DALLAS (AP) — With the federal government and a Senate committee looking into the dragging of a man off a United Express flight, airlines are beginning to speak up against any effort to bar them from overselling flights. The CEO of Delta Air Lines called overbooking “a valid business process.” [restrict] “I don’t think we […]
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Japan scrambles jet fighter in record numbers as Chinese military activity rises
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s air force scrambled fighter jets to chase away foreign aircraft at record pace in the year to March 31, government figures showed on Thursday, as Chinese military activity in and around the East China Sea escalated. [restrict] Japanese fighters scrambled 1,168 times over the 12-month period compared with 873 times last […]
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Greenpeace’s Head of Pacific Net slams Australia for selling out its Pacific neighbours
SYDNEY, 13 APRIL 2017 (GREENPEACE) — “Australia – you are either with the coal industry, or with the Pacific”, said Greenpeace’s Head of Pacific Net Matisse Walkden-Brown in response to this week’s lobby trip by Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, to meet the CEO of the company behind the proposed Carmichael megamine, Gautam Adani. [restrict] […]
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World Bank: Growth in East Asia & Pacific likely to remain resilient
SINGAPORE,13 APRIL 2017 (WORLD BANK) — The outlook for developing East Asia is expected to remain broadly positive in the next three years, driven by robust domestic demand and a gradual recovery in the global economy and commodity prices, according to a new World Bank report. Poverty in the region is likely to continue to […]
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Trump on North Korea: ‘We are sending an armada’
President Trump is doubling down on his tough talk on North Korea, telling Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo on Tuesday that dictator Kim Jong Un is “making a big mistake” with his nuclear provocations. “I don’t know him,” Trump said. “But he’s doing the wrong thing.” [restrict] Late last week, the president deployed a U.S. […]
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Vietnam ‘blue boat’ owners fined $36m, 43 crew charged in Solomon Islands
The Vietnamese caught recently stealing Solomon Islands marine resources will have to fork out $36 million (US$4.6 million) if they wanted their three blue boats back. Fisheries minister John Maneniaru revealed this in parliament. [restrict] He said after consultation with the Director of Public Prosecution and the Attorney General, a fine of $12 million (US$1.5 […]