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☆ Timeline: The Lockerbie bombing: Who? What? When?
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The bombing kills all 259 people aboard the Boeing 747 jumbo jet and 11 residents of the town of Lockerbie. * On Aug. 15, 2003, Libya, in a letter to the United Nations, accepts responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing. On Sept. 12, the U.N. Security Council unanimously adopts a resolution lifting sanctions imposed on Libya over the bombing. * On Aug. 20, 2009, the Scottish government releases Megrahi after his lawyer says the prisoner has been diagnosed with advanced stage prostate cancer. * On Dec. 11, 2022, Scottish and U.S. law enforcement officials announce that Mas'ud is in U.S. custody.

☆ UN agency says Israel is delaying new visas for its staff
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Jerusalem CNN —A United Nations agency that operates in the West Bank and Gaza says Israel is not processing visas for its newly recruited staff, while Israeli officials accuse the agency of “ignoring Israeli victims of terror” in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, a charge the agency denies. The UN considers East Jerusalem and the West Bank to be occupied territory, and Israelis living there to be living in illegal settlements. Erdan said when OCHA is asked why they don’t count Israeli victims, they are told the agency does not have reliable data. “Of course you don’t, you don’t employ Hebrew speakers, and the senior manager of the agency is Palestinian,” Erdan said. OCHA’s latest report does record some instances of Israelis being injured by stones thrown at civilian vehicles traveling in the West Bank.

☆ Lockerbie bombing: Suspect to make first court appearance on Monday in DC
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Washington CNN —A Libyan man accused of being involved in making the bomb that destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over the town of Lockerbie in December 1988 is expected to make an initial court appearance Monday afternoon during an arraignment hearing in Washington, DC. Authorities in the US and Scotland announced Sunday that the suspect, Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, is now in US custody. Al-Marimi is expected to be arraigned later Monday at a federal court in Washington. The chief legal officer of the Scottish government will meet with US prosecutors in Washington “next week” regarding the Lockerbie investigation, they said in a statement Monday. Megrahi was sentenced in 2001 to 27 years in prison, but was released from prison after being diagnosed with cancer.

☆ Lockerbie bomb maker suspect is in U.S. custody, Scottish prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jane Barlow/Pool via REUTERS/File PhotoLONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A man accused of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988 is in custody in the United States, Scottish prosecutors said on Sunday. "The families of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing have been told that the suspect Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi ("Mas'ud" or "Masoud") is in US custody," a spokesperson for the COPFS said. "Scottish prosecutors and police, working with UK government and US colleagues, will continue to pursue this investigation, with the sole aim of bringing those who acted along with al-Megrahi to justice." The bomb on board the Boeing 747 en route to the United States killed all 259 people on board and 11 on the ground, the deadliest ever militant attack in Britain. Fhimah was acquitted of all charges, but Scottish prosecutors have maintained that Megrahi did not act alone.

☆ Libyan taken into US custody accused of building the bomb that destroyed a Boeing 747 flying from London to New York, killing 270 people
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Libyan accused of building the bomb that destroyed Pan Am flight 103 in 1988 has been taken into US custody. Eleven people in the Scottish town of Lockerbie were also killed when the plane crashed. All 243 passengers and 16 crew on board the flight, including 190 Americans, were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed mid-flight. Eleven people in the Scottish town of Lockerbie also died when the Boeing 747 plane crashed on December 21, 1988. The only person convicted of the Pan Am 103 bombing is Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, head of security for Libyan Arab Airlines.

☆ The very last 747 jumbo jet is about to roll off Boeing’s assembly line
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN Business —After 53 years and more than 1,570 planes, the last Boeing 747 is set to roll off the assembly line in Washington state Tuesday, on its way to serve as a cargo plane. The once-groundbreaking jumbo jet, with the distinctive second-floor bulge, is perhaps the most notable and popular plane Boeing has ever built. The Boeing 747 in 1969. Other than that use, the 747’s days as a passenger plane are now almost completely behind it. But there are still 314 747 freighters in use, according to Cirium, many of which were initially used as passenger jets before being renovated into freighters.

☆ Haiti cholera outbreak worsens, COVID-19 cases rise in Americas - PAHO
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Steven Grattan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Ricardo ArduengoSAO PAULO, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The cholera situation in Haiti continues to worsen while COVID-19 cases rose over the past week, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday. Haitian health authorities have confirmed over 700 cases of cholera and 144 cholera-related deaths since early October, and are investigating more than 7,000 suspected cases, PAHO Director Dr. Carissa Etienne said. The Americas are facing a “triple threat” of respiratory diseases, as COVID-19, Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) burden the region and its health systems, PAHO said. There was a 17% rise in COVID-19 cases, and deaths increased in South America and Central America over the past week, Etienne said. Although the Americas are still the region most impacted by monkeypox, PAHO said cases have fallen in most of the severely affected countries.

☆ TSX rises to 2-month high as materials sector jumps
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Fergal Smith | Juliette Portala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index (.GSPTSE) ended up 114.40 points, or 0.6%, at 19,660.31, its highest closing level since Sept. 14. The materials group, which includes precious and base metals miners and fertilizer companies, added 4.7%. Copper rose 1.7%, while gold was up 2.2% at about $1,712 per ounce as the U.S. dollar and bond yields fell. Its shares rose 12.4% after the company reported quarterly results. Reporting by Fergal Smith in Toronto Additional reporting by Shashwat Chauhan in Bengaluru Editing by Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ I Saw a UFO, and So Did Members of My Flight Crew
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Another pilot, another opinion on UFOs. I know they exist because I was the co-pilot of a Pan American cargo flight with five crew members who clearly saw their formation. It was on a crystal clear, moonless night over Nova Scotia’s south coast, and we all watched and saw the same thing through different panes of cockpit glass. It lasted five minutes and terminated with the most dazzling feat of aerodynamics we had ever seen. I have now retired to the largest fly-in community in the world, in which many highly trained observers know that UFOs are real, “cataracts and floaters” aside.

☆ Gold Fields sticks to its Yamana Gold offer after counter-bid
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Helen Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] A small toy figure and gold imitation are seen in front of the Gold Fields logo in this illustration taken November 19, 2021. Gold Fields' decision reflects "commitment to capital discipline" and to fairness for shareholders in Gold Fields and Yamana, the South Africa-listed miner said on Monday. Gold Fields shares fell by 20% when it announced the all-stock deal in May, denting the deal's appeal for Yamana shareholders. The Agnico/Pan American offer would only become effective if Yamana shareholders vote against Gold Fields' offer on Nov. 21. The counter-bid for Yamana shows gold miners are keen for new assets to supplement dwindling gold reserves and ensure their long-term growth, but Gold Fields' decision not to raise its bid is a sign of fears about overpaying.

☆ Gold Fields will not make counter-bid for Yamana Gold
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] A small toy figure and gold imitation are seen in front of the Gold Fields logo in this illustration taken November 19, 2021. Gold Fields' decision reflects "commitment to capital discipline" and the "fairness" of its offer for shareholders in both Gold Fields and Yamana, the South Africa-listed miner said on Monday. "Gold Fields believes in the highly complementary fit of Yamana's operating assets," the company said. Shares in Gold Fields shares slumped after it announced the all-stock deal in May, denting the deal's value for Yamana shareholders. Some investors have criticised the proposed acquisition and Gold Fields shares jumped by 11% on Friday as the market adjusted to the possibility that the deal may be off.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: BioNTech, Meta, Apple, Ouster and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Peter Schacknow | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.b) – Berkshire Hathaway gained 1.5% in premarket trading after Warren Buffett's firm reported better-than-expected earnings, with revenue also topping Street forecasts. Meta Platforms (META) – Meta added 2.6% in the premarket after The Wall Street Journal reported that the Facebook parent was preparing to announce large-scale layoffs this week. Apple (AAPL) – Apple shares slid 1.8% in the premarket after it said Covid-19 restrictions are hindering iPhone production at the Foxconn factory in China. Yamana Gold (AUY) – Yamana Gold lost 2.7% in the premarket after Gold Fields (GFI) said it would not change the terms of its takeover deal with Yamana. Ryanair (RYAAY) – The airline's stock gained 6.2% in premarket trading after it reported its largest-ever profit for the first half of the year.

SummarySummary Companies Agnico Eagle, Pan American bid values Yamana around $4.8 blnGold Fields says it will continue working towards takeoverYamana shares jump 16%Nov 4 (Reuters) - Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (AEM.TO) and Pan American Silver Corp (PAAS.TO) swooped in with a joint bid for Yamana Gold (YRI.TO) on Friday, in an attempt to scupper Gold Fields' (GFIJ.J) planned acquisition of the Canada-listed gold miner. The cash and stock offer, valuing Yamana at around $4.8 billion, would see Agnico and Pan American split Yamana's mines between them. Yamana shareholders would receive $1.0406 in cash, 0.0376 of an Agnico Share and 0.1598 of a Pan American Share for each share held. South Africa's Gold Fields had agreed to take over Yamana in an all-stock deal valuing it at $6.7 billion in May. Gold Fields will update the market on the status of its bid after the weekend, a company spokesman said.

☆ Fact Check-Falsehoods about how monkeypox is transmitted resurface online
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Popular Instagram posts in mid-October have recirculated false claims that monkeypox can only be transmitted by sexual relations among men. It is transmitted through droplets and close contact with an infected person, as well as through contaminated objects. The peak of new U.S. monkeypox cases so far was registered during July and August of this year, according to the CDC. Monkeypox is not exclusively transmitted in sexual relations between men. The virus can be transmitted through close contact with an infected person, droplets, and contaminated objects.

☆ With no monkeypox vaccine at home, frustrated Mexicans go abroad
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Brendan O'Boyle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 17 (Reuters) - As monkeypox continues to impact gay and bisexual men in dozens of countries around the world, at-risk Mexicans are going abroad for vaccines they say their government has not bothered to make available at home. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterHerbel, 38, said he wanted the vaccine because half of his friends currently have or have had monkeypox. Mexico City resident Juan David Zuluaga, 32, flew to Tijuana last week to get vaccinated across the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego. Mexico's government has reported 2,147 confirmed cases of monkeypox since May, a number advocates in the gay community say far undercounts cases. "Those with visas and money will get vaccinated and those without will have to resign themselves to eventually getting monkeypox," Baruch said.

☆ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledge $1.2 billion to eradicate polio
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 16 (Reuters) - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said on Sunday that it will commit $1.2 billion to support efforts to end all forms of polio globally. Polio is a highly infectious disease spread mainly through contamination by faecal matter, used to kill and paralyse thousands of children annually. Governments and foundations aim to end polio in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last two countries where the virus continues to circulate. But our foundation remains dedicated to a polio-free future, and we're optimistic that we will see it soon," said Mark Suzman, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is run by Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) co-founder Bill Gates and his ex-wife Melinda French Gates. The Gates Foundation is part of the GPEI, a major project between governments and international organisations.

Haitian gangs have for a month prevented the distribution of diesel and gasoline, crippling businesses and hospitals and creating shortages of basic goods including water just as the country is struggling with a new outbreak of cholera. The State Department has created a new visa restriction policy targeting those who support the gangs and has sent a Coast Guard vessel to patrol Haitian waters. Sporadic looting and gun battles between gangs and police have become increasingly common in recent weeks as the shortages have led to mounting desperation. Another Biden administration official during the phone briefing said the travel bans were meant to hold accountable those who are linked to the gangs. "Our intent in doing so is to demonstrate that there are consequences for those who fund and foment violence in Haiti," the official said.

☆ INDIA STOCKS Indian shares extend fall as autos weigh
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Rama Venkat | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Indian shares fell for a third session on Tuesday, with automobile stocks leading losses, as risk-averse trades take hold of financial markets globally. The NSE Nifty 50 index (.NSEI) fell 0.55% to 17,146 as of 0510 GMT, and the S&P BSE Sensex (.BSESN) was down 0.51% to 57,692.61. read moreIn domestic trading, the Nifty's automobile index (.NIFTYAUTO) and the energy index (.NIFTYENR) fell 0.98% and 0.69%, respectively. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS.NS) posted its biggest intraday pct fall in more than three weeks, weighing on the Nifty IT index (.NIFTYIT) which was down 0.75%. "We have seen the worst of inflation getting over so don't see much of a domestic inflation scare as of now."

☆ Confessions of a 1980s flight attendant
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-09 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

American Airlines Kids' meals: American Airlines' inflight menu included burger options for children. American Airlines Douglas DC-6: American Airlines was the first carrier to introduce the Douglas DC-6 plane, back in 1947. American Airlines American Airlines Douglas DC-7: International flights were a man's world when the Douglas CD-7 was introduced in 1953. American Airlines Royal Coachman: In the early 1960s, American Airlines' Royal Coachman menu included beef consommé, sauteed breast of chicken in wine and a fruit tartlet. Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines: Flying was still glamorous in the 1980s on the Business Class upper deck.

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☆ Eating disorders: Olympic high jumper Priscilla Frederick-Loomis pressured to 'perform better' and lose a few pounds
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-06 | by ( Noura Abou Zeinab | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

And you’re adding on top of all that body shaming.”Loomis competes in the women's high jump final at the Pan American Games in August 2019 in Lima, Peru. Dr. Brooks is the vice president and chief clinical officer for the Renfrew Center, a US-based clinic specializing in eating disorders treatments. Over Brooks’ 30 year career, she has treated many patients who suffer from eating disorders and acted as the eating disorders specialist in the HBO film Thin. “We are really understanding more and more that eating disorders are not just a White, suburban women’s disease, and that, you know, for a long time the belief was that women of color, particularly Black women, were protected culturally from developing eating disorders,” said Dr. Brooks. Three years later she placed fifth in the high jump at the Commonwealth Games in Australia.

☆ (video) De ziua maestrului. Zece filme ale lui Martin Scorsese care merită revăzute
▼ + stars: | 2019-11-18 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +6 min

Zece filme ale lui Martin Scorsese care merită revăzutePe 17 noiembrie, Martin Charles Scorsese a împlinit 77 de ani. Scorsese este un regizor de film, scriitor și producător de film american, fondator al World Cinema Foundation. Chiar și așa, echipa #diez îți recomandă 10 filme ale regizorului care trebuiesc văzute sau revăzute. #Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore3 nominalizări și un premiu Oscar 19752 nominalizări Globul de Aur 1975o nominalizare la Festivalul Internațional de Film de la Cannes6 nominalizări și 4 premii BAFTA 1975„Este filmul care îi aduce consacrarea lui Martin Scorsese. # Silenceo nominalizare Oscar 2017„Silence” este povestea a doi misionari portughezi care pornesc într-o călătorie periculoasă în Japonia secolului al XVII-lea în căutarea mentorului lor dispărut şi pentru a răspândi creştinismul.

Persons: Martin Scorsese, Martin Charles Scorsese, Scorsese, Oscar, Palme, Travis Bickle, Michael Henry, Alice Doesn’t, Alice, Claude Beylie, Cannes Rupert Pupkin, Jerry, Nikos Kazantzakis, Willem Dafoe, Iisus, Isus, Henry Hill, Jimmy Conway, Tommy, Vito ., Henry, Nicky Santoro, Ace, Ginger McKenna, Howard Hughes, Katharine Hebburn, Ava Gardner, Hughes, Juan Trippe, Noah Dietrich, Owen Brewster, Billy Costigan, Queenan, Costigan, Frank Costello Organizations: World Cinema Foundation, BAFTA, Pan American Locations: american, Cannes, Vietnam, New York, Veneția, Hollywood, Japonia, credinţă

☆ 10 oldest airlines in the world
▼ + stars: | 2019-03-04 | by ( Miquel Ros | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Here are 10 of the oldest airlines in the world still in operation. Pan American World Airways subsequently acquired a controlling stake in the company. Qantas was nationalized by the Australian government after World War II and reprivatized in the ’90s. After World War II, Aeroflot became the largest airline in the world, as air travel was often the only means of transportation available to bridge the vast expanses of the Soviet Union. Czech Airlines (CSA)Czech Airlines, the national airline of the Czech Republic.

Persons: Avianca, JUAN MABROMATA, SCADTA, Stanislav Sergeev, MICHAL CIZEK, Finnair, DANIEL SLIM, ANDREJ ISAKOVIC, Jat, Jasper Juinen, Dan Kitwood Organizations: CNN, Finnair, Czech Airlines, KLM, Passengers, Dutch, Havilland DH, Croydon Airport, Junkers F13, Pan American World Airways, SCADTA, Servicio, Qantas, Northern Territory Aerial Services, Avro, Aeroflot Aeroflot, Junkers, Aeroflot, Concorde, Communist, BOAC, CSA, Eastern Bloc, Prague City Air, DC, Delta Air Lines, AFP, Delta, Pan, Northwest Airlines, Air Serbia Air Serbia, Aeroput, Jat Airways, Etihad, Air Serbia, British Airways, Qatar Airways, International Airlines Group, British Airways British Airways, British Overseas Airways Corporation, British European Airways, Cambrian Airways, Northeast Airlines Locations: Finnish, Czech, Amsterdam, Batavia, Jakarta, New York, Colombia, AFP, Barranquilla, Germany, Colombian, SACO, Latin America, Australia, Queensland, Northern Australia, Asia, Pacific, Soviet, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian, Soviet Union, Cuba, Murmansk, Russia, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, CSA, Prague, Americas, Africa, East, West Germany, Finland, Tokyo, Europe, China, East Coast, Middle, Serbia, Yugoslavia, Serbian, Air, Iberia, Madrid, Barcelona, South America, London, Paris, Devonshire

☆ I'm a photographer who covered 9/11 and its aftermath. Here are the most gripping photos I took, and the stories behind them.
▼ + stars: | 2001-09-11 | by ( Alan Chin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

A month after that, I got an assignment to go to northern Afghanistan. Their soldiers had repelled a Taliban offensive in 1997, and massacred thousands of the Taliban prisoners they had captured. Air Force flights from as far away as Germany were dropping American military and humanitarian food packets in an effort to win hearts and minds. This was taken aboard the ferry connecting the east and west sides of the American military base. Even as the American war in Afghanistan ends in both ignominy and relief, the conflicts there and in dozens of other places continue.

☆ Lockerbie Bombing Suspect Is in U.S. Custody
▼ + stars: | 1988-12-21 | by ( Byron Tau | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed 34 years ago as it flew from London to New York. WASHINGTON—The alleged bomb-maker in the 1988 terrorist attack that destroyed a commercial jetliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, is in U.S. custody, Scottish officials said Sunday. Abu Agila Mohammad Masud , a Libyan explosives expert, is believed by U.S. and U.K. authorities to have constructed the explosive device used to destroy Pan Am Flight 103 on Dec. 21, 1988, as it flew from London to New York.

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