Brazil’s Bolsonaro to visit Israel with embassy move still undecided
Brazilian right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro will visit Israel at the end of the month but he may not be able to deliver on a promise to move Brazil’s embassy to Jerusalem, a move opposed by military officers in his cabinet.
Mexico suspends operations of Boeing 737 MAX jetliners
Mexico’s civil aviation authority on Wednesday temporarily suspended flights by Boeing Co’s 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 aircraft in and out of the country following an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash on Sunday that killed 157 people.
Panama suspends operations of Boeing 737 MAX jets in its airspace
Panama’s civil aviation authority on Wednesday temporarily suspended the operations of all Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 aircraft in its airspace, following Sunday’s deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane.
Boeing faces crisis with worldwide grounding of 737 MAX jetliners
The United States grounded Boeing Co’s money-spinning 737 MAX aircraft on Wednesday over safety fears after an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash that killed 157 people, leaving the world’s largest planemaker facing its worst crisis in years.
Malaysia shuts 111 schools as poisonings become ‘more critical’
Malaysia has shut more schools after a suspected chemical leak last week left more than 200 children, teachers and others being treated for poisoning, its education minister said late on Wednesday.
Inspired by Columbine, Brazil pair kill eight and themselves in school shooting
Two former students opened fire at a Brazilian school on Wednesday and killed at least five teenagers as well as two school officials before committing suicide in an attack that police said was inspired by the 1999 Columbine massacre in the United Sta…
El Salvador top court suspends scrapping of Taiwan trade accord
El Salvador’s highest court on Wednesday temporarily suspended the cancellation of a free trade pact with Taiwan, after the Central American nation’s sugar industry sought an injunction, arguing the move would hurt its business interests.
Factbox: U.S. airlines focus on affected customers after 737 MAX jets grounded
U.S. airlines that operate the 737 MAX – Southwest Airlines Co, American Airlines Group Inc and United Airlines – said their focus following the plane’s grounding was on finding alternatives for affected customers as quickly as possible.
Brazil grounds Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes following fatal crash
Brazil on Wednesday became the first major Latin American nation to suspend Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft from flying after a request from the country’s federal chief prosecutor following Sunday’s deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane.
Brexit set for delay after May wounded by rejection of ‘no-deal’
The British parliament on Wednesday rejected leaving the European Union without a deal, further weakening Prime Minister Theresa May and paving the way for a vote that could delay Brexit until at least the end of June.
