Boeing pledges $100 million to help 737 MAX crash families

FILE PHOTO: The Boeing logo is pictured at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition fair (LABACE) at Congonhas Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil August 14, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker/File Photo Boeing Co said on Wednesday it would give $100 million over multiple years to local governments and non-profit organizations to help families and communities

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UAE crown prince’s son found dead in UK

Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi Death of fashion designer Khalid Al Qasimi, 39, ‘unexplained,’ say British police The son of the crown prince of the UAE has been found dead in his U.K. home, according to local reports. Khalid Al Qasimi, who founded a fashion brand and exhibited collections in London and Paris, was

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Exploring how pollution might impact the brain

By Tim Newman A reduction in sense of smell precedes certain neurological conditions, and pollution has been shown to increase the risk of these diseases. A new study attempts to link these findings together. Over the years, researchers have begun to see links between pollution and neurological diseases, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Although evidence

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Somaliland leader in Guinea as it seeks International recognition

Photo/Somali Times Somaliland Leader is in Guinea is visit seen as cementing relations as it seeks international recognition. Mr Muse Bihi arrived in Conakry for a two day visit where he has been received by his host Alpha Konde. The latest move from Somaliland is one of the latest diplomatic charm offensive that the country

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At least 40 killed in strike on Tripoli migrant detention center: official

A migrant picks up her belongings from among rubble at a detention centre for mainly African migrants that was hit by an airstrike in the Tajoura suburb of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, Libya July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny An air strike late on Tuesday hit a detention center for mainly African migrants in a

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Iranians say US sanctions hurt people, not government

People shop at the old main bazaar in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. From an English-language teacher hoping for peace to an appliance salesman who applauded Donald Trump as a “successful businessman,” all said they suffered from the economic hardships sparked by re-imposed and newly created American sanctions. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) By JON GAMBRELL

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CHAN 2020 Qualifiers: Uganda Cranes to face Somalia

CHAN 2020 Qualifiers: Uganda Cranes Vs Somalia 1st Leg: 26th – 28th July 2019 2nd Leg: 2nd – 4th August 2019 Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has confirmed that Uganda Cranes will now play Somalia in the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) 2020 qualifiers. Originally, Uganda had been scheduled to play South Sudan. But, upon

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United States to Partially Restart Programs with Somali National Army

United States Mission to Somalia The United States will partially resume the provision of security assistance to non-mentored units of the Somali National Army (SNA). This resumption will be implemented on a pilot basis with a unit taking part in critical transition operations in Lower Shabelle. On the basis of internal reforms made by the

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Uganda has excess cane, but govt says it’s not selling to Kenya

Uganda has blocked a request to export excess sugar cane from outgrowers in Busoga region to Kenya. Farmers say they have an overproduction of some 500,000 tones of sugar that processors are unable to absorb but the Minister for Trade, Industry and Co-operatives Amelia Kyambadde says the surplus is only temporary and should not cause

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Iran rejects U.S. accusation it long violated nuclear deal

Photo/ Reuters Iran rejected on Tuesday a White House accusation that Tehran was long violating the terms of its nuclear deal with world powers, after the Islamic Republic said it had amassed more low-enriched uranium than permitted under the accord. “Seriously?” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a message on social network Twitter, after

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