Virus outbreak: news and analysis from July 6, 2020
Exclusive: Boeing 737 MAX certification flight tests will start Monday – sources
SEATTLE / WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pilots and test crew members of the US Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing Co (PROHIBITION) are slated to begin a three-day certification test drive for the 737 MAX on Monday, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Boeing 737 Max aircraft are parked …
Read More »Indonesian villagers defy Covid-19 warnings to rescue Rohingya refugees | World News
On Thursday afternoon, residents of Aceh, Indonesia, waded back and forth in the water helping Rohingya refugees get to safety. The exhausted children were passed between rescuers. On Lancok Beach, where the survivors gathered, a man knelt with his head on the sand, grateful to be alive. Another hugged a …
Read More »Amid a pandemic, Southeast Asian nations warn of ‘alarming’ incidents in the South China Sea
FILE PHOTO: President Rodrigo Duterte speaks at Davao International Airport in Davao City, Southern Philippines, on September 8, 2018. REUTERS / Lean Daval Jr HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam and the Philippines warned of growing insecurity in Southeast Asia at a regional summit on Friday amid concerns that China would step …
Read More »Exclusive: oil tankers with two months of Venezuelan production trapped in the sea
MEXICO CITY / SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil tankers transporting nearly two months of Venezuelan oil production are trapped at sea as world refineries avoid the nation’s crude to avoid falling under U.S. sanctions, according to sources at the industry, PDVSA documents and shipping data. Washington is tightening sanctions to reduce …
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