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Indonesia’s Garuda says to cancel 49-jet Boeing 737 deal after crashes

Indonesia's national carrier Garuda has told Boeing it will cancel a multi-billion-dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
N. Korea pulls out of inter-Korean liaison office: Seoul

North Korea pulled its staff out of an inter-Korean liaison office Friday, Seoul said, weeks after leader Kim Jong Un's…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
Back to the future: cassettes launch comeback tour

The humble cassette -- that tiny little plastic rectangle containing the homemade mixtapes of yesteryear -- is back, joining vinyl…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
Defiance, tears and joy as Christchurch unites

When the prayer memorial ended in Christchurch, Ahmad Khan stood shoulder-to-shoulder with three Maori men in traditional dress as they…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
‘Made by war criminals’: plan for Japanese labels in S. Korea

South Korea's foreign minister has intervened over a provincial proposal to apply stickers to some Japanese-made items in schools as…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
Britain’s Prince Charles heads to Cuba amid US tensions

Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will make the first royal visit to communist-run Cuba on Sunday at a…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
Kamnan Style: Thai ‘godfathers’ resurgent as junta scrambles for seats

Itthipol Khunpleum grabs the mic, bounds onto the stage and flashes a winning smile as he works the crowd gathered…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
Serbian downed US stealth jet, then befriended pilot

Twenty years ago, Zoltan Dani achieved a miraculous military feat: wielding outdated missile equipment, his army unit shot down an…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
Traffic-choked Jakarta battles epic gridlock with new MRT

Jakarta commuter Irnawati can spend up to four hours daily in her car, but now she and millions of others…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
Turkey treads tricky path with China’s Muslim minorities

When Abdulweli Ayup, a Chinese ethnic Uyghur, fled his home in 2015 after he was jailed, he found refuge like…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
Plastic microparticles threaten unique Galapagos fauna

Armed only with gloves and large sacks, park rangers and volunteers are battling the scourge of plastic waste blighting the…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
Death toll in China chemical plant blast jumps to 44

The death toll from a huge explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China surged to 44 on Friday, making…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
After crashes, Boeing rolls out safety feature previously sold as option

Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft will be outfitted with a warning light for malfunctions in the anti-stall system suspected in October's…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
Global box office had record 2018, earning $96.8 bn

The film industry has never been more successful than it was in 2018, when it earned $96.8 billion -- including…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
Nicaragua talks resume after prisoner release deal

Nicaragua's government and opposition delegations resumed stalled peace talks Thursday aimed at ending a deadly 11-month political crisis. The resumption…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
Kiwi women don headscarves in solidarity with Muslim victims

Women in Christchurch wore makeshift hijabs as a statement of peace and solidarity on Friday, a week after a white…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
New Zealand prays, falls silent, a week after mosque massacres

The Muslim call to prayer rang out across New Zealand on Friday followed by two minutes of silence nationwide to…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
Energy giants spent $1bn on climate lobbying, PR since Paris: watchdog

The five largest publicly listed oil and gas majors have spent $1 billion since the 2015 Paris climate deal on…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
Four in 10 Britons worried, angry about Brexit: survey

Around four in 10 British adults have been left feeling powerless, angry or worried by Brexit in the past year,…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
Death toll in China chemical plant blast rises to 12

The death toll from a huge explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China rose to 12 on Friday after…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
Christchurch victim’s widow: the ‘world saw who is the terrorist’

Salwa Mustafa lost a husband and son to a white supremacist gunman in the Al Noor Mosque, but the Syrian…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
When snakes strike, lives shatter

On June 15, 2015, four-year-old Chepchirchir Kiplagat's life changed forever. Bitten by a snake as she slept, she permanently lost…
Published on 22.03.2019 par AFP AFP
US team seeks to provide water, hygiene in cyclone-hit Mozambique

The United States said Thursday it had sent a team to cyclone-hit Mozambique to provide safe drinking water and other…
Published on 21.03.2019 par AFP AFP
Floods threaten Malawi dam: ministry

Heavy rains could cause a dam in southern Malawi to give way if there is no let-up, authorities said Thursday,…
Published on 21.03.2019 par AFP AFP
US team seeks to provide water, hygiene in cyclone-hit Mozambique

The United States said Thursday it had sent a team to cyclone-hit Mozambique to provide safe drinking water and other…
Published on 21.03.2019 par AFP AFP
EU leaders to offer Brexit delay if MPs back May’s deal

EU leaders were poised Thursday to offer Britain a short delay to Brexit, but only if MPs back Prime Minister…
Published on 21.03.2019 par AFP AFP
Hundreds charged or jailed in Brazil’s ‘Car Wash’ probe

Some of Brazil's biggest political and business names have been snared in the country's sprawling anti-corruption investigation that began in…
Published on 21.03.2019 par AFP AFP
Nicaragua joins Cuba, Venezuela on human rights black list

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Thursday put Nicaragua on its human rights black list along with Venezuela…
Published on 21.03.2019 par AFP AFP
British cannot close off fishing waters post Brexit: France

French Minister of Agriculture Didier Guillaume said Thursday it was "not possible" for Britain to close its waters to French…
Published on 21.03.2019 par AFP AFP
New Zealand banned assault weapons. In US, it’s more complicated

New Zealand's swift ban on semi-automatic weapons after the Christchurch massacre showed how political courage can spur change, but in…
Published on 21.03.2019 par AFP AFP