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Boeing Pilots Saw Problems with Key MAX System in 2016 Before Deadly Crashes
The Boeing employees quipped about problems with the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, a flight-handling mechanism that is believed to be at the center of two MAX crashes that killed 346 people.
Tulsi Gabbard Calls Hillary Clinton 'Queen of Warmongers' Over Russia Remarks
The war of words erupted when Hillary Clinton during an interview appeared to be floating a conspiracy theory that the Russians are 'grooming' Tulsi Gabbard to be the third-party candidate in the presidential elections.
At Least 62 People Killed, 33 Injured in Blast Inside Afghanistan Mosque during Friday Prayers
Provincial governor spokesperson Attaullah Khogyani said the dead were "all worshippers" in the blast in Haska Mina district, roughly 50 km from the provincial capital Jalalabad.
Florida Issues Advisory After 1 Confirmed Case of Dengue Fever
Symptoms of dengue fever typically appear between two to 14 days after the bite from an infected mosquito. Dengue can cause fever and other symptoms such as headache, eye, muscle or joint pain, rash, nausea and vomiting.
US Pushes For Pakistan’s Blacklisting in FATF But China Likely to Come to Rescue Again
While Iran is already in the blacklist of the FATF, the big question is will Pakistan be categorised as one too. For the moment, it appears no.
Climate Change Not on Agenda for Next G7 Summit at Trump Florida Resort: White House
Next year's G7 summit will take place in one of Donald Trump's Florida golf clubs, the president's acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said on Thursday.
Pak to Remain in Grey List Till Feb 2020, FATF Asks It to Step Up Effort to End Terror Financing: Reports
The FATF is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.
'Made The Regime Pay A Heavy Price': Erdogan Says Turkey Will Never Declare Ceasefire in Northern Syria
Turkey pressed ahead with its offensive against the Kurdish YPG militia despite US sanctions, while Syria's Russia-backed army moved on the key city of Manbij that was abandoned by US forces.
London Retains Global Finance Throne Amid Brexit Chaos
The 2016 referendum shocked many of the masters of London's financial universe, triggering the biggest one-day fall of the pound since the era of free-floating exchange rates was introduced in the early 1970s.
It's a Tie: Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo Share the 2019 Booker Prize After Jury 'Flout' Rules
The Booker rules say the prize must not be divided, but the judges insisted they 'couldn't separate' Atwood's 'The Testament' and 'Girl, Woman, Other' by Evaristo, who is the first black woman to win the prestigious award since its creation in 1969.
Russia-backed Syrian Army Sweeps in after US Announces Abrupt Exit
Washington's decision to abandon a policy it had pursued for five years gives Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan and Russia's Vladimir Putin free hands to shape the battlefield of the world's deadliest ongoing war.
Atwood Tipped by UK Bookmakers to Win Fiction's Booker Prize
Atwood, who won in 2000 for "The Blind Assassin" is one of six finalists for the 50,000-pound ($63,000) prize, whose winner will be announced during a dinner ceremony at London's medieval Guildhall.
Donald Trump Defends Rudy Giuliani, Reportedly Under Investigation for Ukraine Dealings
Giuliani has emerged as the point man in Trump's alleged drive to pressure Ukraine to dig up dirt on Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden and help Trump win re-election.
Egypt Discovers Archaeological Industrial Zone in Luxor's 'Valley of the Monkeys'
The area is "composed of houses for storage and the cleaning of the funerary furniture with many potteries dated to Dynasty 18", the excavation team's leader, Zahi Hawass, said in a statement.
First Female Head of Nobel's Literature Award Body, Sara Danius Dies at 57
Sara Danius' family told Swedish news agency TT that Danius passed away early Saturday following a long illness. Swedish media said she had breast cancer.
Four Persons Killed, Three Injured in Early-Morning Shooting in Brooklyn in New York
The shooting comes one month after the city saw its lowest number of shootings of any September since the NYPD started its CompStat crime tracking program in 1994.