PARIS: Europe is set to lift its flight ban on the Boeing 737 MAX passenger jetliner in January after US regulators last week ended a 20-month grounding triggered by two fatal crashes. The head of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said in remarks aired on Saturday (Nov […]
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BEIJING: Leaders of the 20 biggest economies on Saturday (Nov 21) vowed to ensure a fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, drugs and tests around the world and do what was needed to support poorer countries struggling to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. “We will spare no effort to ensure their […]
BANGKOK: Thousands of people joined a protest led by high school students in Bangkok today to call for education reforms as well as the demands of a broader movement pushing to remove the government and curb the powers of the monarchy. It was the first major protest since Prime Minister […]
MELBOURNE: Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said today that the findings of a report that the country’s special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan were “disturbing and distressing”. The report, published on Thursday after an inquiry into the conduct of special forces personnel in Afghanistan between […]
WASHINGTON: The uneasy balance between the wildfire-like spread of the coronavirus in the United States and an economy that remains largely open may be tested in coming weeks if face mask mandates and other lighter-touch measures fail to control the crisis. U.S. infections of COVID-19 are growing by more than […]
TAIPEI: The US and Taiwan are stepping up cooperation in a newly created economic dialogue, in another move from the outgoing Trump administration to increase official exchanges with the self-ruled island. The two sides signed a five-year agreement establishing the US-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue, which is meant to be […]
WASHINGTON: Washington is poised to designate four more Chinese companies as backed by the Chinese military, sources said, curbing their access to US investors as the Trump administration seeks to cement its hawkish China legacy in its waning days. The designations, which have not been previously reported, could be released […]
MONTEVIDEO: Midfielder Arthur returned to the Brazil side and got the goal that set them on their way to a 2-0 win over Uruguay yesterday but the Juventus player said four wins out of four do not mean Brazil can rest on their laurels. Arthur’s first half goal was fortunate […]
SYDNEY : National Australia Bank (NAB) said today it had temporarily closed all its branches and attached offices due to a “physical security threat”, but did not give further details. Australia’s second-biggest lender said it was working with police and is inspecting all of its branches and commercial offices to […]
BANGKOK : Thai democracy protesters are set to return to the streets of Bangkok today a day after six of their number were shot with live rounds, as lawmakers prepared to vote on possible constitutional reforms. A day earlier, in the most violent clashes since the pro-democracy movement kicked off […]