Flydubai says remains confident in the airworthiness of Boeing 737 fleet

Flydubai remains confident in the airworthiness of its Boeing 737 planes, an airline spokeswoman said on Monday, a day after an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8 crashed.

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May urged by some lawmakers to pull vote on Brexit deal: The Times

British Prime Minister Theresa May has been urged by senior Conservative lawmakers to pull Tuesday's vote in parliament on her Brexit deal because she is likely to be badly defeated, The Times newspaper reported.

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Norwegian Air continues to operate 737 MAX 8 jets as normal

Norwegian Air's fleet of Boeing 737 MAX 8 passenger jets continues to fly as normal, a company spokeswoman said on Monday, following the crash the previous day of a similar aircraft operated by Ethiopian Air.

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Tesla to raise prices and keep more stores open

The electric carmaker says prices will rise by 3% and reverses a decision to close stores.

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Chinese carriers, Ethiopian Airlines suspend use of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft after crash

China's aviation regulator on Monday grounded nearly 100 Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 aircraft operated by its airlines, more than a quarter of the global fleet of the jets, after a deadly crash of one of the planes in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopian Airlines grounds its Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet

Ethiopian Airlines has grounded its Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 fleet until further notice, the airline said on its Twitter account on Monday, a day after a crash killed all 157 people on board one of its planes of the same type.

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Spain's Socialists seen winning election without majority: poll

Spain's ruling Socialists would win 134 seats in the upcoming election due April 28, though would fall short of a majority in the 350-seat parliament forcing it to seek allies to pass legislation, a poll showed on Monday.

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Malaysia frees Indonesian suspect in Kim Jong Nam murder case

An Indonesian woman accused in the 2017 killing of the North Korean leader's half-brother was freed on Monday, as a Malaysian court dropped the murder charge against her in a case that drew suspicions of being a political assassination.

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Malaysia agreed to Indonesia's request to free Aisyah, attorney general says

Malaysia agreed to Indonesia's request to drop charges against an Indonesian woman accused in the 2017 killing of the North Korean leader's half-brother, its attorney general said in a letter on March 8.

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U.S. says religious freedom in China could boost trust in Taiwan

The U.S. ambassador for religious freedom on Monday again urged China to give its people religious freedom, a move he said could help gain trust from self-ruled Taiwan, an island China considers its own.

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Iran's Rouhani begins official visit to Iraq, hopes for better trade ties

Shi'ite Iran is determined to strengthen its brotherly ties with neighboring Iraq, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday before his "historic" first visit to the country, state television said on Monday.

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China suspends commercial operations of Boeing 737-8 planes

China's civil aviation regulator said on Monday that it has asked domestic airlines to suspend the commercial operations of all Boeing 737-8 planes by 6:00 p.m. local time (5.00 a.m. ET), a day after a deadly crash of a 737 MAX 8 by Ethiopian Airlines.

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Boeing postpones 777X event after Ethiopian Airlines crash

Boeing Co said late Sunday it will postpone the planned ceremonial debut of its 777X widebody aircraft after Sunday's crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that left 157 dead.

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Hours in purgatory as families wait for news of Ethiopian Airlines crash

More than three hours after Ethiopian Airlines tweeted that there were no survivors from flight ET302 to Nairobi which crashed on Sunday, authorities finally began informing families waiting in Kenya.

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