Four people have been killed and dozens wounded when a pedestrian bridge collapsed near Mumbai’s main train station, the latest accident to highlight creaking infrastructure in India’s financial capital. The bridge, which was under repair according to multiple Indian media reports, gave way
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a plan to ground all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft amid intense international and political pressure following the second deadly crash in less than five months. “We’re going to be issuing an emergency order of prohibition regarding all flights of the 737 MAX 8 and 737 MAX 9,” Trump […]
British MPs overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a second time on Tuesday, pitching Britain into the unknown just 17 days before it is due to split from the European Union. The House of Commons voted by 391 to 242 to reject the divorce deal, even after May secured further guarantees from […]
The EU aviation safety agency on Tuesday said it was closing European airspace to Boeing 737 MAX aircraft after two fatal crashes of the model within five months. “EASA has decided to suspend all flight operations of the two affected models,” the agency said. It noted that the “exact causes” of a crash of a […]
The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) on Tuesday welcomed Comair’s decision to ground its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft from its flight schedule. SACAA’s spokesperson Kabelo Ledwaba said that the grounding must be commended. The decision showed that the operator puts the concerns, interest and safety of its passengers and crew first, Ledwaba said. […]
Britain has joined four other countries in banning Boeing 737 MAX planes from their airspace as a growing number of airlines around the world grounded the jets following a second deadly accident in just five months, AFP reports on Tuesday. All 157 people on board, a new Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8 were killed after […]










