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Canada OKs return of Boeing 737 Max aircraft

US regulators order new fix for grounded Boeing Max planes

12:09 am June 25, 2020

Washington DC: US safety officials will require all Boeing 737 Max airliners to be inspected for a manufacturing defect on engine coverings that they say could lead to loss of power during flights. Inspections and repairs, if needed, will be required before the grounded planes are allowed to fly again, according to a notice posted Wednesday by […]

Thousands of Americans gather across country to remember Floyd after memorial

3:16 pm June 5, 2020

Washington: Thousands of Americans carrying placards reading black lives matter and raising slogans such as no justice, no peace took to the streets in many US cities, demonstrating peacefully against the killing of unarmed African-American George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis on May 25. The 46-year-old victim, a native of Houston, was […]

Violent protests engulf US, thousands arrested and nearly 40 cities under curfew

3:52 pm June 1, 2020

Washington: The US remained a tinderbox of anger and emotion as violent protests erupted for a sixth day across the country over the custodial killing of African-American George Floyd, resulting in the death of at least five people, the arrest of thousands and placing of curfew in nearly 40 cities, while forcing President Donald Trump […]

Coronavirus deaths surge past 13,000 as one billion confined to homes

3:21 pm March 22, 2020

Rome: Nearly one billion people around the world were confined to their homes on Sunday, as the coronavirus death toll crossed 13,000 and factories were shut in worst-hit Italy after another single-day fatalities record. The raging pandemic has forced lockdowns in 35 countries across the globe, disrupting lives, travel and businesses as governments scramble to […]

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

Trump says US on top as outbreak shuts largest cities

3:01 pm March 21, 2020

New York: New York and Illinois followed California Friday in locking down to stem the coronavirus pandemic as President Donald Trump declared the United States was already “winning” the war despite a rapid rise in confirmed cases and deaths. Malaysia to deploy army to enforce virus restrictions The move effectively seals off America’s largest cities […]