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Kobe Bryant helicopter lacked recommended safety device
Published On: January 29, 2020 06:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Jan 29: The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant didn’t have a recommended warning system to alert the pilot he was too close to land but it’s not clear it would have averted the crash that killed nine because the pilot may have lost control as the aircraft plunged into a fog-shrouded mountain, federal investigators said Tuesday.
UPDATE: UAE confirms 4 cases of new Chinese virus, first in Mideast
Published On: January 29, 2020 04:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Jan 29: The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday confirmed the first cases in the Mideast of the new Chinese virus that causes flu-like symptoms, saying doctors now were treating four members of a Chinese family that had just come from a city at the epicenter of the outbreak.
Deaths rise to 132 in China outbreak as foreigners leave
Published On: January 29, 2020 03:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Jan 29: Countries began evacuating their citizens Wednesday from the Chinese city hardest-hit by an outbreak of a new virus that has killed 132 people and infected more than 6,000 on the mainland and abroad.
British Airways suspends direct flights to mainland China amid virus fears
Published On: January 29, 2020 03:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Jan 29: British Airways (ICAG.L) has suspended all direct flights to and from mainland China, one of the biggest names in aviation to do so, as worries grow about the impact of a spreading coronavirus on global travel.
U.S. House Democrats call for $760 billion in infrastructure spending over five years
Published On: January 29, 2020 02:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Jan 29: U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday will unveil a proposed $760 billion infrastructure spending bill over five years that aims to rebuild sagging roads and bridges and reduce carbon pollution.
Swedbank proposes board revamp after money laundering scandal
Published On: January 29, 2020 01:44 PM NPT By: Reuters
STOCKHOLM, Jan 29: Swedbank’s (SWEDa.ST) election committee proposed on Wednesday to replace half of the bank’s board members after a money laundering scandal that has rocked the lender and seen it lose around a third of its market value over the past 15 months.
Why it Matters: Bolton revelations complicate Trump defense
Published On: January 29, 2020 01:28 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan 29: Revelations from former national security adviser John Bolton’s upcoming book are adding some drama to the ongoing Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Some reasons they could be important:
No hot meals, blankets, magazines as airlines step up fight on virus
Published On: January 29, 2020 12:37 PM NPT By: Reuters
BANGKOK, Jan 29: Passengers on some flights to China will have to make do without hot meals or blankets and newspapers, as airlines step up measures to protect crew and travelers from a coronavirus that has killed more than 130 in the country.
Australia scientists to share lab-grown coronavirus to hasten vaccine efforts
Published On: January 29, 2020 12:25 PM NPT By: Reuters
MELBOURNE, Jan 29: A team of scientists in Australia said on Wednesday they have successfully developed a lab-grown version of the new coronavirus, the first to be recreated outside of China, in a breakthrough that could help quicken the creation of a vaccine.
UAE confirms new coronavirus case in family arriving from China
Published On: January 29, 2020 12:10 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, Jan 29: A family in the United Arab Emirates, arriving from China’s central city of Wuhan, has been diagnosed with a case of the new coronavirus, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
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