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A panel of global civil aviation authorities is expected to criticize the US Federal Aviation Administration’s approval of Boeing’s 737 MAX, which has been grounded for six months following two crashes, a source familiar with the matter said Monday. The panel, known as the Joint Authorities Technical Review (JATR), was set up last April by […]

by Joseph Szczesny Almost 50,000 US auto workers went on strike on Monday in a pay dispute with General Motors, the largest industrial action to hit the carmaker in more than a decade. Workers from 31 plants opted to walk out after talks between the company and the United Auto Workers Union hit an impasse […]

A Desperate Housewives actress, Felicity Huffman, got a two weeks jail sentence for paying bribes to help her daughter gain admission to a prestigious American university. The jail term is for her role in the college admission scandal that rocked the U.S. in March this year. The college admissions bribery scandal arose over a criminal conspiracy to influence […]

by Caroline Nelly PERROT Two anti-establishment candidates in Tunisia’s divisive election claimed Sunday to have won through to a runoff, hours after polling closed in the country’s second free presidential poll since the 2011 Arab Spring. In a sign of voter apathy, especially among the young, turnout was reported by the elections commission (ISIE) to […]

Matrix star Canadian actor Keanu Reeves has been busy this year. The 55-year-old heartthrob made a scene this year with roles in movies such as John Wick 3, Toy Story 4 and a cameo appearance in the Netflix rom-com Always Be My Maybe. Sources said that both DC and Marvel and “fighting” over Reeves for his […]

Avengers’ Robert Downey Jr took care of his friend Tom Holland on the set of Endgame. The actor who played Spider-Man whose future in the MCU is a little uncertain following the drama with Marvel and Sony shared about how his co-star looked out for him when he was a Marvel newbie. The 23-year-old who […]

The second Game of Thrones prequel series is in the works by HBO. It is rumoured to cover the history of the Targaryens. Viewers will be able to witness the legendary Dance of Dragons, the infamous civil war. George R.R. Martin, the author of the books is on board as the executive producer. He published […]

The adopted son of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Maddox Jolie-Pitt just began his new chapter in South Korea studying at Yonsei University in Seoul. The 18-year-old is studying biochemistry and he was dropped of by his mother for his first year earlier this summer. His father was absent. Maddox said he didn’t know “what’s […]

The US Justice Department said Thursday that it would unmask the long-protected name of a Saudi official who allegedly had ties to the Al-Qaeda perpetrators of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Responding to years of pressure from families of the victims of the attacks, the FBI and the Justice Department decided to declassify the name […]

Actor Joaquin Phoenix said his critically acclaimed role in Joker was “one of the greatest experiences of my career,” as the dark and ambitious comic book adaptation sent Toronto’s film festival into a frenzy Monday. The movie scooped Venice’s prestigious Golden Lion prize for best film on Saturday and the premiere was the hottest ticket […]

by Issam AHMED US President Donald Trump’s administration announced Wednesday it would soon ban flavored e-cigarette products to stem a rising tide of youth users, following a spike in vaping-linked deaths. The move could later be extended to an outright prohibition of vaping if adolescents migrate to tobacco flavors, seen as more legitimate products that […]

Brazil’s foreign minister charged Wednesday that international efforts to fight climate change amounted to a plot to destroy national sovereignty as his country faces intense criticism over Amazon fires. Ahead of a major UN summit later this month aimed at stemming global warming, Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo attacked what he called an ideology of “climatism” […]

by Sebastian Smith President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the firing of hawkish national security advisor John Bolton, a move widely seen as boosting the president’s push to negotiate with US foes in Afghanistan, North Korea and other trouble spots. Trump, who said he had disagreed “strongly” with Bolton on policy, announced via Twitter: “I […]

A number of Chinese researchers from the World Civilization Research Association made the bold claim that English and other European languages are mere dialects rooted in Mandarin. The scholars, an overwhelming majority of which are from Chinese academic institutions, support their claims with reportedly 20 years of research. They presented their research at the first […]

Wildfires in Bolivia have torched two million hectares (4.9 million acres) of forest and grassland since August, including some environmentally protected areas, officials said Monday. One cabinet minister decried the “macabre game” of fires being put out, then reset behind the backs of firefighters by “saboteurs.” Cinthia Asin, environmental minister for the eastern region of […]