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Airlines hunting for suspected fake engine parts

PARIS, Sept 4, 2023 (AFP) - Aircraft engine manufacturer CFM, a joint venture between GE and Safran, has alerted its…

Bill Richardson, globe-trotting US diplomat, dead at 75

WASHINGTON, Sept 2, 2023 (AFP) - Bill Richardson, a veteran Democratic politician and former US ambassador to the United Nations…

Meta, Google balk as Canada spells out new online news law

OTTAWA, Sept 1, 2023 (AFP) - Ottawa on Friday spelled out how a new law requiring digital giants to pay…

‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida coast

ST. PETERSBURG, United States, Aug 30, 2023 (AFP) - Hurricane Idalia slammed into northwest Florida as an "extremely dangerous" Category…

Hurricane Idalia poses grave threat to Florida with 15-foot storm surge and potential catastrophic devastation

STEINHATCHEE, United States, Aug 29, 2023 (AFP) - Hurricane Idalia intensified Tuesday as it churned toward the west coast of…

China warns US against ‘disastrous’ trade curbs

BEIJING, Aug 29, 2023 (AFP) - China's premier warned US officials Tuesday that moves to "politicise" trade issues would prove…

Meta fights sprawling Chinese ‘Spamouflage’ operation

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 29, 2023 (AFP) - Meta on Tuesday said it purged thousands of Facebook accounts that were part…

Florida orders evacuations ahead of ‘extremely dangerous’ Idalia

GAINESVILLE , United States, Aug 29, 2023 (AFP) - Residents along Florida's west coast were under orders to evacuate Tuesday…

Tropical Storm Idalia strengthens near Mexico, heads to Florida

MIAMI, Aug 28, 2023 (AFP) - Tropical Storm Idalia was strengthening in the Caribbean on Monday, buffeting southeastern Mexico with…

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