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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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…
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.
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.
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.
South American nations evaluating shutting airspace to Boeing 737 MAX: Telam news agency
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina and other South American nations are evaluating closing their airspace…
Fiji suspends Boeing 737 MAX flights
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Fiji Airways and the Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji on Wednesday temporarily…
UK needs to meet Facebook, Google competition with new rules: report
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain needs to overhaul its competition rules to tackle the dominance of tech giants like Facebook, Google and Amazon, and increase consumer choice, a government review said on Wednesday.
Black boxes from Ethiopia plane crash could be sent to Europe: airline
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The black boxes from Sunday’s plane crash in Ethiopia could be sent…
Black boxes from Ethiopia crash to be sent overseas: Ethiopian Airlines
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The black boxes from the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed on…