Venezuela calls public sector back to work as blackout recedes
by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ and Marc BURLEIGH CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela's public employees were called to return to work…
7 years ago
International
Eight killed, 37 rescued, in Lagos building collapse
by Emmanuel Akinwotu and Celia Lebur Rescuers on Wednesday recovered eight bodies and rescued 37 people alive from the wreckage…
7 years ago
British MPs vote to reject no-deal Brexit
by Alice RITCHIE LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British MPs voted to reject a no-deal Brexit on Wednesday, prompting Prime…
7 years ago
US pilots reported problems with Boeing 737 MAX
by Delphine TOUITOU Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US decision on Wednesday to ground the…
7 years ago
US grounds Boeing 737 MAX amid growing safety concerns
by Heather Scott Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) --The ban on the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft became…
7 years ago
Building containing a school collapses in Lagos, many casualties feared including schoolchildren
A three-storey residential building collapsed Wednesday in a densely-populated part of Lagos, and local media said there could be many…
7 years ago
Britain says to scrap tariffs on 87% of imports in no-deal Brexit
Britain will slash import tariffs in case of a no-deal Brexit and will not apply customs checks on the border…
7 years ago
EU needs to hear UK plan before deciding Brexit delay: Barnier
The European Union must hear from Britain how it plans to proceed with Brexit before deciding whether to delay the…
7 years ago
Environment damage behind 1 in 4 global deaths, disease: UN
by Patrick GALEY A quarter of all premature deaths and diseases worldwide are due to manmade pollution and environmental damage,…
7 years ago
Ethiopia cannot read black boxes, ‘might’ send them abroad: airline
Ethiopia does not have the equipment to analyse the black boxes from Sunday's deadly Ethiopian Airlines plane crash, and is…
7 years ago
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