The recommendation follows the FAA's grounding of 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after the Jan. 5 mid-air cabin blowout of a door plug on an eight-week-old Alaska Airlines Max 9 jet. Airlines operating Boeing 737-900ER jets should inspect door plugs, says Federal Aviation Authority The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration …
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Routine malaria vaccines start to roll out to protect children in Africa
The first routine vaccine to protect children from malaria, one of Africa's deadliest diseases, launches in Cameroon. 'Giant step forward' to save children's lives, says UNICEF Children in Cameroon will now be able to be vaccinated to protect them from malaria, one of Africa's deadliest diseases. Of the 249-million malaria …
Read More »Religious, political tensions collide as India’s PM opens Hindu temple where centuries-old mosque once stood
The unfinished Hindu temple — set to be India's largest — opens Monday on the controversial site where a 16th-century mosque once stood, delivering on a decades-old Hindu nationalist promise. India's PM to open Hindu temple being built on the site where a centuries-old mosque was destroyed Religion, politics collide …
Read More »Russian soldier’s wife makes public appeal for Putin to bring her husband home from Ukraine
The wife of a Russian soldier delivered an emotional appeal for his return from Ukraine on Saturday at the election headquarters of President Vladimir Putin, a defiant gesture in a country where open criticism of the war is banned. At Putin's election headquarters in Moscow, Maria Andreyeva makes a defiant …
Read More »How war in Ukraine has extended to Russian border region’s doorstep
Analysts say Belgorod lies on a part of the map that is within Ukraine's reach and also where Russia has placed logistical and military elements that are worthy of disruption by Kyiv. Add that all up, and it becomes apparent why the bounds of the conflict have extended into this …
Read More »Japan lands uncrewed spacecraft on the moon, but with complications
Japan became the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon but the probe was not generating solar power, its space agency said, during a mission to prove a "precision" landing technology and revitalize a space program that has suffered setbacks. U.S., Soviet Union, China and India the only …
Read More »North Korea claims successful test of underwater, nuclear-capable drone
North Korea said Friday it has tested a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone in response to a combined naval exercise by South Korea, the United States and Japan this week, as it continues to blame its rivals for raising tensions in the region. Announcement comes days after dictatorship said it was …
Read More »Uvalde shooting report vindicates grief-stricken families. But what they really want is action
A scathing federal report into the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas two years ago found law enforcement agencies and other officials displayed a lack of co-ordination, leadership and urgency. U.S. Justice Department finds 'cascading failures' in law enforcement's response to shooting As It Happens6:17Uvalde shooting report …
Read More »Guess who’s not on New Hampshire’s Democratic ballot? It’s Joe Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for a second term with little in the way of serious opposition, does not appear on the ballot in New Hampshire. That means he could lose the state's primary, unless a write-in campaign is successful. Biden could lose New Hampshire …
Read More »Oppenheimer leads 2024 BAFTA nominations with 13 nods
Christopher Nolan's atom-bomb epic Oppenheimer leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 13 categories including best film. Ryan Gosling, Past Lives filmmaker Celine Song among Canadian nominees Atom-bomb epic Oppenheimer leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 13 categories, including …
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