WORLD NEWS May 18: The downed Chinese plane may have been intentional
The bus carrying Ukrainian gunmen entrenched in the Azovstal iron and steel factory, Mariupol city left under the management of pro-Russian forces – Photo: REUTERS
* May 17, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calls on Washington’s allies to increase financial aid to Kievargues that the aid announced so far is not sufficient to meet the country’s short-term needs.
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ukraine needs about 5 billion USD per month to rebuild its economy, which has been badly damaged by the current conflict with Russia.
According to Reuters news agency, the US Senate is moving closer to approving a $40 billion military spending and humanitarian assistance package for Ukraine.
On the same day, in a phone call with Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron pledged that Paris would increase arms deliveries to Kiev in the coming days. Last week, France provided 13 vehicles for emergency services, and has provided 800 tons of humanitarian aid to Ukraine since Russia launched a military operation in the country on February 24.
* The Wall Street Journal of the US on May 17, citing sources familiar with the US, said that the plane that crashed in March of China Eastern Airlines “may be intentional”. The recovered data from the black box shows that someone in the cockpit intentionally caused the plane to crash.
Flight MU5735 crashed in the mountains and forests of Teng county, Wuzhou city, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China on March 21, killing all 132 people on board.
A US official told Reuters news agency that the investigation is now focused on the actions of the flight crew After preliminary investigation, no technical problems were found. Accordingly, the pilot did not respond to repeated calls from air traffic controllers and nearby planes during the crash.
Boeing, the manufacturer of the crashed plane, and the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) declined to comment on the report. Wall Street Journaland forward questions to Chinese officials.
The Chinese embassy in the US also did not respond to a request for comment from Reuters.
The search team discovered the second black box of the Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed on March 21 of China Eastern Airlines – Photo: XINHUA
Global stock markets recovered on May 17 when US retail sales were stable in April as well as China’s easing of epidemic prevention restrictions, according to Reuters news agency on May 18.
Stocks in the US and Europe recovered from gains in Asia. In Europe, the STOXX 600 index gained 1.22%. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.28%, while the S&P 500 gained 1.89% and the Nasdaq Composite gained 2.57%.
Gold price increased slightly by 0.3% in the US market, reaching 1,818 USD/ounce. Oil price in the US market decreased by 1.8 USD to 112.4 USD/barrel and Brent oil price decreased by 2.31 USD to 11.93 USD/barrel.
* May 17, Cubans celebrate the decision of US President Joe Biden’s administration on the easing of restrictions imposed under former president Donald Trump on money transfers and travel to the country.
The measures mark the most significant changes in US policy towards Cuba since Biden took office in January 2021, according to Reuters news agency. Cubans are eager to reunite with loved ones in the United States, so they are delighted by the announcement that Washington will restart the visa program for family reunification.
* On May 17, Brazil’s election chief warned the country could face an attack similar to the US Capitol Hill riots in 2021 amid increasing riots ahead of the presidential election. President of Brazil in October this year.
Critics fear Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro could refuse to accept the election results if he loses, paving the way for a similar riot in the United States last year in America’s largest country. Latin.
* On May 17, police in London (UK) arrested a Conservative MP for Prime Minister Boris Johnson on suspicion of rape and other sex-related crimes for 7 years. from 2002 to 2009, according to the newspaper Guardian. Police did not name the MP, but said he was being held in custody.
* On May 17, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11 years. This is the latest in a series of actions to strengthen children’s ability to protect against the pandemic.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), only 28.8 percent of children ages 5-11 in the United States are fully vaccinated. It is unclear how many parents will give their children the booster shot, according to AFP news agency.
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