South Korea ordered on Monday a “comprehensive inspection” of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country’s carriers, after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames, killing 179 people on board. US air safety officials and staff from the beleaguered aircraft maker Boeing were arriving to join investigators probing the worst air disaster on South Korean soil, which …
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US President Joe Biden announced $2.5 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine on Monday as he uses his final weeks in office to surge military aid to Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes power. “At my direction, the United States will continue to work relentlessly to strengthen Ukraine’s position in this war over the remainder of my time in …
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The death toll from a road accident in southern Ethiopia has risen to at least 71 after a vehicle carrying a wedding party veered into a river, a local official said. The truck careered into the water at around 5:30 pm local time on Sunday some 300 kilometres south of capital Addis Ababa in Sidama state. The Sidama Police Commission …
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Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong on January 1, 2024. — Reuters It is a universal truth that not all countries of the world celebrate New Year at the same time due to the time difference across the globe. However, some countries do count down the seconds until the New Y “ear begins at …
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The head of the United Nations’ World Health Organization (WHO) called Monday for the immediate release of Hussam Abu Safia, director of the war-torn Gaza Strip’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, who is being held by Israel’s military following a major raid on the facility. The Friday-Saturday assault on Kamal Adwan in Beit Lahia left northern Gaza’s last major health facility out …
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A collage of President-elect Donald Trump (left) and E Jean Carroll. — Reuters/File Federal appeals court upholds $5 million verdict. Trump found liable for sexually abusing columnist. May 2023 verdict stemmed from incident around 1996. NEW YORK: A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a $5 million verdict that E Jean Carroll won against Donald Trump when a jury found the US …
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A man exhales smoke from an electronic cigarette in Washington, DC. — AFP/File BRUSSLES: Wildly popular with young people for their dizzying array of flavours, including apple, watermelon and cola, the time is up for disposable e-cigarettes in Belgium — the first EU country to ban them. From January 1, it will be forbidden to sell single-use vapes in Belgium, a …
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A Jeju Air flight. — Facebook/ @jejuairmalaysia/ File SEOUL: A Jeju Air flight from Seoul on Monday was forced to return after encountering a landing gear problem, the airline said, a day after South Korea’s most deadly plane crash. The Boeing 737-800 involved in the latest incident was the same model as the Jeju Air plane that crashed on Sunday …
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter delivers a lecture on the eradication of the Guinea worm, at the House of Lords in London, Britain February 3, 2016. The earnest Georgia peanut farmer who served as the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, passed away at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday at the age of 100. In recent …
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Firefighters carry out extinguishing operations on an aircraft which drove off runway at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla, South Korea on December 29, 2024. — Reuters SEOUL: As South Korea observes seven days of national mourning the investigators are probing the Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash which killed 179 passengers and crew members apart from the two flight …
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