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Exclusive: Boeing 737 MAX certification flight tests to start on Monday, according to sources

Editorial Bureau June 28, 2020

SEATTLE/WASHINGTON (US) – Pilots and test crew members from the US Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing Co are lined up to begin a three-day certification test campaign for the 737 MAX on Monday, according to a few people familiar with the matter. The test would mark a pivotal

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New coronavirus cases hit 45,242 in US

Editorial Bureau June 27, 2020

LUBBOCK (US) – The United States marked 45,242 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the largest single-day increase of the pandemic, according to a Reuters tally. This brings the total number of Americans who have tested positive to at least 2.48 million. The new record for positive COVID-19 tests comes as several states at the […]

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Statehood for Washington, DC, on verge of approval

Ren Leen June 26, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – Four decades after beginning its drive for US statehood, Washington, DC, is all set to take a step towards becoming the 51st state as the House of Representatives on Friday was expected to ratify it. Though the initiative was likely to pass handily in the House, where Democrats hold the majority, Republicans […]

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‘Godzilla dust cloud’ over US Southeast raises health concerns

Editorial Bureau June 26, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – A massive cloud of dust whipped up from the Sahara desert will hover over the US Southeast this weekend, said forecasters. It is likely to shroud the region in a brown haze, raising more health concerns in states where the COVID-19 crisis is worsening. The 3,500-mile-long (5,600 km) cloud, dubbed the “Godzilla […]

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Annual US report says pandemic makes more people prone to trafficking

Ren Leen June 26, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the novel coronavirus pandemic had made more people vulnerable to human trafficking, as an annual US report added Afghanistan and Nicaragua to a list of worst offenders while Saudi Arabia was upgraded. “Instability and lack of access to critical services caused by the […]

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Texas halts reopening as US sets record for one-day spurt in COVID cases

Ren Leen June 26, 2020

LUBBOCK (US) – The governor of Texas has temporarily halted the state’s reopening on Thursday as COVID-19 infections and hospitalisations surged and the country set a new record for a one-day increase in cases. Texas, which has been at the forefront of initiatives to reopen devastated economies shut down in the face of the coronavirus […]

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US House passes Democratic police reform legislation as deadlock deepens

Editorial Bureau June 26, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – The US House of Representatives passed a sweeping Democratic police reform bill on Thursday, passing it to the Senate despite opposition from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress. The Democratic-controlled House voted 236-181 roughly along party lines to adopt the legislation, one month to the day after George Floyd’s

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US watchdog detects flaws in government response to coronavirus outbreak

Ren Leen June 26, 2020

NEW YORK (US) – A US government watchdog gave a stinging review of the shortcomings in the administration’s response to the pandemic on Thursday. That included the sending of nearly $1.4 billion to deceased Americans, and the collection of incomplete and inconsistent virus-testing data. The report issued by the Government Accountability Office marked the first

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COVID-19 may have infected 10 times more Americans than reported: CDC

Editorial Bureau June 26, 2020

WASHINGTON (uk) – The US government experts believe more than 20 million Americans could have contracted the coronavirus, 10 times more than official counts. This indicates that many people without symptoms have or have had the disease, said senior administration officials. The data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is based on serology […]

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Poll says Americans split along party lines over green stimulus

Editorial Bureau June 25, 2020

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans are divided along party lines over whether federal stimulus programmes to boost the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic should give priority to clean energy businesses, said a survey on Thursday. The results reveal the politics around energy and the environment as lawmakers debate whether the economic and health crises sweeping the