An Emirates flight from Dubai to Auckland had to return halfway through its 8,824-mile journey. Passengers spent about 13 hours in the air, only to end up exactly where they started. The plane was unable to land at Auckland International Airport due to major flooding and heavy rainfall. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing … Read more
Palestinians clash with Israeli forces on Thursday after an army raid on the West Bank town of Jenin. Majdi Mohammed/AP hide caption change caption Majdi Mohammed/AP Palestinians clash with Israeli forces on Thursday after an army raid on the West Bank town of Jenin. Majdi Mohammed/AP TEL AVIV, Israel – What is often summarized as … Read more
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Collapse for the second time in three years 276 employees laid off by administrators About 75,000 customers had future bookings Hurt by delayed aircraft delivery Rivals see increasing demand LONDON, Jan. 28 (Reuters) – British regional airline Flybe on Saturday suspended operations for the second time in three years, canceling all flights and laying off … Read more
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Pavel wins in an overwhelming vote over ex-prime minister Babis Pavel gives clear support to Ukraine, West Promises to end the divisions of Babis, the incumbent Zeman Turnout in the presidential election was record high PRAGUE, January 28 (Reuters) – Former army chief and senior NATO official Petr Pavel won presidential elections in the Czech … Read more
An American soldier walks in front of a British-made MKIV tank, circa 1918. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption change caption Hulton Archive/Getty Images An American soldier walks in front of a British-made MKIV tank, circa 1918. Hulton Archive/Getty Images Earlier this week, it was announced that German and US tanks are headed to Ukraine to … Read more
CNN — Officials have warned the public about the risks involved in touching a small capsule containing a radioactive substance that was lost in transit in Western Australia. The silver, round capsule, measuring about an inch in diameter and about an inch high, contains a small amount of radioactive caesium-137, a substance used in gauges … Read more
Seoul, South Korea CNN — Five Russian men who fled the country following Moscow’s military mobilization order last September have been stranded for months at South Korea’s Incheon International Airport after authorities refused to take them in. Three of the men had arrived in October, the other two in November, their lawyer Lee Jong-chan said. … Read more
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has clarified his recent comments on homosexuality and sin by saying he was merely referring to official Catholic moral teaching that any sexual act outside of marriage is a sin. And in a note Friday, Francis reminded that even that black-and-white doctrine is subject to conditions that can eliminate sin … Read more
SRINAGAR, India – When the lights suddenly turned off, the crowd of young people turned on the flashlights on their smartphones. They turned them to the seat of a motorcycle, where student activist Aishe Ghosh resisted. “They close one screen, we open hundreds,” she screamed. Students had gathered at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, … Read more
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Reuters) – The US Treasury’s top sanctions official will travel to Turkey and the Middle East next week to warn countries and companies that they could lose access to the US market if they do business with entities which are subject to US restrictions such as Washington. cracks down on Russian attempts … Read more