Boeing 737 MAX: FAA Meets Major U.S. Airlines, Pilots’ Unions on Crashes, Way Forward
The Federal Aviation Administration met for three hours on Friday with representatives from the three major U.S. airlines that own now grounded Boeing 737 MAX jets and their pilots’ unions…
Head of Sudan’s Transitional Ruling Military Council Steps Down, Day After Bashir Toppled
Omar Al Bashir Sudan’s defense minister stepped down abruptly on Friday as head of the country’s transitional ruling military council after only a day in the post, as protesters demanded…
Ebola: Health Experts Discuss Continuous Spread, To Decide If Emergency – WHO
Disease experts were evaluating whether an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that has killed more than 700 people and is continuing to spread now constitutes…
Sexual Abuse: Ex Pope Blames General Collapse in Morality for Church Scandal
Pope Benedict XVI Former Pope Benedict XVI has blamed the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse scandal on the effects of the sexual revolution of the 1960s and a general collapse in…
Google Raises Price of YouTube TV By 25%, Adds Discovery, Animal Planet Channels
Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday raised the monthly membership price of its YouTube TV online service by 25 per cent to 49.99 dollars, while adding channels such as Discovery, Animal…
AfDB Makes Strong Case For Increased U.S. Investment in Africa, Support For AFAWA
AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina Sharing his vision on the leading role of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Adesina urged American businesses to engage more with the continent. Speaking at a…
Number of Global Executions in 2018 Dropped to The Lowest in a Decade – Amnesty
The number of global executions in 2018 dropped to the lowest in a decade, a report released on Wednesday by human rights group Amnesty International said. “No less than 690…
Oil Rose to 5-month High Amid OPEC Cuts, U.S. Sanctions, Libya Fighting
Oil prices rose to their highest level since November 2018 on Monday, driven upwards by OPEC’s ongoing supply cuts, U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela, fighting in Libya as well…
Boeing’s 737: Production Cut Decision Knocks its Shares, Those of Suppliers
Photo credit: Reuters Boeing’s decision to cut production of its 737 aircraft hit the shares of its suppliers on Monday, while its own shares were lower in U.S. pre-market trading….
Saudi Arabia Says JMMC will be a key decision point to Extending Oil Supply Cuts
The Saudi energy minister on Monday said it was premature to say whether a consensus existed among OPEC and its allies to extend oil supply cuts but a meeting next…