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Fire damages complex housing Wright Brothers plane factory
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An early morning fire damaged a commercial building complex housing a former airplane factory founded by the Wright Brothers in Ohio on Sunday, authorities said. Dayton fire crews were sent to the site just before 2:30 a.m. and found heavy fire throughout the...
Bezos' rocket company pins crash on overheated engine nozzle
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An overheated rocket engine nozzle caused last year’s Blue Origin launch failure that has grounded flights for six months, the company said Friday. Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin said it expects to resume its quick trips to space from West...
Russia's security chief blasts West, dangles nuclear threats
MOSCOW (AP) — A top Russian security official warned Thursday about the rising threat of a nuclear war and blasted a German minister for threatening Russian President Vladimir Putin with arrest, saying that such action would amount to a declaration of war and trigger a Russian strike on Germany....
Japan, German leaders agree to strengthen ties, supply chain
TOKYO (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday held the first round of government consultations in Tokyo and agreed to strengthen economic and defense ties to better cope with China's growing influence and global security concerns. ...
German arms industry seeks clarity on Ukraine weapons orders
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense industry says it stands ready to ramp up its output, including the kinds of arms and ammunition needed by Ukraine, but needs clarity about what governments want before investing in further production capacity. Ukraine became the world’s...
Neighbors Bulgaria, Romania sign agreement to boost ties
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian President Rumen Radev held talks Wednesday with his visiting Romanian counterpart as the two neighbors and NATO allies signed a cooperation agreement to boost bilateral ties amid Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. Radev met with Klaus Iohannis in...
Embraer: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
SAO PAULO (AP) — SAO PAULO (AP) — Embraer SA (ERJ) on Friday reported fourth-quarter profit of $22.9 million. The Sao Paulo-based company said it had profit of 12 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 24 cents per share. The plane and...
3D-printed rocket's debut launch aborted at last minute
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts remained on the pad Wednesday after its debut launch attempt was aborted at the last minute. California-based Relativity Space was attempting to launch the rocket to orbit from a former missile site at...
Bangladesh building explosion kills at least 17; scores hurt
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An explosion in a seven-story commercial building in Bangladesh's capital on Tuesday killed at least 17 people and injured dozens, officials said. The explosion occurred in Gulistan area, a busy commercial area of Dhaka, fire department official Rashed bin...
Spain asks U.S. to begin cleanup of nuclear accident site
Madrid (AP) — Spain said Monday it has asked the United States to begin procedures to remove soil contaminated with radioactivity after a mid-air collision dumped four U.S. hydrogen bombs near a southern Spanish village nearly 60 years ago. None of the bombs had exploded, but the...
