EU removed all Philippine carriers from its safety blacklist
Based on European Union’s removal of all remaining Philippine carriers from its safety blacklist, aviation authorities confirmed that Philippine airlines will no longer be banned from flying into Europe.
The decision is based on a...
France bans UberPOP services after a nationwide protests by taxi drivers
Taxi driver’s nationwide protests forced France's interior minister to order a ban on the low-cost car-sharing service UberPOP.
Bernard Cazeneuve said the service was "illegal" and ordered police and prosecutors to enforce its closure. He...
China creates new island in South China Sea
China says "within days" it will complete building few new islands in the South China Sea.
The construction work for the new island has been carried out at a very fast pace. This has sent...
Death of Oscar-winning Titanic composer James Horner
James Horner, the Hollywood composer who wrote the Oscar-winning score for Titanic, has died in a California plane crash aged 61.
Oscar-winning composer James Horner, a trained pilot, died in a light aircraft crash on...
Elections are set for December in Venezuela
The National Electoral Council in Venezuela has declared December 6th, for the country's National Assembly elections after a prolonged delay in setting a date.After months of delay, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) has announced...
Mother and baby survive a plane crash in Colombian jungle
A young mother and her 1 year old baby were found alive after their plane crashed in the jungle of western Colombia.In a miraculous incident, Maria Nelly Murillo, 18 and her one-year-old son were...
Sister Nirmala: Successor of Mother Teresa passes away
Sister Nirmala, the nun who carried forward Mother Teresa's legacy of compassion, gentleness and service to the poorest of the poor passed away at the age of 81.
Sister Nirmala took over and ran...
ECOCHARGE : A two-stage turbocharging system tested to be successful in strength and functionality.
ECOCHARGE is MAN Diesel & Turbo’s new two-stage turbo-charging system that is proven to have increased efficiency that facilitates the use of a smaller engine with the same power output of a larger unit using...
European Satellite Sentinel -2a goes into orbit
The European Union as part of its Copernicus project, has successfully launched the second of its 6 proposed satellites in the Sentinel series.
The Sentinel -2 was put into orbit from Kourou in French...
Softbank’s Pepper Robot Knows to Feel
The concept of zombie-like, mechanical robots is a thing of the past. A new Gen robot with the ability to recognize human emotions and respond with simulated anger, joy or irritation by autonomously processing...