Stories for March 2019

Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:18 UTC
Boeing facing serious questions following two crashes in five months of the 737 Max 8

US plane maker Boeing faces questions after an Ethiopian Airlines 737 crash on Sunday killed all 157 people on board. It was the second crash in five months involving a 737 Max 8, the newest version of the plane. Comparisons are being drawn with a Lion Air accident last October where the plane lost altitude soon after takeoff.
Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 19:16 UTC
Colombia: Plane crash leaves a dozen dead

A DC-3 model aircraft with registration number HK2494 that had been declared in emergency fell on Saturday to land in the center-east of Colombia after not finding where to land, local media reported.
Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 09:26 UTC
Venezuela comes to a halt as the blackout extends for a second day

Venezuela shut schools and suspended the workday on Friday as the worst blackout in decades paralyzed most of the troubled nation for a second day, spurring outrage among citizens already suffering from hyperinflation and a crippling recession.
Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 09:18 UTC
Tuesday's Commons Brexit vote countdown: “no one knows what can happen”

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has issued a plea for support as the showdown on her Brexit deal looms, warning the UK will be plunged into crisis if MPs reject the Withdrawal Agreement. In a stark message ahead of Tuesday’s Commons vote, the Prime Minister said “no-one knows” what will happen if her plan is defeated, with the possibility of Brexit being derailed completely.
Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 09:09 UTC
Ex US intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning jailed for refusing to testify on Wikeleaks

Former US intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has been jailed for refusing to testify before an investigation into Wikileaks. A Virginia judge ordered her taken into custody until the grand jury's work is finished or she decides to testify. Manning said she shared everything she knows during her court-martial.
Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 09:01 UTC
Job creation in the US remains but labor demand is softening

US economy created the lowest number of jobs for a year-and-a-half in February, well below forecasts. Just 20,000 new jobs were created last month against expectations of a 180,000 increase, official figures show.
Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 08:57 UTC
World's largest sovereign fund, belonging to Norway, diversifying from oil

Norway's US$ 1 trillion sovereign wealth fund is expected to sell some of its oil and gas holdings. The world's largest sovereign wealth fund owns US$ 37bn of shares in oil companies such as BP, Shell and France's Total.
Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 08:28 UTC
Falklands' licensed Taiwanese jigger crew member missing

The Falkland Islands Fisheries and Marine Protection, FISHOPS reports that on Friday at 4:00 AM in the morning, the duty officer received a call indicating a man from a Falklands' licensed Taiwanese jigger went overboard.
Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 08:16 UTC
US announces criminal charges against Venezuelan industry minister

The US government on Friday announced criminal charges against a top official in Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government for violating sanctions imposed two years ago, when the official was accused of drug trafficking.
Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 08:11 UTC
EU proposes UK a Brexit unilateral option but excluding Northern Ireland

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier on Friday proposed that Britain could leave the bloc's customs union after the divorce though the offer would not include Northern Ireland which will most probably anger London.