What the ‘black box’ can tell us about plane crashes
Read full article: What the ‘black box’ can tell us about plane crashesA preliminary finding into last month’s Air India plane crash has suggested the aircraft’s fuel control switches were turned off, starving the engines of fuel and causing a loss of engine thrust shortly after takeoff.
Fuel to Air India plane was cut off moments before crash, investigation report says
Read full article: Fuel to Air India plane was cut off moments before crash, investigation report saysPreliminary findings into last month’s Air India plane crash suggest the aircraft’s fuel control switches were turned off, causing a loss of engine thrust shortly after takeoff.
Air India faces disruptions as crash prompts deeper checks and flight delays
Read full article: Air India faces disruptions as crash prompts deeper checks and flight delaysAir India faces disruptions following last week’s fatal crash as additional safety inspections on its Dreamliner fleet lead to flight delays, cancellations and growing passenger anxiety.
Black boxes analyzed for cause of Air India crash that killed 270
Read full article: Black boxes analyzed for cause of Air India crash that killed 270Investigators in India are studying the black boxes of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner after recovering them from the aircraft wreckage to ascertain the cause of last week’s plane crash that left at least 270 people dead.
When an Air India flight crashed into a medical campus, surviving doctors rushed to save lives
Read full article: When an Air India flight crashed into a medical campus, surviving doctors rushed to save livesMedical students who survived when an Air India plane crashed into their hostel say their first reaction was to help treat the injured.
Air India black box recovered after crash that killed 241 onboard and several others on the ground
Read full article: Air India black box recovered after crash that killed 241 onboard and several others on the groundIndian investigators have recovered the digital flight data recorder or the black box of the Air India flight that crashed a day earlier.
Is air travel safe? Deadly Air India plane crash renews concerns after a string of other crashes
Read full article: Is air travel safe? Deadly Air India plane crash renews concerns after a string of other crashesThe Air India plane crash that killed at least 240 people is just the latest aviation disaster this year.
Lone passenger survives the deadly Air India crash
Read full article: Lone passenger survives the deadly Air India crashA medic says the lone passenger to survive the Air India crash that killed more than 240 people found himself near debris after being thrown out of the plane and walked to a nearby ambulance for aid.
In one Indian city, reflective paint and bus stop sprinklers offer relief from killer heat
Read full article: In one Indian city, reflective paint and bus stop sprinklers offer relief from killer heatRising heat is a problem for millions of people in India, and one western city is pointing the way in figuring out some ways to deal with it.
In this Indian city, smartwatches are part of the solution to dealing with searing heat
Read full article: In this Indian city, smartwatches are part of the solution to dealing with searing heatHundreds of men and women in a poor neighborhood in one of India’s hottest cities are receiving wristwatch-style health monitors to determine what the searing April heat is doing to their health.
Passion, politics and patriotism meld as Pakistan and India clash in cricket's fiercest rivalry
Read full article: Passion, politics and patriotism meld as Pakistan and India clash in cricket's fiercest rivalryIndia and Pakistan are renewing their epic rivalry on the cricket field in front of an audience of hundreds of millions of people tuning in to catch the two arch rivals go head-to-head in Dubai in United Arab Emirates.
Adani $2.5B share sale pushes through amid fraud claims
Read full article: Adani $2.5B share sale pushes through amid fraud claimsThe closely watched $2.5 billion share sale launched by Asia’s richest man, Gautam Adani, has been fully subscribed, bucking expectations after a turbulent week in which the conglomerate’s shares plunged in a tussle with a U.S. short seller.
Indian court sentences 38 to death for fatal 2008 bombings
Read full article: Indian court sentences 38 to death for fatal 2008 bombingsA court in India has sentenced to death 38 people for a series of bomb blasts in 2008 that left more than 50 dead in Gujarat state, which has a history of violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims.
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Bus with migrant workers collides with van in India; 17 dead
Read full article: Bus with migrant workers collides with van in India; 17 deadPolice say a bus carrying migrant workers after the lifting of coronavirus restrictions hit a delivery van on a highway in northern India, killing at least 17 people.
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Indian hospitals plead for oxygen, country sets virus record
Read full article: Indian hospitals plead for oxygen, country sets virus recordIndia is putting oxygen tankers on special express trains as major hospitals in New Delhi begged on social media for more supplies to save COVID-19 patients who are struggling to breathe.
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Asia Today: S. Korea reports highest daily tally in 9 months
Read full article: Asia Today: S. Korea reports highest daily tally in 9 monthsIhi is a two-day ceremony performed for girls who have not reached puberty and involves purification rituals and marriage rituals with the Bael (or wood apple). (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)SEOUL – South Korea has recorded 629 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, the highest daily tally in about nine months. The cases took the country’s total to 36,332 with 536 deaths. After successfully suppressing two previous surges this year, South Korea has been grappling with a fresh spike in infections since it relaxed stringent social distancing rules in October. India reported 36,595 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, maintaining a downward trend for nearly a month.
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Asia Today: Melbourne eases lockdown, schools, work resume
Read full article: Asia Today: Melbourne eases lockdown, schools, work resumeMigrant laborers from other states looking for work gather on a street on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Sunday, Sept.27, 2020. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)CANBERRA – Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, has further eased lockdown restrictions imposed after a surge in coronavirus cases, allowing most children to return to school from next month and sending more than 125,000 people back to work. Melbourne and surrounding parts of rural Victoria state were placed under strict “Level 4” lockdowns on Aug. 2, shuttering schools and non-essential businesses, imposing a nighttime curfew and prohibiting public gatherings. That allowed Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews to confirm the 9 p.m.- 5.a.m curfew will be lifted from 5 a.m. Monday, though residents still cannot travel more than 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) from home. — India has registered 88,600 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours in a declining trend with recoveries exceeding daily infections.
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Asia Today: India's cases keep rising; rallies in Melbourne
Read full article: Asia Today: India's cases keep rising; rallies in MelbourneIndia's coronavirus cases are now the second-highest in the world and only behind the United States. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)NEW DELHI – India has maintained its surge in coronavirus cases, adding 93,337 new confirmed infections in the past 24 hours. The Health Ministry on Saturday raised the nation’s caseload to more than 5.3 million out of the nearly 1.4 billion people. It said 1,247 more people died in the past 24 hours for a total of 85,619. The country has over a million active cases with about 80% recovery rate.
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Apple to launch first online store in India next week
Read full article: Apple to launch first online store in India next weekFILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, file photo, people walk past an image of an iPhone displayed at an Apple store in Ahmedabad, India. Apple announced Friday, Sept. 18, that it will launch its first online store in India next week, as it seeks to increase sales in one of the worlds fastest-growing smartphone markets. The company at present uses third-party online and offline retailers to sell its products in the country. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)NEW DELHI – Apple announced Friday that it will launch its first online store in India next week, as it seeks to increase sales in one of the world’s fastest-growing smartphone markets. The company at present uses third-party online and offline retailers to sell its products in the country.
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Asia Today: India's cases cross 4.6M after record surge
Read full article: Asia Today: India's cases cross 4.6M after record surgeIndia's coronavirus cases are now the second-highest in the world and only behind the United States. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)NEW DELHI – India’s confirmed coronavirus tally has crossed 4.6 million after a record surge of 97,570 new cases in 24 hours. The Health Ministry said that over three-fourth of reported COVID-19 cases had either recovered or been discharged. “The gap between the percentage of recovered cases and active cases is progressively growing wide,” the ministry said. Victoria, the hardest-hit by a viral resurgence in the country, also reported 37 more cases in the past 24 hours.
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Asia Today: India adds another 89K cases, to reopen schools
Read full article: Asia Today: India adds another 89K cases, to reopen schoolsIndia's coronavirus cases are now the second-highest in the world and only behind the United States. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)NEW DELHI India added another 89,706 coronavirus cases to the second-highest tally in the world, and the government said schools would reopen later this month for senior students after more than five months closed. India has the second-most cases in the world and the third-most deaths behind the United States and Brazil. This follows a rise in the daily tally of coronavirus cases to 2,411 from less than 1,000 last month. The Health Ministry on Tuesday announced partial reopening of schools from Sept. 21 for students of 9-12th grades for taking teachers guidance.
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Asia Today: India reports record 1,133 new virus deaths
Read full article: Asia Today: India reports record 1,133 new virus deathsIndia's coronavirus cases are now the second-highest in the world and only behind the United States. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)NEW DELHI India on Tuesday reported 1,133 deaths from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, its highest single-day total. India has been reporting the highest single-day caseload in the world for more than a month. Nearly 3.3 million people in India have recovered from COVID-19 so far. Its economy contracted nearly 24% in the second quarter, the worst among the worlds top economies.
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