Day: July 10, 2019

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Centre floats RFP for Light House Projects

10:42 pm July 10, 2019

New Delhi: The Centre has floated Requests for Proposal (RFP) for Light House Projects (LHPs) at six sites under the Global Housing Technology Challenge-India (GHTC-India). According to the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, these LHPs will be constructed at Indore, Rajkot, Chennai, Ranchi, Agartala and Lucknow. “A total of 6,368 houses, including associated facilities […]

German governor apologizes for 'little Merkel' comment

Merkel suffers new shaking spell, third in a month

10:39 pm July 10, 2019

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a new trembling spell on Wednesday, the third time in less than a month, which has raised questions over her health. Merkel began shaking involuntarily as national anthems were being played at the reception of Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne, an AFP photographer witnessed. The shaking was visible although […]

Canada OKs return of Boeing 737 Max aircraft

Boeing falls behind Airbus in deliveries as 737 MAX crisis bites

10:35 pm July 10, 2019

New York: Airbus is on track to overtake Boeing in commercial plane deliveries for 2019 after outpacing its US rival at mid-year following the 737 MAX grounding, according to data released Tuesday. Boeing, which has halted deliveries of the top-selling plane since mid-March, reported 239 commercial plane deliveries in 2019 through the year’s midpoint, down […]

British ambassador to US resigns amid email leak row with Trump

10:31 pm July 10, 2019

London: Britain’s ambassador to the US, Sir Kim Darroch, resigned on Wednesday amid an escalating diplomatic row over leaked emails critical of US President Donald Trump’s administration. Darroch, who was the target of personal Twitter attacks as a “very stupid guy” from Trump, said he wanted to put an end to speculation and step down […]

French envoy in Tehran talks for nuclear deal salvage bid

10:26 pm July 10, 2019

Tehran: French President Emmanuel Macron’s top diplomatic advisor on Wednesday held high-level talks in Tehran aimed at saving the 2015 nuclear deal and easing tensions between Iran and the United States. Emmanuel Bonne met Rear-Admiral Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his deputy Abbas […]

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