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The case stemmed from claims by a Polish airline that Boeing had to compensate it for lost business due to the lengthy MAX grounding after two crashes that killed a total of 346A US jury found Friday that aerospace giant Boeing was not liable for lost revenue in a lawsuit involving its 737 MAX jets, which were grounded for 20 months following two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.Polish airline LOT had accused Boeing of fraud and sued for $250 million in lost income after the company’s alleged “purposeful and negligent false representations and omissions concerning the 737 MAX aircraft,”…
Moment SpaceX rocket explodes in the Indian Ocean after splashdownElon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully launched its Starship V3 rocket, which landed in a planned fiery explosion on Friday.3 hrs agoUS & Canada
Trump didn’t specify why it was an ‘important period’ although it comes as talks to end the Middle East war appear to be reaching a crunch point US President Donald Trump confirmed Friday he would miss his son’s wedding, insisting he had to stay in Washington because of “circumstances pertaining to government.” Trump had said a day earlier that the Iran war made it “bad timing” for him to attend Donald Trump Jr’s wedding to Bettina Anderson in the Bahamas this weekend. “While I very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr., and the newest member of the…
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for authorities to “spare no effort” in treating the injured and conducting search and rescue operationsA gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 90 people, state media reported on Saturday, the country’s biggest mining disaster in 17 years.A total of 247 workers were underground at the time of the blast, which occurred at 7:29 pm (11:29 GMT) on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province, according to state news agency Xinhua.A total of 345 emergency personnel were dispatched to the site, with rescuers earlier searching “intensively” for…
More than 40,000 people have been evacuated after a toxic chemical started to leak from a tank at an aerospace manufacturing facility in the US.The tank in southern California contains an estimated 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, a highly volatile and flammable substance used in the production of plastic. The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) issued initial evacuation orders for the area surrounding the Garden Grove facility on Thursday afternoon, after reports of a tank temperature increase.The evacuation zone has been expanded and the cause of the leak is being investigated.In a press conference on Friday afternoon, OCFA Chief Craig…
Pounding rain and strong winds did not stop more than 5,000 spectators from turning up at a football stadium in Suwon, just south of Seoul, on Wednesday night.Wrapped in raincoats, they cheered and booed, their screams sweeping across the stands as a rare match unfolded on the pitch: North Korea vs South Korea.But there was something more unusual. Hundreds of South Koreans appeared to be cheering with loud cries of “Naegohyang”, the name of the visiting North Korean club. They had been brought together by local NGOs who did wanted them to cheer both sides. The North Koreans’ participation was…
Rubio began his four-day, four-city tour in Kolkata where the top US diplomat toured the headquarters of the late Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of CharityUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio started his first visit to India on Saturday, looking to restore ties with a usually like-minded partner a week after Washington’s warm summit with China.Rubio began his four-day, four-city tour in the eastern metropolis of Kolkata where the top US diplomat, a devout Catholic, will tour the headquarters of the late Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity.Rubio will then fly to New Delhi where he will meet later Saturday with Prime Minister…
From ihram and unscented essentials to documents, heat-and-crowd items and a final health check, here’s a practical guide to what UAE pilgrims should put in the bagFor UAE pilgrims already registered and approved through the General Authority of Islamic Affairs, Endowments and Zakat, the final days before travelling for Hajj come down to one practical task — packing the bag.The first thing for pilgrims to do is start with ihram — the sacred spiritual state and specific attire every pilgrim must enter before performing Hajj. For men, this means carrying two white garments, ideally with a spare set, as they…
Pro-Palestinian activists who were deported after their Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted in international waters by Israeli forces have alleged they were subjected to abuse while held in detention.Canada said it had received information detailing “appalling abuse” of its citizens, while Germany and Spain confirmed that a number of their citizens had injuries.The flotilla’s organisers alleged there were “at least 15 cases of sexual assaults” while other people who were detained said they were beaten and mistreated.The BBC has not been able to independently verify the allegations. Israel’s prison service has dismissed them as false, saying all detainees were “held…
“I saw the burial team taking eight of them,” recalls Ebola survivor Patrick Faley. “They put them into a bag and carried them to the burial. I made new friends although they ended up dying. I was the only person that was left there.”This week’s scenes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where medics are scrambling to respond to an outbreak of Ebola, have brought back haunting memories for those who have lived through similar crises.A decade ago Faley found himself on the front line of a similar situation in West Africa – the worst recorded outbreak of the disease,…