Germany grounds Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9 for three months
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s air safety authority DFS said on Tuesday that both Boeing 737…
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Schumacher wins fan vote for F1’s most influential person
LONDON (Reuters) – Seven times world champion Michael Schumacher has been named the most influential…
Swiss attorney general is called for questioning in next stage of impeachment process
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber has been called in for questioning over…
Bermuda prohibits Boeing 737 MAX from its airspace
HAMILTON (Reuters) – Bermuda has prohibited Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 and 737 MAX 9 aircraft…
Soccer: Serie A clubs want to re-start on June 13 if government allows
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s Serie A clubs voted in a favour of re-starting the season on June 13 during a general assembly on Wednesday, if the government allows.
France to force web giants to delete some content within the hour
PARIS (Reuters) – Social networks and other online content providers will have to remove paedophile and terrorism-related content from their platforms within the hour or face a fine of up to 4% of their global revenue under a French law voted in on Wednesday.
Motor racing: Sainz, Ricciardo set for F1 moves as Alonso return mooted
LONDON (Reuters) – Spaniard Carlos Sainz is on pole position to be Charles Leclerc’s team mate at Ferrari next year, with Australian Daniel Ricciardo set to replace him at McLaren according to Formula One sources.
Bayer Roundup cancer trial goes to jury after closing arguments
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A trial in which a California man alleged his use of Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused his cancer went to a federal U.S. jury after lawyers for both sides delivered their closing arguments on Tuesday.
Elite athletes should adhere to social distancing to restart training, Britain says
LONDON (Reuters) – Elite athletes should adhere to government guidelines on social distancing unless an exception has been made when they restart training, Britain said in guidance for how sports can resume after the coronavirus lockdown.
Ties between Boeing and Trump run deep
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Donald Trump spoke with Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg on Tuesday to get assurances about the safety of the 737 MAX plane that crashed in Ethiopia, he wasn’t talking to a stranger.
EU consumer group warns against ‘game-changer’ Google-Fitbit deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc-owned Google’s planned $2.1 billion buy of fitness trackers company Fitbit may harm consumers and hinder innovation, European consumer group BEUC said on Wednesday, calling it a game-changer deal in the health and digital markets.