U.S. grounds 737 MAX jets, Boeing shares fall again
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States would ground Boeing Co’s 737 MAX jets, following Europe and other nations that have already stopped the planes flying due to safety concerns after an Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday, the se…
American Airlines rebooking customers after U.S. bans 737 MAX
American Airlines Group Inc said on Wednesday its teams were working to rebook customers due to fly on Boeing Co’s 737 MAX as quickly as possible after the United States banned the aircraft, which has suffered two crashes in five months.
Trump says U.S. to ground Boeing 737 MAX 8s and MAX 9s
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States was going to order the grounding of all Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 aircraft after a crash in Ethiopia that killed 157 people after rising pressure from U.S. lawmakers and others to…
BBVA offices in Mexico City tower evacuated due to threats
The Mexican headquarters of Spain’s BBVA, located in one of the capital’s tallest skyscrapers, were evacuated on Wednesday around midday due to what the bank said were two anonymous emails threatening violent acts against its corporate offices.
1.5 million Muslims could be detained in China’s Xinjiang: academic
A leading researcher on China’s ethnic policies said on Wednesday that an estimated 1.5 million Uighurs and other Muslims could be held in so-called re-education centers in Xinjiang region, up from his earlier figure of 1 million.
EU parliament calls for freeze on Turkey’s membership talks
The European Union should formally suspend Turkey’s negotiations to join the bloc, EU lawmakers said on Wednesday in a symbolic rebuke of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who Western governments accuse of widespread abuses of human rights.
Gunmen kill eight, including five children, in rampage in Brazilian city
Two gunmen wearing face masks entered a Brazilian school on Wednesday and shot and killed at least five teenagers who were on their snack breaks, as well as two school officials, before fatally turning their guns on themselves, police said.
British lawmakers set to reject no-deal exit as Brexit unknown looms
British lawmakers were on Wednesday set to vote against the threat of a ‘no-deal’ exit from the European Union on March 29 after a second defeat for Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce agreement left Britain heading into the unknown.
Germany says will not analyse Ethiopian Airlines black box
Germany’s Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) said on Wednesday it will not analyse the black box from the Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet which crashed soon after taking off from Addis Ababa on Sunday.
EU pros and cons of delaying Brexit beyond March 29
The European Union expects British Prime Minister Theresa May to request a Brexit delay beyond March 29 after the divided UK parliament voted down her divorce agreed with the bloc for the second time on Tuesday.
