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Why it took China’s home-grown C919 plane 15 years to start flying passengers

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube For the latest coverage: https://sc.mp/55yy China’s home-grown C919 passenger jet completed its maiden commercial flight on May 28, 2023. The flight marked a big step toward Chinese self-sufficiency in aviation, but it took 15 years to accomplish. Why did the project take so long and what barriers did Chinese aircraft company Commercial Aircraft Corporation have in…

Tokyo celebrates Kanda Matsuri for the first time in 4 years

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube For more stories on Japan: https://sc.mp/ngtg Revellers in Tokyo are celebrating the Kanda Matsuri for the first time in four years. One of Japan’s three largest Shinto festivals, it normally takes place every other year, but was cancelled in 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The 2023 celebrations will be under way in the Japanese capital…

Northern Ireland marks 25 years since end of conflict

It is 25 years since the conflict in Northern Ireland was formally ended by a peace treaty. It came to be known as The Good Friday Agreement. The large-scale fighting may be over, but below the surface, huge tensions remain. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Simmons reports from Belfast, Northern Ireland. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on…

Mozambique cyclone brings worst cholera outbreak in 20 years

More than a million people in Mozambique have been affected by Cyclone Freddy, which has brought floods and the worst cholera outbreak in 20 years. The World Health Organization says the storm’s damage to health facilities and water supplies has increased the risk of infectious diseases. Al Jazeera’s Lina Abu Akleh reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on…

War in Yemen: Houthis mark eight years since Saudi invasion

Thousands of Houthi supporters rallied in Yemen’s capital on Sunday to mark the eighth anniversary of the Saudi-led military intervention in the war. Houthi rebels ousted the government from Sanaa in late 2014, following years of instability. As a result of the conflict, the UN says hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, millions internally displaced, and two-thirds of the population are below the…

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