(MENAFN - AFP) Southwest Airlines on Wednesday became the first airline to order Boeing's new 737 MAX 7 airplane, the smallest model of the new fuel-efficient MAX family, the companies announced.
The Dallas, Texas-based carrier changed its existing order for 30 Boeing Next-Generation 737s to 30 737 MAX 7s, they said in a statement.
(MENAFN - AFP) Two Saudi health workers have contracted the deadly coronavirus from patients, marking the first evidence of transmission in a hospital setting, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
"This is the first time health care workers have been diagnosed with nCoV (novel coronavirus) infection after exposure to patients," the WHO said in a statement.
(MENAFN - AFP) Movie star Angelina Jolie tested positive for a "faulty gene" at the center of a high-profile legal battle in the United States that challenges whether human genes can belong to a corporation.
Experts say it is unlikely that Jolie's story of how she decided to have a preventive double mastectomy will sway the Supreme Court, which is expected to rule in June ...
(MENAFN - AFP) The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved a $1.33 billion (1.0 billion euro) bailout loan for Cyprus and released the first $110.7 million to the Cypriot government.
The loan is part of a combined $13 billion (10 billion euro) emergency financing deal set by the IMF and the European Stability Mechanism that aims to support the government as it ...
(MENAFN - AFP) International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Wednesday decried rising income disparity, noting its harmful effect on global economic growth.
Lagarde, in a speech on poverty reduction in Washington, said the top 0.5 percent of the global population holds over 35 percent of the wealth.
"This has not gone unnoticed: the Arab Spring and 'Occupy ...
(MENAFN - AFP) A construction company owned by a local politician demolished a 2,300-year-old Mayan temple in northern Belize to use the rubble as gravel for road repair work, authorities charged.
The ancient 30-meter (yard) high pyramid, which was reduced to a small mound of debris, was part of the Noh Mul ceremonial center located 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of ...
(MENAFN - AFP) Google on Wednesday rolled out a music service for smartphones and tablets powered by its free Android software, in a ramped-up challenge to streaming radio firms such as Pandora and Spotify.
Google Play All Access combines the Internet giant's music catalog with users' personal collections in a radio station-style subscription service, according to Android ...
(MENAFN - AFP) Swedish consumers have accused the US clothing chain American Apparel of sexism for its advertisements depicting half-naked women, Sweden's advertising watchdog said on Wednesday.
"We have received five or six complaints," said advertising ombudswoman Elizabeth Trotzig, who has the power to order the withdrawal of an advert.
(MENAFN - AFP) Moscow city authorities on Wednesday again turned down demands for a gay rights rally in the Russian capital later this month, warning organisers that police would clamp down on any unauthorised demonstration.
One of the organisers, Nikolai Alexeyev, said early Wednesday that he would fight a ban in court.
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15 May 2013
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