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Italy’s Leonardo expects FAA certification of AW609 tilt-rotor next year
DUBAI (Reuters) - Italian aerospace firm Leonardo expects the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration will certify the AW609 aircraft in 2022, nearly two decades after the first test flight. The AW609 is...
Oct 03, 2021
Qatar’s economy grows 4% in Q2 boosted by non-hydrocarbon activities
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's economy grew 4% year-on-year in the second quarter, according to official preliminary estimates, fuelled mainly by the non-hydrocarbon sector. On a quarterly basis, however, ...
Oct 03, 2021
Figure skating-Shoma overcomes shaky start to win at Japan Open
(Reuters) - Olympic silver medallist Shoma Uno recovered from a shaky start to win the men's free skate final at the Japan Open, as the 23-year-old ramps up his preparation ahead of the Beijing 2022 w...
Oct 03, 2021
N.Korea says U.N. Security Council applies double standards over military activities -KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Sunday the United Nations Security Council applied double standards over military activities among U.N. member states, state media KCNA said. A council meeting to...
Oct 03, 2021
Timeline: Philippine President Duterte’s tumultuous term
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has announced he will retire from politics, opening the way for his daughter to run for president in next year's election. Here is a timeline of...
Oct 03, 2021
“I am not weak”: Qatari women unsuccessful in first legislative elections
By Lisa Barrington and Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) - Voters chose none of the 26 women who stood for election in Qatar's first legislative elections on Saturday, disappointing candidates who had wante...
Oct 03, 2021
IMF board to grill investigators, Georgieva on data-rigging claims this week, sources say
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's executive board will intensify its probe of Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva this week by separately interviewing her and...
Oct 03, 2021
Hong Kong finance chief says city’s exposure to Evergrande ‘very minimal’ – SCMP
(Reuters) - Hong Kong's exposure to debt-laden developer China Evergrande Group is "very minimal" at 0.05%, or HK$14 billion ($1.79 billion), of banking assets, South China Morning Post reported on Su...
Oct 02, 2021
Soccer-Southgate urges Grealish to start scoring for England
(Reuters) - Manchester City midfielder Jack Grealish faces a "big challenge" to find his debut goal for England, coach Gareth Southgate said ahead of their forthcoming World Cup qualifiers. Southgate ...
Oct 02, 2021
Soccer-Liverpool boss Klopp compares vaccine refusal to drink-driving
(Reuters) - Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp likened refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine to drink-driving, saying such people endanger others. Klopp said he took the vaccine to protect not just himsel...
Oct 02, 2021
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