MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is conducting military exercises to test its readiness for combat amid clashes between its ally Azerbaijan and Armenian forces, Russia’s Defense Minister told his Azeri counterpart on Saturday. FILE PHOTO: Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu awaits a meeting of the Organizing Committee for Pobeda (Victoria) at …
Read More »End of jumbo jet: British Airways withdraws 747 fleets early on coronavirus problems
LONDON / BENGALURU (Reuters) – British Airways, the world’s largest Boeing 747 operator, will withdraw its entire fleet of jumbo jets with immediate effect after the new coronavirus pandemic sent air travel into freefall. FILE PHOTO: A British Airways Boeing 747-400 taxi at San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California, …
Read More »British Airways withdraws entire fleet of Boeing jumbo jets
(Reuters) – British Airways, the world’s largest Boeing 747 operator, said Thursday night that it would withdraw its entire fleet of jumbo jets with immediate effect due to the slowdown in the travel industry caused by the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: A British Airways Boeing 747-400 taxi at San Francisco …
Read More »Taiwan conducts drills to combat invasion amid tensions in China
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwan’s air, sea and land forces conducted live-fire exercises simulating the repulsion of an invading force on Thursday, and President Tsai Ing-wen said he showed his determination to defend the democratic and reclaimed island. by the Chinese. F-16s and domestically-made Ching-kuo fighter jets launched attacks, and …
Read More »NASA chief says Russia is “solid” as Moscow space chief rejects US-led lunar program
FILE PHOTO: NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine speaks to the media during a pre-launch briefing before the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft launches on a Falcon 9 booster rocket from Pad39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, May 29, 2020. REUTERS / Steve Nesius WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NASA …
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