By AFP  June 18, 2023 | 03:53pm GMT+7 A Boeing 737 Max is displayed during the Farnborough Airshow, in Farnborough, on July 18, 2022. Photo by AFP/Justin Tallis Boeing expects the number of commercial planes in service around the world to double in the next 20 years, according to estimates published on Sunday, anticipating a slightly larger increase than competitor Airbus. The American aircraft manufacturer estimates 48,575 planes will be in service in 2042, compared with 24,500 last year. This will require producing, across all manufacturers combined, 42,595 planes — half to replace existing aircraft, and the other half to…
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By Reuters  June 18, 2023 | 01:51pm GMT+7 Philippine Coast Guard personnel assist in putting out the fire on M/V Esperanza Star at the waters off Panglao, Bohol province, central Philippines, June 18, 2023. Photo by Philippine Coast Guard All 120 people onboard a ferry that caught fire at sea in central Philippines on Sunday have been rescued, the coast guard said. The M/V Esperanza Star, which was carrying 65 passengers and 55 officers and crew members, caught fire while sailing from Siquijor island in the south to nearby Bohol island, the coast guard said.Coast guard firefighters onboard another vessel…
By AFP  June 18, 2023 | 01:42pm GMT+7 Indonesian soldiers participate in a ceremony in Banda Aceh to mark the nation’s 76th Independence Day, Aug. 17, 2021. Photo by AFP Indonesia has ordered 13 long-range military radars from Thales to boost airspace surveillance efforts across its immense archipelago, the French manufacturer and state-owned Indonesian defense firm PT Len Industri said Sunday. The Ground Master 400 Alpha (GM400a) radars will allow the Indonesian military to “benefit from a single air picture integrating the detection of all types of threats, from jets and missiles to hovering helicopters and unmanned air vehicles”, the…
Having postponed a February trip after a suspected Chinese spy balloon flew over US airspace, Blinken is set to become the highest-ranking US government official to visit China since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021.During his June 18-19 trip, he is expected to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi and possibly President Xi Jinping, and work to establish open and durable communication channels to ensure the strategic rivalry between the two countries does not spiral into conflict.It will be a trip also closely followed by the rest of the world as any…
Ellsberg was a military analyst when he released thousands of documents to US media in 1971 that revealed successive United States administrations had lied to the public about the Vietnam War.The 7,000 classified pages determined that, contrary to the public assertions of US government officials, the conflict was unwinnable.The leak was recounted in the 2017 Hollywood thriller “The Post,” which detailed the nail-biting behind-the-scenes story of the papers’ publication.Ellsberg announced in March that doctors had told him on February 17 that he had terminal pancreatic cancer and only around six months to live.”He was not in pain, and was surrounded…
Regulators across the world are rushing to draft regulations to govern the use of generative AI, which can create text and images and is engendering excitement as well as fear about its potential to reshape a wide range of industries.Ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed in February on the need to develop an ASEAN “AI guide” for the region of 668 million people, but details of the discussions among regional policymakers have not previously been reported.Senior Southeast Asian officials said the so-called ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics was taking shape and would try…
A shipwreck, which was given to the house owner by one of their friends, is made use of as a decoration for the front side of the house. The team of builders that construct the house are friends of the house owner. “Each person contributed their part to complete their friend’s house,” head architect Nguyen Tuan Nghia told NgoiSao. “That is a rare sight to see in this modern era.” . Source: Internet
A woman receives a vaccine for Covid-19, at a vaccination center in Subang Jaya, Malaysia April 26, 2021. Photo by Reuters/Lim Huey Teng Wan Razali Wan Nor of Malaysia’s PAS party has come under fire for saying nurses’ attire is too tight and not Shariah-compliant. His comments in parliament on Thursday drew the ire of health organizations and unions.”The uniforms worn by nurses are designed to be functional, to make it easier for them to carry out their duties, they are not too tight and adhere to the guidelines set by the Health Ministry,” Malayan Nurses Union president Nor Hayati…
China also warrants close observation, the Treasury added in a biannual report to Congress, over its failure to publish information on foreign exchange interventions and a “broader lack of transparency around key features of its exchange rate mechanism.”The report looks at countries with big trade surpluses that actively intervene in foreign exchange markets to gain trade advantages.”Most foreign exchange intervention by US trading partners last year was in the form of selling dollars, actions that served to strengthen their currencies,” said Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in a statement.She added that although the global economy has been more resilient than many…
The condemnation came as Secretary of State Antony Blinken presented a report on what he called “concerning trends” in human trafficking.Blinken blasted the rise in forced labor as worldwide supply chains were disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.”Exploitative employers use a host of tactics to take advantage of lower paid and more vulnerable workers,” he said.According to State Department anti-trafficking official Cindy Dyer, “traffickers have leveraged pandemic-related economic hardships, increased global youth unemployment and international travel restrictions” to manipulate victims.These schemes have become “a multibillion-dollar industry” in recent years, she told reporters after Blinken’s presentation.During his speech, Blinken also pointed to…