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2017 safest year for post-war civil aviation — industry agencies
Jan 02, 2018
WASHINGTON —Last year was the safest year for civil aviation since plane crash statistics were first compiled in 1946, two industry studies have found.President Donald Trump hailed the results on Tuesday, and credited his "very strict" stance on commercial aviation for the positive data in the United States.A total of 10 crashes of civil passenger ...
UK may use taxes to get tech giants to do more to fight extremism — minister
Dec 31, 2017
LONDON — Britain may impose new taxes on tech giants like Google and Facebook unless ...
Hong Kong ship crew questioned in South Korea for oil transfer to North
Dec 30, 2017
SEOUL — The crew of a Hong Kong-registered ship have been detained for questioning in ...
Airbus ready to axe A380 if it fails to win Emirates deal — sources
Dec 27, 2017
PARIS — Airbus is drawing up contingency plans to phase out production of the world's largest jetliner, the A380 superjumbo, if it fails to ...
Oil rises on Libyan pipeline blast, Forties restart weighs
Dec 26, 2017
LONDON — Oil moved higher above $65 a barrel on Tuesday, within sight of its highest since mid-2015, supported by an explosion on a crude pi ...
Iraq invites bids for new oil pipeline
Dec 24, 2017
BAGHDAD — Iraq's oil ministry on Sunday called for bids for the construction of a new pipeline to allow oil exports to resume from the north ...
Asia markets enjoy pre-Christmas cheer, euro avoids sell-off
Dec 23, 2017
HONG KONG — Most Asian markets on Friday saw in the Christmas break on a positive note, picking up the baton from Wall Street while the euro ...
Iraq begins takeover of oilfield from Shell
Dec 21, 2017
BAGHDAD — Iraq on Thursday took the first step towards taking over the giant Majnoon oilfield following the pullout of Anglo-Dutch giant She ...
Saudi Arabia to slash oil dependence to less than half of budget
Dec 20, 2017
DUBAI — Saudi Arabia, for decades dependent on crude oil to fund its budget, now says it will cut its reliance on the black gold to less tha ...
Central banks, trade and bubbles threaten 2018 status quo
Dec 19, 2017
LONDON — After a year of relatively healthy global economic growth, economists are predicting pretty much the same for 2018 — a neither too- ...
Saudi Arabia budget deficit narrows after oil income recovers
Dec 18, 2017
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia appears set to post a lower-than-expected budget deficit this year, as oil revenues rebounded and the kingdom kept pub ...
Irish pilot union agrees Ryanair talks ahead of planned strike
Dec 17, 2017
DUBLIN — The union representing Ireland-based Ryanair pilots said on Sunday it had agreed to talk with the no-frills airline but warned that ...
Trump’s tax cut on track for passage in US Congress
Dec 16, 2017
WASHINGTON — A major tax cut promised by US President Donald Trump was on track for final passage in the few coming days, after two previous ...

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