Fatal mix of errors doomed Max flight

JAKARTA - An Indonesian investigation found a Lion Air flight that crashed and killed 189 people a year ago was doomed by a combination of aircraft design flaws, inadequate training and maintenance problems.

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Moscow revives ties with African countries

Russia's first summit with African leaders in the southern resort city of Sochi this week gives Moscow the chance to cultivate neglected ties with the continent, experts said.

Russian forces patrol Syrian-Turkish border

Russian military police have begun to patrol the security zone in northern Syria in accordance with a memorandum of cooperation that Russia signed with Turkey, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

Girls to embrace science as weapon against FGM

A Kenyan company has joined with a United Nations agency and a research organization to offer a program aimed at inspiring African girls to take up science as part of broader efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation.

DPRK hopes for 'wise' US moves

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea stressed on Thursday that it hoped to see the United States act "wisely" before the end of this year. The message from Pyongyang came despite the DPRK's top leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump continuing to have good relations.

Tiger earns its stripes as a legend in Tasmania

For Australians the Tasmanian tiger holds the same fascination that Scots have for the Loch Ness monster. But unlike Scotland's mythical creature of the deep, the Tasmanian tiger did exist.

China's absence at key space forum lamented

China's absence from an important global space conference was a missed opportunity for collaboration, a US scientist said during the 2019 International Astronautical Congress, or IAC, on Wednesday.

Experts exchange ideas on promoting Zhuhai's city image

The third 21st Century Maritime Silk Road China (Guangdong) International Communication Forum became a valuable platform for the host city to learn from experts how to build up its city image.

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Russia, Turkey clinch deal for patrols

Russia and Turkey reached an agreement on Tuesday to conduct joint patrols in areas of northern Syria that had been held by retreating Syrian Kurdish forces.

Egypt accepts US invitation for dam talks

CAIRO - Egypt said on Tuesday that it had accepted a US invitation to a meeting of foreign ministers over a project for a giant hydropower dam on Ethiopia's Blue Nile that is causing an escalating spat between the two African countries.