Over 40 million people globally work in artisanal mining – report
More than 40 million people around the world work in artisanal and small-scale mining where minerals including gold, diamonds and cobalt are dug up often by hand, a report by…
Drones to deliver vaccines, drugs, blood to patients in Ghana
Hundreds of drones will begin delivering life-saving vaccines, blood and medicines to patients in Ghana this week in the largest scheme of its kind, the global vaccine alliance GAVI said…
External Groups Likely Behind Sri Lanka Attacks, Says U.S. Ambassador
St Sebastian Catholic Church, in ruins after bomb blasts The scale and sophistication of the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka suggested the involvement of an…
Boeing Targets FAA Approving Software Fix in May, Ungrounding in July – Sources
Boeing Co has told some 737 MAX owners it is targeting U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s approval of its software fix as early as the third week of May and the…
Facebook’s flood of new languages leaves it struggling to monitor content
Facebook Inc’s struggles with hate speech and other types of problematic content are being hampered by the company’s inability to keep up with a flood of new languages as mobile…
U.S. Names Experts Committee to Review FAA’s Aircraft Certification Process
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said on Monday she named four experts to a blue-ribbon committee to review the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) aircraft certification process after two deadly Boeing…
‘Nobody Disobeys Me’, Trump Responds Staff’s Reluctance to Carry Out His Orders
US president, Donald Trump President Donald Trump dismissed questions from reporters on Monday about his staff’s reluctance to carry out his orders and the chances of impeachment proceedings in the…
Billionaire loses three children in Sri Lanka terror attacks
Billionaire ASOS tycoon who is Scotland’s biggest landowner loses three of his four children in Sri Lanka Easter terror attacks that killed 290 people including eight Britons Mailonline reports that…
Sudan Attorney General Orders Formation of Committee to Probe Corruption, Top Members of Former Ruling Party Arrested
ousted Omar Al’Bashir Sudan’s attorney general on Saturday ordered the formation of a committee to oversee investigations into crimes involving public funds, corruption and criminal cases related to recent events,…
Boeing 737 MAX Joint Governmental Review To Begin April 29- FAA
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has said that a joint governmental review of the now grounded Boeing 737 MAX will begin on April 29 and will include 9 other aviation…