SEATTLE, Feb 22 — Boeing has ousted the leader of the 737 Max programme at its Renton plant and reshuffled its leadership team at the Commercial Airplanes division, effective immediately, reported tca/dpa.

NEW YORK, Feb 22 — American voters are broadly sceptical that US President Joe Biden is mentally fit to serve a second term, and most do not think his potential general election rival Donald Trump is mentally fit either, according to a Quinnipiac University poll published Wednesday, reported German news agency (dpa).

NEW YORK, Feb 22 — An "inhumane" health and humanitarian situation now prevails across Gaza, with conditions continuing to deteriorate, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Wednesday.

JAKARTA, Feb 21 — Indonesia has announced new incentives to encourage sales of locally produced and imported electric vehicles (EVs), in its latest bid to boost the take-up of environmentally friendly cars as well as attract investment to its domestic EV industry.

BEIJING/BANGKOK, Feb 21 — Chinese travellers flocked to tourist hot-spots across Asia over the Lunar New Year break, with visitor numbers and spending in destinations including Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia exceeding pre-Covid levels.

ISTANBUL, Feb 21 — Israel has denied access to more than half of the missions planned by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) and its humanitarian partners to deliver aid in the northern Gaza Strip since the start of the year, the agency said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, Feb 21 — Israel attacked a shelter belonging to medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing at least two people and wounding six others.

BRUSSELS, Feb 21 — In the European Union's fight against air pollution, stricter limit and target values for various pollutants are to apply in future, reported German news agency (dpa).

TUNIS, Feb 21 — Famine is deepening in the Gaza Strip, and more than 700,000 Palestinians in the central and northern Gaza Strip face death by starvation, the Palestinian enclave's government media office said on Tuesday, reported Sputnik.

LONDON, Feb 21 — In an unprecedented intervention in the Gaza conflict, Britain's Prince William, the heir to the throne, called Tuesday for hostilities to be halted at the earliest opportunity.

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SINGAPORE, Feb 20 — Aircraft manufacturer Airbus forecasts demand for around 400 wide-body freighters in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region over the next 20 years, including new builds and conversions as the region continues demonstrating robust economic growth and dynamic trade activities.

JAKARTA, Feb 20 — Chinese short video app TikTok is still violating Indonesia's rule banning in-app transactions, a cabinet minister said today after it took control of the country's biggest e-commerce platform to restart its online shopping business.

GAZA CITY, Feb 20 — The Palestinian group Hamas has said it would only accept a prisoner swap deal with Israel if it agrees to a full cease-fire and the entry of relief aid into the Gaza Strip.

FRANKFURT, Feb 20 — The German economy may fall into recession in the first quarter of 2024, as headwinds persist, the German central bank predicted on Monday, reported Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Japan will work closely with Asean throughout 2024 in an important effort to strengthen regional cooperation and coordinate its actions with the Asean Community Vision 2045 and its Strategic Plan.

BANGKOK, Feb 19 — Thailand’s National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has announced the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.9 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2023, slower than the revised 2.5 per cent growth the previous year due to weak exports.

THE HAGUE, Feb 19 — The United Nations' top court opens a week of hearings today on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories, with over 50 states due to address the judges.

SINGAPORE, Feb 19 — Passengers departing Singapore will pay higher flight fares as the country will introduce a levy to expand the use of sustainable aviation fuel from 2026, according to the Singapore Sustainable Air Hub Blueprint.