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Dutch government’s purchase of a stake in Air France-KLM – France on great shock

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France got shocked as the Dutch government suddenly purchased a stake in Air France-KLM. This was in attempt to counter French influence. France has reacted frostily to this.

Shares in the airline company was down by 11% as the Netherlands government announced that it was acting to protect “Dutch interests”.

France owns a share of 14.3% and to match with this, the Dutch bought a stake of 14%. Bruno Le Maire, the French Finance Minister insisted that the company should be “managed without national public interference”.

Dutch finance minister, Wopke Hoekstra said “Buying this stake ensures we have a seat at the table,”. This indicated a desire to have more influence over Dutch economic interests and jobs, and the status of Schipol airport, in Amsterdam.

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New Zealand arms some Frontline police after shootouts

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Canterbury District’s front-line police on the southern island will be armed until any further notice, as per Reuters reports. Reports says that this action is after three shooting incidents that leads to a debate on whether all police should carry fire arms.

In New Zealand, the police do not carry guns on their general duty. But, hand guns, rifles and tasers will be kept in their vehicles. These weapons should only be used with a supervisor’s permission.

A shootout between one Christchurch resident and police on Tuesday leads to the decision to arm police in the Canterbury district. The man was shot by police and is in hospital in a stable condition, but another suspect in the shooting is still at large and may be armed, said police. The Canterbury District Commander John Price said all police will carry firearms until the man is caught or surrenders.

“Our officers, who are dedicated to keeping our communities safe, are currently operating in an environment of heightened risk and they deserve to be kept safe,” Price told a news conference.

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Rolls-Royce withdraws from Boeing’s new mid-market engine race, hikes Trent charges
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Rolls-Royce withdraws from Boeing’s new mid-market engine race, hikes Trent charges

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Rolls-Royce said that they had withdrawn from a competition that intends to power Boeing’s planned mid-market aircraft, as per the reuters reports. They took the decision since it could not meet the timetable, as costs related to its Trent 1000 engine resulted in a full-year operating loss of 1.16 billion pounds.

Reports says that Boeing has proposed to launch a new mid-sized jetliner to fill a gap between the narrow and wide-body aircraft. Rolls-Royce said that “We are unable to commit to the proposed timetable to ensure we have a sufficiently mature product which supports Boeing’s ambition for the aircraft,”

The aerospace engineer said that it had increased the charge it had taken on fixing Trent 1000 problems to 790 million pounds from 554 million pounds at the half year. Warren East, the Chief Executive said that the company achieved solid progress despite of all the challenges it faced on Trent 1000 in-service issues.

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Council of Europe demands France to stop the use of rubber bullets

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In a statement, the council’s human rights commissioner Dunja Mijatovic said that the French authorities should halt the use of LBDs during operations aimed at maintaining public order.

France uses the so-called defence ball launchers, known as LBDs, which can shoot 40-millimeter rubber projectiles that are considered non-lethal. This causes dozens of injuries to anti-government protesters in recent weeks.

Dunja Mijatovic also asked the government to review its regulations soon on the use of so-called intermediate weapons for riot control, to ensure they respect law enforcement’s primary task of protecting “citizens and their human rights.”

These rubber bullets were used by the Police for the weekly ‘yellow vest’ protests in Paris and other cities since November. This have often degenerated into clashes with police and vandalism.

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Juan Guaido to visit Brazil in bid to keep pressure on Maduro

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Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido was to visit Brazil on Wednesday night to meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Guido plans this as a part of tour to various nations intended to ratchet up international pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to step down.

Guido had declared himself as the country’s interim president last month. He has been recognized by most Western nations – including Brazil – as Venezuela’s leader.

Guaido will be traveling to Brasilia for a two-day visit from Bogota. He had attended a meeting there with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and the regional Lima group regarding how to resolve the political and economic crisis in Venezuela.

It is reported that after today’s meeting at 2.00 pm (1700 GMT), Guido will be organising a news conference.

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Venice to charge admission fees for tourists

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According to the Venice mayor Luigi Brugnaro, the tourists will be forced to pay admission fees. The tourists who stays overnight in Venice pays between €1 (90p) and €5 per person as hotel tax now.

On Twitter, the mayor announced that he will take advantage of Italy’s liberalised budget laws to introduce what is called a contributo di sbarco – literally a disembarkation contribution for tourists.

“This is a significant turning point in the management of Venice’s tourist flows,” – Luigi Brugnaro. The Veneto governor Luca Zaia, on Wednesday said that “Venice needs respect, and as is the case with museums, sports stadiums, cinemas, trains and airplanes, it needs to have planned visits… which makes it sustainable both for tourists and the city,”

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Ted Baker Warns on Full-Year Profit

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Ted Baker plc, the fashion retailer estimates more than 10 million pounds fall in full-year pretax profit, blaming the impact of foreign exchange rates, higher amounts to upgrade its systems and inventory write-downs.

It is reported by reuters that the company expects to post profit before tax of about 63 million pounds for the year ended Jan. 26, lower than the 73.5 million pounds reported last year.

Ted Baker plc is a British luxury clothing retail company. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The company is having its Headquarters at London, United Kingdom.

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George Pell remanded into custody

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Cardinal George Pell was remanded into custody on Wednesday for child sex offences. George Pell is Australia’s most senior Catholic cardinal and a former top adviser to Pope Francis. A jury found that he had sexually abused two 13-year-olds in 1996 and 1997, in the rooms of a Melbourne cathedral. George Pell, the Vatican treasurer is the third most senior Catholic in the world.

Pell will be formally sentenced on March 13. Pell was found guilty of child sex abuse in December. The guilty verdict was revealed on Tuesday after a court suppression order was dropped.

The pre-sentencing hearing was told Pell’s child sex crimes each carry maximum jail terms of 10 years. Prosecutor Mark Gibson SC told Chief Judge Peter Kidd that Pell’s offending involved two vulnerable boys and should be classed as serious.

“These acts … were, in our submission, humiliating and degrading towards each boy and gave rise to distress in each boy,” he said. “There has been a breach of trust in this case in the sense that Cardinal Pell was the driving force and in charge of this cathedral and these two choristers were a cog in the cathedral wheel … in Sunday masses.”

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Malta suffers violent gusts – Caused several damages

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Gale-force winds lashed Malta early on Sunday morning, uprooting trees, demolishing walls and damaging power lines, but no injuries were reported. There occurred several destruction across the country as a result of these high winds.

The wind had a high speed of 101km/h. Trees were uprooted, walls got toppled and seafronts flooded in the violent gusts. It caused damage to electricity networks and forced road closures across the whole island.

The Civil Protection Department officials were sent to around 300 sites for clearing roads, removing dangerous walls and evacuating people from flooded residences. People advised to stay indoors.

The Maltese Islands Weather site said on Sunday morning that the northeast wind was appeared to be the strongest in many years. The 101 km/h (Force 10, almost Force 11) gusts measured by the site’s weather station in Għarb were an all-time record. The storm had gradually died down as the night fell.

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800-year-old ‘Crusader’ was found out at Dublin church

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Vandals have decapitated an 800-year-old Crusader at St Michan’s Church in Dublin. It was found that the Crusader’s head was “severed from his body and taken away”, as per reports.

This famous Church of Ireland site of worship is located on Dublin’s Halston and is home to mummies, and the remains of the Sheare Brothers, executed by the British for their part in the 1798 rising. Some also says that this is the final resting place of Robert Emmet.

A tour guide was preparing to open the church for visitors on Monday afternoon, and then this was discovered. Archdeacon Pierpoint was found upset and disappointed that the church has been targeted again by vandals.

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