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US Congress gives Boeing a reprieve on 737 Max cockpit changes
The bill requires Boeing to make some enhancements to the jets, but allows the Federal Aviation Administration to approve both...
Business

Adani group ‘exploring’ legal action against Hindenburg Research
Mumbai, India - An Indian conglomerate owned by Asia's richest man Gautam Adani said Thursday it was exploring legal action against...
Business
Markets rise on better-than-expected US growth
Stock markets rose as US data showed the country grew at a slower pace in 2022 but finished the year...
Market Report
US economy slows in 2022, may result in lower Fed rate hikes ahead
Household spending and business investment remained positive in the final quarter last year though they slowed, while inventories and net...
Economy

Europe extends sanctions against Russia for six more months
They have been routinely extended for six-month periods over the past eight years. The EU has imposed nine rounds of sanctions on Moscow since it launched a major cross-border offensive last year. Some eastern European nations had sought to extend the sanctions by one year this time.
Geostrategy

EU mission to Armenia will fuel confrontation, says Russia
The mission has been launched during what Armenia describes as a "humanitarian crisis" ravaging the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Since mid-December, a group of Azerbaijanis have been blocking the only road into Karabakh from Armenia to protest what they claim is illegal mining causing environmental damage, leading the mountainous region of some 120,000 people to...