One day after President Donald Trump suggested he might reduce the U.S. military footprint in South Korea, the head of U.S. Forces Korea testified that current troop levels are needed for pressing missions and challenges in the Pacific region. “The troops that we have in the Republic of Korea are responsible wholly for preserving peace […]
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RECARO Aircraft Seating and All Nippon Airways (ANA) unveiled their latest passenger comfort innovations at the 2025 Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX). The new R3 Economy Class and R4 Premium Class seats, designed specifically for the next-generation cabins of ANA on international routes, highlight the commitment of RECARO to Driving Comfort in the Sky. The R4
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Have we ever been to Uranus? The answer is simple, yes, but only once. The Voyager II spacecraft flew by the planet Uranus back in 1986, during a golden era when the Voyager spacecraft explored all four giant planets of our solar system. It revealed an extreme world, a planet that had been bowled over
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COLORADO SPRINGS — The Commerce Department’s space traffic coordination system has moved into the next phase of its development with full service expected to start early next year. In a talk at the 40th Space Symposium April 8, Janice Starzyk, acting director of the Office of Space Commerce, said the office’s Traffic Coordination System for
An American Airlines flight en route from New York’s JFK Airport to Milan Malpensa, Italy was forced to return to JFK after an incident involving an unruly passenger mid-flight. The Boeing 777 (registration N781AN), operating as flight 198, departed on the evening of 7 April but reversed course approximately four hours into the transatlantic journey.
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Thailand proudly welcomes Aman Nai Lert Hotel to Bangkok’s historic Nai Lert Park, unveiling a new benchmark in luxury hospitality that seamlessly blends cultural storytelling with elevated urban living. Rooted in a 1915 estate owned by the legendary Nai Lert family, the 36-storey sanctuary is designed by Jean-Michel Gathy to honor Thai heritage through immersive
As the hospitality industry faces ongoing economic challenges, shifting guest expectations, and rapid technological change, there is a growing need for operators to rethink how they work. Mews Unfold, a one-day event taking place on Wednesday, April 30 at the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam, is here to help turn that into action. Now in its sixth
Every year, Liberia joins the rest of the world on April 7th to commemorate World Health Day, which marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) and serves as an opportunity to raise awareness on pressing health issues. Under the theme “Healthy beginnings, Hopeful futures”, the national observance took place in
Pressure from US aid freezes and global trade tension is unlikely to result in widescale credit downgrades in Africa, Fitch Ratings said on Thursday, 10 April 2025. Source: Reuters. The impact of tariffs on Africa is limited, Fitch said, due to the region’s export composition and weaker integration into global supply chains compared to a
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H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mr. Parfait Onanga-Ayanga, SRSG to AU and Head of UNOAU, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with much humility that we pay tribute to all those who, thirty-one years ago, were victims of cruelty, inhumanity and, ultimately, the most heinous crime, the crime of
