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Manchester Airport: Flight cancellations and delays amid fuel problem

Business /

Image copyright Submitted Image caption Queues at the easyJet desk at Manchester Airport There are delays and cancellations at Manchester Airport after a “power issue” affected fuel supply. Flights to Tenerife, Belfast and Milan are among 48 cancelled, while others have been delayed by hours. A Manchester Airport spokesman said: “Due to a power issue […]

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The rumour that led to medical researchers in Ethiopia being killed by a mob

World /

In October last year, three research scientists from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa travelled to a village called Gonji in the country’s Amhara region to investigate intestinal worms and the eye disease trachoma at a local school. Two of them were killed by a mob who believed they were there to poison the children. Haileyesus

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Rain Much on Your Vacation? One Italian Island Offers Hotel Refunds

Travel /

Hordes of tourists visit the Italian seaside with dreams of dipping into cobalt-blue waters and sunbathing for hours under glorious skies. Only one thing can spoil those idyllic holiday plans: rain. But beginning this month, the Italian island of Elba, off the coast of Tuscany, started offering tourists an unexpected guarantee: Hotels will refund guests

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Singapore PM says call to curb online violence ‘effective’

Technology /

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Friday that a global call to curb the spread of hate and extremism on internet platforms was an “effective” response to the New Zealand mosque attacks, but stopped short of endorsing it. The “Christchurch Call” set of guidelines for world leaders and tech companies was drafted by France

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R.N.C. Accepts Money From Steve Wynn, Mogul Accused of Sexual Misconduct

Politics /

President Trump has generally bucked the #MeToo movement, siding instead with the men who deny accusations of sexual assault or misconduct. Now, the Republican National Committee appears to be following his lead. Steve Wynn, the billionaire former casino mogul who resigned as chairman of Wynn Resorts and as finance chairman of the R.N.C. last year

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Mounting tensions with Iran, China leave oil prices in flux

Finance /

A rare mix of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and China is tugging oil prices in opposite directions and creating uncertainty over where they might land. Deteriorating trade talks between the United States and China, the world’s two largest economies, are posing a serious threat to global economic growth and whenever that growth sputters,

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Boeing Reveals Fixes To 737 Max Flight Simulator Software After Deadly Crashes

Business /

Boeing disclosed in a Saturday statement that it had “made corrections” to its 737 Max flight simulator software following the two deadly crashes involving the jet during the past several months As AFP noted, the statement marked the first time the embattled plane maker acknowledged design flaws in the simulator software used to train some

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