SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing Co (PROHIBITION) and suppliers established the final number of parts it would need for the 747 jumbo jet program at least a year ago, signaling the end of a plane that democratized global air travel in the 1970s but lagged behind modern twin-engine aircraft. Industry sources …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Global coronavirus cases topped 11 million on Friday, according to a Reuters count, marking another milestone in the spread of the disease that has killed more than half a million people in seven months. A priest with personal protective equipment (PPE) walks in front of the body …
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(Reuters) – The United States on Thursday reported more than 55,000 new cases of COVID-19, a new daily world record for the coronavirus pandemic, as infections increased in most states. A spike in coronavirus cases over the past week put President Donald Trump’s handling of the crisis under the microscope …
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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in the wake of new Chinese national security legislation and could boost immigration from the former British colony, senior officials said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks during a press conference in Riga, Latvia …
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Graffiti saying “Racist Fish” is seen on a statue of “The Little Mermaid” in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 3, 2020. Ritzau Scanpix / Niels Christian Vilmann via REUTERS COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark woke up on Friday with the words “racist fish” scrawled on the base of the “Little Mermaid,” the …
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