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Day: September 19, 2024

AAIA: Cathay Airbus defects could cause major damage

The engine defect in the Airbus A350 plane that led to the cancellation of dozens of Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways’ flights in early September could have escalated into “extensive damage,” public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong report…

French President calls for avoiding war in Middle East

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Thursday on all parties to work to “avoid war” in the Middle East, expressing his “deep” concern following a series of explosions in Lebanon.

The French BFM news station quoted the Elysee Palace as saying t…

Bank of England holds interest rate at five pct

The Bank of England on Thursday kept interest rates steady at five percent, a month after cutting them for the first time since March 2020.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the central bank said in a statement that eight of its nine members vo…

Turkiye: Central bank steadies interest rate at 50 percent

The Turkish Central Bank decided on Thursday to keep the interest rate AT 50 percent for the sixth month in a row declaring vigilance vis a vis the inflation but stoppING short of indicating whether it would ultimately stiffen the monetary policy.

T…

177,000 women in Gaza in life threatening condition — UN agency

The UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States (ROAS) warned on Thursday of the adverse impact of the Israeli occupation war on women in Gaza saying more than 177,000 of the female Gazans are in life threatening condition.

The health system, more …