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Boeing has grounded its entire global fleet of 737 Max aircraft after investigators uncovered new evidence at the scene of the fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash.The US plane-maker said it would suspend all 371 of the aircraft.The Federal…
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MPs in the UK will vote later on whether to ask the EU for permission to delay Brexit beyond the 29 March departure date. It comes after MPs voted on Wednesday evening to reject a no-deal Brexit under any circumstances. Prime Minister…
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At least 10 people have died and many more are feared trapped after a building containing a school collapsed in the Nigerian city of Lagos. The school, which was on the top floor of the four-storey building in Ita Faji on Lagos Island, had…
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US plane maker Boeing is facing questions after an Ethiopian Airlines 737 crash on Sunday killed all 157 people on board. It was the second crash in five months involving a 737 Max 8, and comparisons are being drawn with a Lion Air…
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Brexit talks between the UK and the EU remain deadlocked, Downing Street has said just a day before MPs are due to vote again on Theresa May’s deal. Mrs May spoke to European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker on Sunday night after…
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An Air France A380 plane carrying more than 500 passengers from Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to Paris was on Sunday forced to turn back mid-flight following an engine failure. According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), Air France-KLM manager for…
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The Indonesian woman accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, half-brother of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, has been freed after charges against her were dropped. Siti Aisyah had been accused of smearing VX nerve agent on Mr Kim’s face in Kuala…
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Most of Venezuela has been hit by an electricity blackout. The power cut plunged the capital Caracas into almost complete darkness during rush hour on Thursday, before extending to other areas. The government of President Nicolás…
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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has warned of a risk of “chaos” amid mass protests against his plans for re-election. In a letter published by Algeria’s official APS news agency, 82-year-old Mr Bouteflika praised demonstrators…
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A court in Tanzania has sentenced to death by hanging a 51-year-old school teacher who beat to death a 14-year-old pupil.Respicius Mtazangira caned and hit Sperius Eradius with a blunt object at their school in Bukoba town in north-western…
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