After Ethiopia crash horror, some nations ground Boeing 737 MAX 8s
Investigators in Ethiopia found two black box recorders on Monday that will help piece together the final moments of an Ethiopian Airlines plane before it plunged, trailing smoke and debris, and crashed killing 157 people.
Peru President Vizcarra to name actor as new prime minister: sources
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra will name actor and former culture minister Salvador del Solar as his new prime minister on Monday, three sources said.
China, Indonesia ground Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleets after Ethiopia crash
China and Indonesia grounded their fleets of Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 aircraft on Monday, and investigators recovered the black box from a crash that killed 157 people, the second disaster in less than five months involving the new model.
Merkel calls on Britain to respond to EU’s Brexit proposals
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday said she welcomed the European Commission’s proposals to break a deadlock in Brexit negotiations by providing legal clarity on the backstop solution, adding that Britain now had to respond.
Global airlines’ reaction to Ethiopian Airlines crash
China and Indonesia have grounded Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft operated by their airlines in reaction to the fatal crash of a plane of the same type operated by Ethiopian Airlines on Sunday.
Germany’s Scholz says Brexit problems are in ‘people’s minds, not reality’
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on Monday said the British mindset on the hurdles in Brexit talks did not match the reality of the European Union’s readiness for a fair agreement with Britain on the terms its withdrawal.
Peru’s Vizcarra to name actor as new prime minister: sources
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra will name actor and former culture minister Salvador del Solar as his new prime minister on Monday, three sources said.
Germany not satisfied with readiness of submarines, some aircraft
Germany’s military remains dissatisfied with the combat readiness of its submarines and certain older aircraft, but a spate of reforms are starting to take hold, the military’s top uniformed officer told lawmakers on Monday.
Malaysia frees Indonesian woman accused of Kim Jong Nam’s poisoning
An Indonesian woman accused in the 2017 chemical poison murder of the North Korean leader’s half-brother was freed on Monday after a Malaysian court dropped the charge in a case that drew suspicions of being a political assassination.
Swedish student Greta’s climate ‘school strike’ goes global
Students around the world are expected to skip school on March 15 in order to demonstrate against climate change, taking their cue from Swedish schoolgirl Greta Thunberg whose weekly “school strike for climate” has won a global following.
