Insurers face large claims after second Boeing 737 MAX crash
Boeing Co’s insurers face big claims from families of the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash, coming less than six months after the crash of the same type of Boeing aircraft in Indonesia, insurance and aviation sources said.
Islamic State enclave pounded in U.S.-backed assault
Islamic State’s final enclave in eastern Syria was pounded with air strikes and artillery on Monday in a U.S.-backed assault aimed at wiping out the last shred of its territorial rule that once spanned a third of Syria and Iraq.
Italy’s Salvini urges La Scala to snub Saudi cash
Italy’s deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, urged Milan’s La Scala opera house on Monday to reject an offer from Saudi Arabia to pump funds into the theater.
Malaysia may have to review Boeing 737 Max orders: Nikkei
Malaysia may have to reconsider the purchase of 25 Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 aircraft, the Nikkei reported on Monday, citing the country’s economic affairs minister, after the second fatal crash of the planemaker’s newest jet in less than six months.
UK PM May hoping to agree time limit on finding alternative to Brexit backstop: BBC
British Prime Minister Theresa May is hoping to agree a time limit with the European Union on finding an alternative to the so-called Irish backstop in Brexit talks, BBC Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reported, citing two sources.
Venezuelan blackout hits oil exports, residents scramble for food
Much of Venezuela, including parts of the capital Caracas, remained without power on Monday for a fifth day, crimping vital oil exports and leaving people struggling to obtain water and food.
Beset by protests, Algeria’s Bouteflika will not seek new term
Algeria’s ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced on Monday that he had reversed his decision to seek a fifth term, bowing to weeks of mass demonstrations against his rule.
New constitution for Algeria will be submitted to a referendum
A new Algerian constitution will be submitted to a national referendum, the presidency said on Monday.
Adviser to Niger official arrested in Guinea Bissau cocaine bust
A man arrested in Guinea Bissau last week following the seizure of nearly 800 kg of cocaine from a fish truck is an adviser to the speaker in Niger’s parliament, judicial police in Guinea Bissau said on Monday.
EU to add Bermuda, Aruba to tax haven list, Italy against EAU listing
European Union finance ministers are set to add the British overseas territory of Bermuda and the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba to the bloc’s blacklist of tax havens on Tuesday, according to EU documents and officials.
