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Ukraine says it may freeze debt payments to fund war
Ukraine’s premier warned Friday that Kiev would freeze its debt repayments if no immediate deal was found with private lenders because it had to fund its escalating campaign against pro-Russian fighters. …read more Source: The Times of...
Teenager Bencic to face Jankovic in Topshelf Open semi-finals
S-HERTOGENBOSCH (AP) – Teenager Belinda Bencic of Switzerland will face veteran Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in the semi-finals of the Topshelf Open after saving three match points in a 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 7-5 win against seventh-seeded Kristina Mladenovic of France on Friday.The 18-year-old Bencic had match point at 6-5 in the second set, only...
Malaysia Airlines Makes Emergency Landing in Melbourne
Sydney. A Malaysia Airlines flight returned safely to Melbourne on Friday, having turned back within minutes of take-off after an engine fire alert went off, Air Services Australia said. “There was an emergency declared, there was an ‘engine fire’ alert in the cabin. The plane proceeded to dump the fuel and returned to land and it landed...
Merkel stresses Germany wants good relations with Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that Berlin was keen to have good relations with Moscow and was striving for a political solution to the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Malaysia Airlines makes emergency landing in Melbourne
SYDNEY – A Malaysia Airlines flight returned safely to Melbourne on Friday, having turned back within minutes of take-off after an engine fire alert went off, Air Services Australia said.”There was an emergency declared, there was an ‘engine fire’alert in the cabin. The plane proceeded to dump the fuel and returned to land...
Malaysia Airlines jet makes emergency landing in Australia
MELBOURNE: A Malaysia Airlines passenger flight made an emergency landing in Melbourne on Friday after its aircraft systems signalled an engine fire, Australian authorities said, with the carrier grounding the jet for inspections. Flight MH148, which had 300 passengers and crew on board, departed Melbourne Airport at 2:16 pm (0416 GMT) for the...
Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 300 passengers makes emergency landing in Melbourne
A Malaysia Airlines plane carrying more than 300 passengers made an emergency landing at Melbourne airport on Friday after a reported engine fire. Flight MH148 departed Melbourne Airport at 2:16 pm (0416 GMT) to head towards the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur but had to perform an emergency landing. All passengers were safe. “After...
Paris Air Show goes green but sales war takes centre-stage
PARIS (AFP) – With air passenger numbers set to double to six billion annually by 2030, the worlds premier air show in Paris will next week focus on green issues even as the aircraft sales war remains centre stage.The Paris Air Show brings together some 315,000 visitors and 2,260 exhibitors from 47 countries, with much of the attention...
Malaysia Airlines makes emergency landing in Melbourne after engine fire alert
In this photo taken on Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, a Malaysia Airlines plane approaches to land at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang in Malaysia. (Source: AP) A Malaysia Airlines flight returned safely to Melbourne on Friday, having turned back within minutes of take-off after an engine fire alert went off, Air Services Australia said....
Russia threatens ‘consequences’ if US deploys missiles in Europe
Moscow took issue with Washington’s plans to deploy in Poland and Romania systems capable of launching Tomahawk cruise missiles.Don’t be afraid of Russia, Putin tells WestWest, Russia trade accusations at U.N. over new Ukraine violenceDutch foreign minister to discuss MH17 prosecution in RussiaFrance offers Russia 785 mn euros to...
