malware arrested at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort
- April 03, 2019
Ivanovich said she became argumentative, so she was taken to the local Secret Service office for questioning. While Zhang's story of attending an event that was not on the club schedule raised suspicions, the Miami Herald reported that there might have been substance to it. (more...)
- April 03, 2019
Ivanovich said she became argumentative, so she was taken to the local Secret Service office for questioning. While Zhang's story of attending an event that was not on the club schedule raised suspicions, the Miami Herald reported that there might have been substance to it. (more...)
Venezuela's Maduro replaces electricity minister amid blackouts
- April 03, 2019
The opposition party claimed that the government put little investment into Venezuela's national grid and continuously failed to fix it. Communication Minister Jorge Rodriguez said that while the network is being repaired, employees in the private and public sectors would end work at 2 p.m. (more...)
- April 03, 2019
The opposition party claimed that the government put little investment into Venezuela's national grid and continuously failed to fix it. Communication Minister Jorge Rodriguez said that while the network is being repaired, employees in the private and public sectors would end work at 2 p.m. (more...)
Jody Wilson-Raybould kicked out of Liberal caucus
- April 03, 2019
Montreal MP Mendes, who was right that an MP should be punted once they lose confidence in the government, however, offered an entirely weird assessment of Wilson-Raybould's recording. I started paying more attention and honestly what I see happening here - I listened to the tape and I read as much as I can on (the SNC-Lavalin scandal). (more...)
- April 03, 2019
Montreal MP Mendes, who was right that an MP should be punted once they lose confidence in the government, however, offered an entirely weird assessment of Wilson-Raybould's recording. I started paying more attention and honestly what I see happening here - I listened to the tape and I read as much as I can on (the SNC-Lavalin scandal). (more...)
Donald Trump, Again, Falsely Claims His Father Was Born In Germany
- April 03, 2019
The U.S. leader said that he had "great respect" for German leader Angela Merkel , despite being disappointed that her country was not contributing more to the military alliance. Friedrich Trump was expelled from Germany in 1905, apparently because he had emigrated illegally. Trump later abandoned the claim. The U.S. (more...)
- April 03, 2019
The U.S. leader said that he had "great respect" for German leader Angela Merkel , despite being disappointed that her country was not contributing more to the military alliance. Friedrich Trump was expelled from Germany in 1905, apparently because he had emigrated illegally. Trump later abandoned the claim. The U.S. (more...)
ALGERIA: Tycoon Ali Haddad 'arrested at Tunisia border'
- April 03, 2019
The chief of staff cited Article 102 of the constitution, under which a president can be removed if found unfit to rule. State television reported that armed forces chief Ahmed Gaid Salah, who has called for Bouteflika to step down, remained as deputy defence minister. (more...)
- April 03, 2019
The chief of staff cited Article 102 of the constitution, under which a president can be removed if found unfit to rule. State television reported that armed forces chief Ahmed Gaid Salah, who has called for Bouteflika to step down, remained as deputy defence minister. (more...)
French, Irish leaders urge May to table alternative Brexit plan
- April 03, 2019
For his part, Varadkar said European leaders need to be open to any credible proposals that Britain's Theresa May puts forward to break the Brexit deadlock at an emergency summit next week. "There is still time for the prime minister to come to the European Council with proposals, proposals that are credible and have a clear pathway to success", said Varadkar. (more...)
- April 03, 2019
For his part, Varadkar said European leaders need to be open to any credible proposals that Britain's Theresa May puts forward to break the Brexit deadlock at an emergency summit next week. "There is still time for the prime minister to come to the European Council with proposals, proposals that are credible and have a clear pathway to success", said Varadkar. (more...)
Vietnamese woman jailed for killing Kim Jong-un's brother
- April 03, 2019
Doan, who sat in the dock dressed in a traditional maroon Malay dress and a cream cardigan and headscarf, pleaded guilty on Monday to "voluntarily causing hurt by unsafe weapons or means". Malaysian authorities disagreed. During the police investigation and through most of the trial, police and prosecutors were adamant that both women knew what they were doing. (more...)
- April 03, 2019
Doan, who sat in the dock dressed in a traditional maroon Malay dress and a cream cardigan and headscarf, pleaded guilty on Monday to "voluntarily causing hurt by unsafe weapons or means". Malaysian authorities disagreed. During the police investigation and through most of the trial, police and prosecutors were adamant that both women knew what they were doing. (more...)
Ukraine election: Poroshenko attacks Zelensky before runoff
- April 03, 2019
Which of them is standing a fair chance for success in the second round? Zelenskiy is said to have been backed financially by the oligarch Ihor Kolomoyskyi and has admitted that he enjoys a "working" relationship with the billionaire. Kolomoisky has lived overseas since clashing with Poroshenko over Ukraine's largest bank, which he used to own but confiscated by the state under a clean-up banking system move suggested by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). (more...)
- April 03, 2019
Which of them is standing a fair chance for success in the second round? Zelenskiy is said to have been backed financially by the oligarch Ihor Kolomoyskyi and has admitted that he enjoys a "working" relationship with the billionaire. Kolomoisky has lived overseas since clashing with Poroshenko over Ukraine's largest bank, which he used to own but confiscated by the state under a clean-up banking system move suggested by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). (more...)
Bernie Sanders raises $18.2 million in presidential campaign’s first quarter
- April 03, 2019
The real story seems to be South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg , who has far surpassed expectations for a virtually unknown candidate, raising $7 million in just his first few weeks on the trail, making him easily a second tier candidate - after Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden , who has yet to officially enter the race, but in front of several candidates who expected big bases of support, like Sen. (more...)
- April 03, 2019
The real story seems to be South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg , who has far surpassed expectations for a virtually unknown candidate, raising $7 million in just his first few weeks on the trail, making him easily a second tier candidate - after Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden , who has yet to officially enter the race, but in front of several candidates who expected big bases of support, like Sen. (more...)
Nepal storm kills 25, injures hundreds
- April 03, 2019
Meanwhile, the people who were injured in the calamity have been safely shifted to the hospital. Villagers salvaged what they could from what was left of their homes in Bharwalia village, where most people live in huts made of mud and bricks with straw and stone roofs. (more...)
- April 03, 2019
Meanwhile, the people who were injured in the calamity have been safely shifted to the hospital. Villagers salvaged what they could from what was left of their homes in Bharwalia village, where most people live in huts made of mud and bricks with straw and stone roofs. (more...)
Zuckerberg-approved news may soon have its own tab on Facebook
- April 03, 2019
He told Döpfner that Facebook didn't want to "build this in a vacuum". "Here in the European Union for the upcoming elections we are bringing the full battery of all of the strategies and tools that worked very well in a lot of important elections so far so I've a lot of confidence", Zuckerberg said during a trip to Dublin, home to Facebook's worldwide headquarters. (more...)
- April 03, 2019
He told Döpfner that Facebook didn't want to "build this in a vacuum". "Here in the European Union for the upcoming elections we are bringing the full battery of all of the strategies and tools that worked very well in a lot of important elections so far so I've a lot of confidence", Zuckerberg said during a trip to Dublin, home to Facebook's worldwide headquarters. (more...)
MPs may force Theresa May to ask for longer Brexit delay
- April 03, 2019
Former cabinet minister and europhile Conservative MP Ken Clarke , whose proposal for a customs union was defeated by just three votes , admonished his colleagues for their stubborn refusal to compromise. Holding a second referendum and a customs union with the EU received the most support. As London politics continue to churn, the European Union has concluded its contingency planning for a no-deal outcome. (more...)
- April 03, 2019
Former cabinet minister and europhile Conservative MP Ken Clarke , whose proposal for a customs union was defeated by just three votes , admonished his colleagues for their stubborn refusal to compromise. Holding a second referendum and a customs union with the EU received the most support. As London politics continue to churn, the European Union has concluded its contingency planning for a no-deal outcome. (more...)
Japan says name for new era of Naruhito will be 'Reiwa'
- April 03, 2019
The name of the era of Japan's soon-to-be-emperor Naruhito will be 'Reiwa , ' or ordering harmony, the government announced on Monday. The characters were taken from the Manyoshu , an ancient collection of Japanese poetry , in a break with the tradition of selections from ancient Chinese texts. (more...)
- April 03, 2019
The name of the era of Japan's soon-to-be-emperor Naruhito will be 'Reiwa , ' or ordering harmony, the government announced on Monday. The characters were taken from the Manyoshu , an ancient collection of Japanese poetry , in a break with the tradition of selections from ancient Chinese texts. (more...)
Suspect in student's death not at hearing
- April 03, 2019
Samantha is then seen getting into a black Chevrolet Impala sedan she thought was her Uber . Ms Josephson's body was discovered with wounds to her head, neck, face, upper body, leg and foot, according to arrest warrants. Rowland is charged with kidnapping and murder, Holbrook said. He is being held in jail in Columbia . It wasn't known if he had a lawyer. The judge allowed Josephson's mother to speak, The State newspaper reported . (more...)
- April 03, 2019
Samantha is then seen getting into a black Chevrolet Impala sedan she thought was her Uber . Ms Josephson's body was discovered with wounds to her head, neck, face, upper body, leg and foot, according to arrest warrants. Rowland is charged with kidnapping and murder, Holbrook said. He is being held in jail in Columbia . It wasn't known if he had a lawyer. The judge allowed Josephson's mother to speak, The State newspaper reported . (more...)
Disaster Bill Sidetracked in Senate in Fight Over Puerto Rico Aid
- April 03, 2019
The White House spokesperson continued attacking Puerto Rico's leadership, saying the governor was casting blame on others for "not having a good grid and not having a good system in that country". "And it's the only bill on the table that could earn a presidential signature in time to deliver urgent relief on the nutrition assistance in Puerto Rico ". (more...)
- April 03, 2019
The White House spokesperson continued attacking Puerto Rico's leadership, saying the governor was casting blame on others for "not having a good grid and not having a good system in that country". "And it's the only bill on the table that could earn a presidential signature in time to deliver urgent relief on the nutrition assistance in Puerto Rico ". (more...)
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