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India seeks details from Boeing after emergency system glitch on Air India jet, source says
By Abhijith Ganapavaram NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s air safety regulator has sought more information from Boeing Co after an emergency power system was activated on an Air India 787 Dreamliner on Saturday, a government source with direct knowledge of the matter said. Boeing and Air India spokespersons did not immediately respond to requests for comment.…
Read MoreCIMAG urges Ghana to enforce plastic policies to tackle pollution crisis
At a media forum hosted by the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), CIMAG Executive Director Albert Derrick Fiatui highlighted that Ghana’s challenge lies in weak enforcement rather than policy absence. “We have very fantastic policies in place; the challenge is the implementation,” Fiatui said. He warned that without strict enforcement, efforts to tackle plastic…
Read MoreFormer German finance minister Lindner eyes private sector
Christian Lindner, Former Chairman of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), speaks at the 76th Ordinary Federal Party Conference of the FDP. Lindner, previously leader of the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP), is set to move into the private sector. Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa Former German finance minister Christian Lindner, previously leader of the liberal Free Democratic…
Read MoreGerman culture minister marks Hamas attack as ‘day of pain’
German Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer expressed solidarity with the victims of Hamas’s attack on Israel and their families on the second anniversary of the assault, calling October 7 “a day of pain” for Israel and for Jews around the world. Weimer said he was also thinking of those still held hostage in Gaza and their…
Read MoreIndia to Roll Out RBI-Linked Digital Currency Amid Dismissal of Crypto With ‘No Backing’
India will introduce a digital currency backed by the Reserve Bank of India as part of a broader strategy to discourage private cryptocurrencies lacking sovereign or asset backing, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal announced on Monday. The “RBI-guaranteed” digital currency aims to simplify transactions, reduce paper consumption, and enable faster, traceable payments…
Read MoreColumbia University creates memorial to honor victims of Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack
A memorial to the victims of October 7th is now in place at Columbia University. There are 1,205 white chairs, each with a picture on it. The display represents every person killed in the Hamas terror attack. The organizer was roommates with an October 7th victim. He says he’s still stunned by the hatred that…
Read More‘First round of hostage deal negotiations in Cairo was positive,’ sources tell Al-Jazeera
According to Al-Jazeera, the first round of negotiations between the mediators and the Hamas terrorist organization delegation in Sharm el-Sheikh has ended. The first round of negotiations between the Hamas terrorist organization and mediators over the hostage deal was “characterized by positivity,” according to sources cited by the Qatari news network Al-Jazeera. During this first…
Read MoreAuthorities find body of missing priest in violence-torn region of Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities found the body of a missing priest Monday in Mexico’s violence-torn southern state of Guerrero, the same area where a retired bishop who had tried to mediate between local cartels was kidnapped last year. The state prosecutor’s office announced the discovery in a statement identifying the deceased only as Bertoldo…
Read MoreAuthorities detain man after disturbing actions in Chernobyl zone come to light: ‘The director … has been charged’
A man has been charged with illegally chopping down over 1,000 trees in the protected area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, causing more than $1.8 million in damage, according to Ukrinform. The man was the director of a limited liability company that had been hired to remove power lines from the radiation-stricken area that…
Read More25 years after landmark UN resolution, UN chief says women are too often absent from peace talks
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Twenty-five years after a landmark U.N. resolution demanded equal participation for women in all efforts to promote peace, the United Nations chief said Tuesday that far too often women remain absent. At the same time, sexual violence against women and girls is on the rise and 676 million women live within…
Read MoreIndia and Nigeria Are Making Major Crypto Moves, But In Different Directions
Photo by BeInCrypto Government officials from India and Nigeria both made statements on crypto today, but they took surprisingly different directions. Both explicitly acknowledged pros and cons, yet their speeches have many key differences. India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry focused on the negatives of Web3, although he alluded to a CBDC. Nigeria, meanwhile, is…
Read MoreGuard Your Chips, Because Someone Just Stole A Truck Carrying $35,000 Worth Of Dips And Salsa
If you give a mouse a cookie, he’s going to ask for a glass of milk, and if you give a moose a muffin, he’ll want some jam to go with it. But following the theft of two transport trucks on September 27, there are a few thieves out there with about $35,000 worth of…
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