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1 day agoEuropean regulator moves to clear Boeing 737 for flightEurope’s aviation regulator has taken a step closer to letting the Boeing 737 Max fly again.
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2 days agoEU, UK still have 'fundamental' differences in trade talksWith the European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in quarantine, trade talks with the United Kingdom continued by videoconference this week.
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2 days agoReports: Israeli PM flew to Saudi Arabia, met crown princeIsraeli media are reporting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which would mark ...
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2 days agoChina launches mission to bring back material from moonChina has launched an ambitious mission to bring back rocks and debris from the moon’s surface for the first time in more than 40 years — an undertaking that could boost ...
2 days agoChina tests millions after coronavirus flare-ups in 3 citiesChinese authorities are testing millions of people, imposing lockdowns and shutting down schools after locally transmitted coronavirus cases were discovered in three citi...
1 day agoYemen rebels' missile strikes Saudi oil facility in JiddahYemen’s Houthi rebels say they struck a Saudi oil facility in the port city of Jiddah with a new cruise missile, just hours after the kingdom finished hosting its virtual...
