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British Airways owner orders 50 Boeing 737 MAX jets

British Airways owner IAG said Thursday it has ordered 50 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft worth $6.25 billion at list prices in a boost for the crisis-hit jet after two deadly crashes

Quad Leaders to Get 18,000-Strong Security Detail During Tokyo Summit Next Week - Reports

About 18,000 police officers will be mobilized in Tokyo next week during the visits of leaders of the United States, India and Australia for a Quadripartite Security Dialogue (Quad) summit, Japanese media reported on Thursday, citing the police

EasyJet narrows first-half loss on Covid recovery

British budget airline EasyJet revealed Thursday that first-half net losses improved after Covid travel curbs were lifted across Europe

Smiley and discreet: the sociologist marrying Brazil's Lula

CAF Cup final: Renaissance Berkane factfile

'Historic' equal pay deal for US men and women footballers

Finalists Orlando Pirates vow to avoid another Moroccan mauling

US Senate Confirms Brink as Ambassador to Ukraine

Renewable energy can steer world out of climate crisis: UN chief

Pakistan strongly condemns fabricated charges against Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik

Seven S. Korean Firms to Pay $3.1Mln Over Pentagon Contract Bid-Rig Charges - Justice Dept

US Senate Committee Advances Biden's Nomination of Bridget Brink as Ukraine Ambassador

Seven S. Korean Firms to Pay $3.1Mln Over Pentagon Contract Bid-Rig Charges - Justice Dept

Seven S. Korean Firms to Pay $3.1Mln Over Pentagon Contract Bid-Rig Charges - Justice Dept

Hungary Plans to Speed Up Paks NPP II Construction With Rosatom's Help - Foreign Minister

Hungary is interested in accelerating the construction of the new blocs at the Paks nuclear power plant (NPP) to make them operational by 2030, as Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom expressed readiness to implement the project, Hungarian Foreign and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday

Belarus introduces death penalty for 'attempted' terrorism

Belarus has introduced the death penalty for attempts to carry out acts of terrorism -- charges faced by exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who on Wednesday joined the United States in denouncing the decision

How Italy's car-bombed judges shaped fight against mafia

"It was war and we all felt called up. No-one could afford to look away any longer," says Marzia Sabella, remembering the assassination of anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone 30 years ago

French court upholds Syria 'crimes against humanity' charge against Lafarge

A French appeals court confirmed Wednesday a charge of complicity in crimes against humanity against the cement group Lafarge over alleged payoffs to the Islamic State and other jihadist groups during Syria's civil war, paving the way for an eventual trial

Spain deepens economic ties with gas-rich Qatar

Spain and Qatar deepened their economic ties Wednesday during a visit by Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani as Madrid seeks to diversify its gas supplies following Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Strike in IIOJK on Saturday on martyred leaders' anniversaries, against illegal detentions

The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has appealed to the freedom loving people of Kashmir to observe complete shutdown in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) on Saturday, May 21 to commemorate the martyrdom anniversaries of prominent liberation leaders, Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammad Farooq and Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone and martyrs of Hawal

'Historic' equal pay deal for US men and women soccer teams

The US men's and women's national soccer teams will receive equal pay under a "historic" agreement announced by the US Soccer Federation on Wednesday, following years of pressure from female players

Rediscovered Michelangelo sketch sells for 23 mn euros

A recently rediscovered sketch by Michelangelo, the artist's first known nude, sold at auction at Christie's in Paris on Wednesday for 23 million euros ($24 million), a record for one of the Italian master's drawings

Chinese company to introduce corn, cotton, wheat seeds to improve yield in Pakistan

Vice President of China Seed Association, Zhang Qin said that her company was about to promote corn, cotton, wheat, and vegetable seeds in Pakistan to assist it in variety optimization and yield improvement of these crops

Erdogan urges NATO allies to 'respect' concerns over Finland, Sweden

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has threatened to block Finland and Sweden from joining NATO, urged the alliance's members on Wednesday to "respect" Ankara's concerns about the two countries, which Turkey accuses of harbouring terrorists