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Boeing 737 Passenger Jet Crashes in China With 132 People on Board
The Boeing 737-800 plane had 132 people on board, including 123 passengers and nine crew members.
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Boeing Agrees to Settle With Ethiopia 737 Max Crash Victims
Boeing has reached a legal agreement with the victims’ families from the March 2019 crash in Ethiopia that involved its 737-Max aircraft, which claimed 157 lives
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Ethiopia Braces for All-Out War as Rebels Advance on Capital
A year after fighting began in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, rebel forces are advancing on the country’s capital as the authorities urge citizens to mobilize.
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Foods That Make the Holidays: Orthodox Ethiopians Celebrate Christmas with Traditional Dish Yebeg Wot
Learn about Yebeg Wot, a traditional Ethiopian dish enjoyed during the Christmas season in Ethiopia.
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US Cites China, Myanmar, Ethiopia in Genocide Report
The Biden administration is renewing genocide allegations against China for repression of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in its northwest Xinjiang region.
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Ethiopia Declares Immediate, Unilateral Cease-Fire After 8 Months of Deadly Conflict
Ethiopia’s government has declared an immediate, unilateral cease-fire in its Tigray region after nearly eight months of deadly conflict as Tigray fighters occupy the regional capital and government soldiers retreat
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Ethiopia Heads to the Polls Against a Backdrop of Insecurity
Ethiopians head to the polls on Monday, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed promoting a message of unity against a backdrop of conflict and impending famine in the north of the country.
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US Restricts Visas From Ethiopia, Eritrea Over Tigray Crisis
The United States is restricting visas for people undermining efforts to resolve the deadly fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
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Debt-Distressed Countries Will Not Be Saved by the IMF's $650 Billion Currency Boost, Economist Says
Economist William Jackson said the IMF plan “won’t prevent the need for debt restructuring in countries where debt trajectories are on unsustainable paths.”
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Ethiopia's ‘Simmering Civil War' Threatens to Erode Economic Recovery Prospects
Four months after the Ethiopian government declared victory, conflict continues to escalate in the state of Tigray, hitting the country’s recovery prospects.
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Digital Siege: Internet Cuts Become Favored Tool of Regimes
When army generals in Myanmar staged a coup last week, they briefly cut internet access in an apparent attempt to stymie protests
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Escalating Conflict Could Threaten Ethiopia's Economic Success Story
Ethiopia is teetering on the brink of civil war as fighting intensifies in the north of the country, sparking fears that its economic transformation could be stymied by protracted conflict.
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Ethiopia Near Civil War as PM Sends Army Into Defiant Region
Ethiopia is approaching civil war as its Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister has ordered the military to confront the country’s well-armed Tigray regional government.
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Panel Finds FAA Followed Procedures in Approving Boeing Max
A government advisory committee has concluded that federal regulators followed established procedures when they certified the Boeing 737 Max and did not delegate too much safety analysis for the plane to Boeing....
...In a report Thursday, the panel said the FAA correctly treated the Max as an update to older 737s and not as a new type of plane, which would...
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Fact Check: Trump's Distortions Are Across the Board
President Donald Trump systematically fabricated his record before boisterous supporters and the eyes of the world this past week.
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Boeing Details Steps Needed to Get Grounded Max Jet Flying
Boeing is detailing steps it needs to complete before its grounded 737 Max can carry passengers again.
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American, Southwest Airlines Plan to Resume Commercial Flights on 737 Max in March
American and Southwest airlines announced Friday plans to resume commercial flights of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft in March 2020.
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Boeing Employee Raised Concern About Design of Max System
Two days of congressional hearings have produced internal Boeing documents showing that company employees raised concerns about the design of a key flight-control system and the hectic pace of airplane production long before two 737 Max jets crashed. Angry lawmakers bombarded the hearings’ star witness, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg, with questions and lectures. They asked why he got a pay...
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Lion Air Crash Report Points to Boeing, Pilots, Maintenance
Indonesian investigators found plenty of blame to go around for a Boeing 737 Max crash that killed 189 people a year ago. They faulted design decisions by Boeing that made the plane vulnerable to failure of a single sensor. They criticized U.S. safety regulators who certified the plane. And they pointed fingers at one of their country’s own airlines, Lion...
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Mass. Economists Who Study Poverty Win Nobel Prize
The 2019 Nobel Prize in economics was awarded Monday to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for pioneering new ways to alleviate global poverty. Banerjee and Duflo are at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, while Kremer is at Harvard University. The three have often worked together. Duflo, who phoned into the news conference where the prize was announced, said...