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Jet Airways pushed further to the brink of collapse

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 Nabh

India’s beleaguered Jet Airways said on Thursday 10 more of its planes had been grounded over unpaid dues to leasing companies, pushing it further to the brink of collapse and jeopardising hopes of a new investor rescuing the carrier. Jet had already been forced by lessors to ground more than 80 percent of its fleet. […]

DNA test of Ethiopian Airlines crash victims to take 6 months

March 17, 2019March 17, 2019 ghanamma

Ethiopian Airlines said on Saturday (March 16) that DNA testing of the remains of the 157 passengers on board flight 302 may take up to six months as it offered bereaved families charred earth from the plane crash site to bury. A team of investigators in Paris have begun examining the black box recorders recovered […]

Doubts Persist Over Trump Administration Groundwork in Urging Venezuela’s Military to Defect

February 19, 2019February 19, 2019 Admin

MIAMI Venezuela’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro had won a second term last year in an election that critics denounced as a sham. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido invoked constitutional provisions to declare himself the country’s leader last month. Also Read: US, Canada Recognise Juan Guaido, India Does Not Maduro has the backing of Russia, India and […]

IDF says activated missile defense against Anti-Aircraft Missile launched from Syria

December 26, 2018December 26, 2018 N Chandra

STUNNING: Syria’s Air Defense System Performed Above Expectations, Shot Down Almost All Missiles Moscow, Dec 26 (Sputnik). According to the Russian Ministry of Defense the Syrian air defense shot down a considerable part of the missiles. The Israeli military has used the missile defense system to intercept an anti-aircraft missile reportedly launched from the Syrian […]

Venezuela calls U.S. comments on Guyana dispute ‘interventionist’

December 26, 2018December 26, 2018 Nabh

From the South: The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry has issued a statement demanding an end to US intervention in the affairs of the Latin American country, after recently intercepting an Exxon oil ship violating its territory. CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s foreign ministry on Tuesday described as “interventionist and disrespectful” U.S. comments on a weekend incident in […]

Election fears dim Christmas cheer in Congo

December 25, 2018December 25, 2018 Nabh

KINSHASA (Reuters) – It’s Christmas in Democratic Republic of Congo, but the atmosphere is more uneasy than festive as frustrated citizens wonder if a postponed presidential vote will take place as promised on Dec. 30. Last week the opposition accepted the authorities’ decision to push the long-anticipated vote back by seven days, but have warned […]