Tag: syria
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Missiles hit school and hospital in Syrian border town, 14 dead: residents
At least 14 civilians were killed when missiles hit a children's hospital, a school and other locations in the rebel-held Syrian town of Azaz near the Turkish border on Monday, a medic and two residents said. Tens of thousands of people have fled to the town, the last rebel stronghold before the border with Turkey,…
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Outlook for Syria peace talks still ‘cloudy’: U.N.
The United Nations Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura is very keen to hold a new round of peace talks after big powers agreed on a rapid “cessation of hostilities”, a U.N. spokesman said on Friday, but plans to reconvene the talks were still “cloudy”. De Mistura abruptly suspended a first round of talks on Feb.…
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Airbus A320neo’s engine problems to be solved by April: Pratt CEO
Any technical problems with the engines of Airbus's A320neo jetliner should be solved in the coming weeks, the head of engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney said. “By April, most of that will be solved,” Robert Leduc said at a ceremony at which German flagship carrier Lufthansa took delivery of the first A320neo. Lufthansa stepped up…