Harold Manning

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Former pilot acquitted in Boeing 737 MAX case

Former pilot acquitted in Boeing 737 MAX case

The man, Mark Forkner, who has been out of work for Boeing for years, was the only person facing criminal charges over the plane’s problems. Guide the pilots During the development of the plane at Boeing, Forkner was an important interlocutor of the American aeronautical authority Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Among other things, it was to indicate how pilots should …

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Suriname abolishes visa requirement for five countries

Suriname abolishes visa requirement for five countries

Travelers from the United States, the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Canada will soon be able to travel to Suriname without a visa. Minister Albert Ramdin of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and International Cooperation (BIBIS) announced this yesterday during a press conference. Naturally, passengers at Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport will have to pay an entrance fee. The Minister says that …

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Julian Assange marries in prison: four guests, two witnesses and two guards | Abroad

Julian Assange marries in prison: four guests, two witnesses and two guards |  Abroad

Assange and Moris, who have two children together, announced their engagement in November and were cleared to marry in Belmarsh prison in London, where he is in police custody. The wedding will be celebrated by a clerk, with only four guests, two witnesses and two guards. Guests must leave immediately after the ceremony. British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, an outspoken …

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Kremlin critic Navalny gets nine years in prison for ‘fraud and contempt of court’

Kremlin critic Navalny gets nine years in prison for 'fraud and contempt of court'

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (left) with two lawyers during the trial.ImageREUTERS According to the court, Navalny stole more than 4 million euros from his own anti-corruption organization FBK, now banned by the authorities. The charges were based on controversial statements by four people who allegedly donated money to FBK. Navalny was also found in “contempt of court” in an …

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Dozens of Russian planes seized following sanctions

Dozens of Russian planes seized following sanctions

In total, there are 780 leased aircraft in Russia, of which 515 are from foreign companies. Fearing that these companies will claim the planes if they land outside Russia, the country has called on airlines to stop flying leased planes outside of Russia and Belarus. These planes were also often registered abroad. For example, almost all Boeings and Airbuses used …

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Dozens of babies from Ukrainian surrogates trapped in kyiv shelter

Dozens of babies from Ukrainian surrogates trapped in kyiv shelter

Hundreds of couples are expecting their babies in the UK. Sam Everingham, owner of the Growing Families Foundation, attempts to evacuate the babies. Difficult process Everingham is currently switching back and forth between the UK, Poland and Georgia. In recent weeks he has managed to get a number of newborns out of Ukraine, but it’s an incredibly difficult process, he …

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Extreme heat at both poles just as IPCC talks begin

Extreme heat at both poles just as IPCC talks begin

Ice floes on the Grandidier Channel in Antarctica.Image Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In Antarctica, it became as much as 40 degrees Celsius warmer than normal at one monitoring station last weekend, and at another station the heat record for the time of year was broken by 15 degrees. Around the North Pole, in Spitsbergen and Lapland, it became 30 …

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