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US unveils plan to modernize air traffic control amid safety concerns
US transportation chief to unveil plan to upgrade air traffic control

WASHINGTON, D.C.: With flight delays rising and aviation safety under scrutiny, the U.S. government is preparing a sweeping modernization...

NTSB calls for urgent safety checks on 68 US bridges, including icons
US agency calls for urgent safety assessments of iconic bridges

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called for urgent safety checks on 68 bridges, including...

US expands oil, gas leasing and eases Alaska energy restrictions
Trump administration to open more Alaska acres for oil, gas drilling

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has announced plans to open more land for oil and gas drilling in Alaska and...

Lawmakers push for fewer military flights in Washington D.C. area
Democrats urge cut in Washington D.C. military flights after crash

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Ten Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have asked the Pentagon to reduce military training...

Delta crash-landing probe finds dangerous descent before touchdown
Delta plane that flipped over in February showed high rate of descent

TORONTO, Canada: An initial investigation into last month's dramatic Delta Air Lines crash-landing in Toronto has revealed that the...

New York court blocks law allowing over 800,000 non-citizens to vote
New York City law allowing non-citizens to vote struck down by court

NEW YORK CITY, New York: New York State's highest court has struck down a law this week that would have allowed over 800,000 legal...

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ALP in front ahead of upcoming election, but Coalition gaining ground
Australian Labor Party expected to retain government as election looms

SYDNEY, Australia - A recent Roy Morgan survey indicates that if a federal election were held today, the Australian Labor Party (ALP)...

Chinese President Xi takes time to talk to locals
China's leader mixes it among people in rural villages

BEIJING, China (Xinhua) -- Where does Chinese President Xi Jinping work? Beyond Zhongnanhai and the Great Hall of the People in Beijing,...

Vice premier calls for safeguarding free trade at Boao annual conference
Vice premier calls for safeguarding free trade at Boao annual conference

This photo shows the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2025 in Boao, south China's Hainan Province,...

CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA-PANEL DISCUSSION-GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN (CN)
CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA-PANEL DISCUSSION-GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN (CN)

(250327) -- BOAO, March 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Benjamin Simpfendorfer, partner of Oliver Wyman, speaks at a panel discussion themed on...

After bashing in New Zealand, Kamran Akmal urges Pakistan to make team on merit like India
After bashing in New Zealand, Kamran Akmal urges Pakistan to make team on merit like India

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 27 (ANI): Former wicketkeeper batter Kamran Akmal slammed Pakistan for the 'shameful' T20I series defeat...

Kos Minar International Documentary Film Festival at JGU Celebrates Cinema
Kos Minar International Documentary Film Festival at JGU Celebrates Cinema

OP Jindal University Sonipat (Haryana) [India], March 27: As part of the ongoing celebrations marking fifteen years of O.P. Jindal...

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