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US Grounds Global Fleet Of F-35 After South Carolina Crash
Two U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II's assigned to the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fly a combat mission over Afghanistan, Sept. The military say that the inspection process is expected to take up to 48 hours. The pilot was able to eject safely, but the aircraft was a total loss. [Full Article...]
USA student held in Israel refuses deal from prosecutors
The more than weeklong detention is the longest anyone has been held in a boycott-related case. Alqasem is the former leader at the University of Florida of the group Students for Justice in Palestine , an offshoot of the larger BDS movement. [Full Article...]
Malaysian Government's plans to abolish death penalty could save Sydney grandmother's life
Effective July 2018, access to full reports will only be available with a subscription. Among which are the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the Organization of American States and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. [Full Article...]
Inflation in PHL to ease — International Monetary Fund long-term outlook
While the IMF's outlook for the Chinese economy stayed at 6.6% this year, its forecast for next year of 6.2% represents the slowest growth rate the Asian country has seen since 1990. "Where we are now is we've gotten some bad news. So, we will be listening very, very attentively when and if they come to us". The IMF said its forecast for investment growth for FY19 is weaker than in April, desp... [Full Article...]
Africa's Youngest Billionaire Kidnapped Outside Hotel Gym In Tanzania
But Mr Makonda was only assuring the people that his team is working round the clock to make sure that Tanzanians get the good news. Two of the kidnappers were white men, he added. Unlike Mr Lissu, Mr Dewji, who served as a ruling party MP until 2015, has been careful to demonstrate his loyalty to Tanzania's increasingly authoritarian leader on numerous occasions. [Full Article...]
Chinese intelligence officer charged in USA with economic espionage
Xu, who appeared Wednesday in federal court in Cincinnati, was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Ohio. He stands accused of trying to steal aviation technology and faces up to 25 years in jail. The emails discussed China's attempts to obtain information on composite fan rotors for aircraft, and Xu urged one USA employee of a company to provide information on a comput... [Full Article...]
Met Office Issues Yellow Rain Warnings As Storm Callum Approaches
NRW has also advised people to take extra care will driving, to avoid walking or driving through any flood water, and to avoid fast flowing rivers and streams. Storm Callum is set to hit the United Kingdom later this week, bringing heavy rain and gale-force winds up to 80mph, as the Met Office says there is a danger to life. [Full Article...]
Michael Bloomberg Registers as Democrat, Prompts Speculation About 2020