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Boeing, FAA review wiring on grounded 737 Max jets

[2020-01-07 00:00]

WASHINGTON-Boeing and the US Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, confirmed on Sunday that they are reviewing a wiring problem that could potentially cause a short circuit on the grounded 737 Max jets.

Tributes paid to the hero of Nanjing

[2020-01-07 00:00]

BERLIN-At a corner of a cemetery in the west of Berlin stands the tombstone of John Rabe, an ordinary German businessman who is revered and remembered by the Chinese for helping protect Chinese citizens during the 1937 Nanjing Massacre.

Building collapse rescue ends with 36 dead

[2020-01-07 00:00]

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia-The death toll from the collapse of a six-story building under construction in Cambodia has surged to 36, even as an additional survivor was pulled from the rubble, officials said on Sunday.

Starmer joins Labour leadership race with new vision

[2020-01-07 00:00]

Shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer has said the United Kingdom's Labour Party must "rebuild and fast" following its disastrous performance in December's general election, as he confirmed he will be a candidate to replace Jeremy Corbyn as party leader.

Maduro recognizes Parra as new opposition leader

[2020-01-07 00:00]

CARACAS-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday recognized the newly elected board of directors of the National Assembly, and president of the legislative body, Luis Parra.

Turkish troop presence in Libya growing

[2020-01-07 00:00]

ISTANBUL/TRIPOLI-Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey is "gradually" sending troops to Libya under a deal inked with Libya's United Nations-recognized Government of National Accord, or GNA.

Drunken driver in Italy plows into young German tourists, killing 6

[2020-01-07 00:00]

ROME-A drunken driver speeding on a mountain road plowed into a group of young German tourists in northern Italy on Sunday, killing six people and injuring 11 others, Italian authorities said.

Britain experienced second-hottest, second-wettest decade in 100 years

[2020-01-07 00:00]

The 2010s was the United Kingdom's second-hottest and second-wettest decade in 100 years, according to the Meteorological Office, which is the nation's official weather service and known as the Met Office.

Climate becomes hot issue in Russia

[2020-01-07 00:00]

Russians will celebrate the Orthodox Christmas on Tuesday, but the unseasonably mild weather has left many double checking their calendars and wondering whether the festival is losing something of its traditional winter appeal.

Plane crash fatalities fell by half in 2019

[2020-01-03 00:00]

WASHINGTON-The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes fell by more than 50 percent in 2019 despite a high-profile Boeing 737 Max crash in Ethiopia in March, a Dutch consulting firm said on Wednesday.

Ex-Nissan boss had spare French passport: report

[2020-01-03 00:00]

TOKYO-Japanese authorities allowed ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn to carry a spare French passport in a locked case while out on bail, public broadcaster NHK reported on Thursday, shedding some light on how he managed a dramatic escape to Lebanon.

Netanyahu seeks immunity in graft cases

[2020-01-03 00:00]

JERUSALEM-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday he would ask Parliament to protect him from prosecution in the three graft cases he faces, a politically risky move that could delay criminal proceedings against him for months.

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