[ Top Story ]July 16, 2020 6:34 PM ET By Bulent Imat British Airways announces the immediate withdrawal of the 747 fleet British Airway has announced that it will immediately withdraw its Boeing 747 fleet following the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. The airline was forced to store all of …
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Police officers found guilty in acid attack. But the doubts remain.
JAKARTA, Indonesia – An anti-corruption investigator, Novel Baswedan, was walking home from his neighborhood mosque in Jakarta three years ago when two men approached him on a motorcycle and threw acid on his face. The attack left him blind in one eye and half blind in the other. On Thursday …
Read More »Chuck Woolery deletes social media accounts after his son tested positive for coronavirus
Former game show host Chuck Woolery’s Twitter account went missing after criticizing health officials and Democrats for his ‘outrageous lies’ about the coronavirus pandemic, and later revealed that a day later his son was diagnosed with the virus. The 79-year-old man, who was the original host of Wheel of Fortune …
Read More »7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea, tsunami risk fades
(Reuters) – A “dangerous tsunami wave” warning was briefly issued for coastal regions within 300 kms (186.41 miles) of Wau in northeast Papua New Guinea, after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the region. said the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. The earthquake occurred at approximately 12.50 pm local time, at …
Read More »Oakland Settles $ 32.7 Million Deadly ‘Ghost Ship’ Fire Lawsuits
The city of Oakland, California will pay more than $ 32 million to settle lawsuits filed on behalf of victims of the 2016 deadly “Ghost Ship” fire in which 36 people died, authorities announced. “This was a horrible tragedy that deeply impacted every corner of our community,” said a statement …
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