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Boeing's embattled chief faces tough crowd at Paris Air Show
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg will have his work cut out for him at the Paris Air Show this week as he tries to reassure airlines and industry partners over the fate of its flagship 737 MAX plane, indefinitely grounded after two fatal crashes.
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Business groups vow aid for Filipino fishers hit by Chinese ship
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has pledged to extend assistance to Filipino fishermen whose boat was hit and sunk by a Chinese vessel near Recto Bank (also called Reed Bank) in the West Philippine Sea. Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana earlier
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A history of massive Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong protesters have piled the pressure on pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam with a series of huge demonstrations against a divisive bill to allow extraditions to mainland China. Hong Kong, a former British colony, was handed back to China in 1997 but benefits from a "One Country, Two Systems&
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong leaves jail, vows to join protests
Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong walked free from prison on Monday and vowed to join historic anti-government protests rocking the city, calling on the city's embattled pro-Beijing leader to quit. The city has witnessed unprecedented scenes as public anger boils towards the city&
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DA-BFAR says Filipino fishing boat ‘rammed’; China says they were ‘besieged’
MANILA, Philippines - The Filipino fishing boat was ‘hit’ and ‘rammed’. This was emphasized by the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) after numerous versions of the incident in Recto Bank surfaced over the weekend. Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol answered
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Woodland denies Koepka with three-stroke US Open triumph
Gary Woodland won the 119th US Open on Sunday, capturing his first major title with a 13-under par total to deny two-time defending champion Brook Koepka's bid for history at Pebble Beach. Woodland punctuated the victory with a birdie bomb at 18, a final flourish in a display of back-nine fortitude
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong walks free, calls on leader to resign
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong called on the city's pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam to resign after he walked free from prison on Monday, as historic anti-government protests rocked the city. "She is no longer qualified to be Hong Kong's leader," Wong told reporters. "
