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<ul><li><keyword id="573944" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="eastern-railways" source="Orion">Eastern Railways</keyword> is recruiting 2972 apprenticeship posts for training in workshops and divisions.</li><li>The online application window will open on April 11 and the last date to apply for the opportunity is May 10.</li><li>Candidates belonging to general category are required to pay an application fee of ₹100 while filling up the online application form.</li></ul><keyword id="6561875" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="eastern" source="Orion">Eastern</keyword> Railways is inviting applications from eligible Indian candidates to fill up 2972 apprenticeship vacancies for a training period in workshops and divisions of Eastern Railway.<br /><br />The online application window will open on April 11 and the last date to apply for the opportunity is May 10.<br /><br /><strong>These are the vacancies in Eastern Railways for apprenticeship posts —<br /></strong><br /><table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Post<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">No. of vacancies<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Howrah Division<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">659<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Liluah Division<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">612<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Sealdah Division<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">297<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Kanchrapara Division<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">187<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Malda Division<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">138<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Asansol Division<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">412<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Jamalpur Division<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">667<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><strong>Eligibility criteria for the posts —</strong><br /><br /><ol><li>The minimum age criteria for the post is 15 years and the maximum age is 24 years.<br /></li><li>The candidate must have passed the 10th class examination or its equivalent with minimum 50 percent marks from a recognised board and also should possess the National Trade Certificate in the notified trade issued by the National Council of Vocational Training (NCVT)/State Council of Vocational Training (SCVT). <br /></li><li>However, for these trades the minimum educational qualification is 8th class from recognised board/school — welder, sheet metal worker, lineman, wireman, carpenter, and painter.</li></ol><br /><strong>Selection process —</strong><br /><br />The selection of a candidate for training slot of a unit of Eastern railway will be on the basis of merit prepared in respect of all eligible candidates, who apply against the notification.<br /><br />Candidates belonging to general category are required to pay an application fee of ₹100 while filling up the online application form.<br /><br />Interested ones can apply online <a href="https://er.indianrailways.gov.in/">here</a> and seek more information <a href="https://139.99.53.236:8443/rrcer/Notification%20for%20Engagemnet%20of%20Act%20Apprentices%20for%20Trg.%20Slots%20in%20Units%20of%20E.%20Rly.%20for%202021-22.pdf">here</a>.<br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO:<br /><a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/heres-how-you-can-use-the-iphones-emergency-sos-that-saved-a-man-on-the-swiss-mountains/articleshow/90702665.cms">Here’s how you can use the iPhone’s emergency SOS that saved a man on the Swiss mountains</a><br /></strong><a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" 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Eastern Railways is hiring apprentices for various divisions — checkout eligibility criteria, vacancies and other details

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="203935" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Eastern-Airlines">Eastern Airlines</keyword> is launching non-stop flights between New York and Los Cabos, <keyword id="3746" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Mexico">Mexico</keyword>, starting November 14.</li><li>No, not that Eastern <keyword id="44023" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="airlines">Airlines</keyword>. </li><li>The new airline is a product of 2020 that's attempting a reboot of the iconic Eastern Air Lines that ceased operations in 1991. </li><li>Flights to South America began in January and expanded to the Caribbean over the summer but the new airline is nothing like the old. </li></ul><p>Cabo San Lucas, Mexico will only be a non-stop flight away from New York City this fall as a new airline prepares to inaugurate a new route between the two cities on November 14. </p><p>Eastern Airlines will operate the twice-weekly flights to the Mexican vacation destination, departing from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and currently selling for unusually low introductory fares of under $250 round-trip. But while many will recognize the airline's name, hardly any will recognize the airline itself.</p><p>No, it's not the Eastern Air Lines of the 20th century, though this airline is trading on its name and brand. Eastern Air Lines (with a space between air and line) was a major US carrier that ceased operations in 1991 and has been the focus of two relaunch attempts in the past decade alone.</p><p>January saw its first flight of the reincarnated airline between New York and Guayaquil, Ecuador, operating the first scheduled passenger flight under the Eastern name in nearly 30 years, but with a completely different look and feel. </p><h2>A dynamic history</h2><p>Aviation said goodbye to the original Eastern Air Lines in the early 1990s after a 65-year run that started in 1926 as Pitcairn Aviation. A leader in the domestic market, the magnitude of its loss to US aviation was comparable to that of Pan American World Airways and Trans World Airlines. </p><p>The second iteration of Eastern Airlines took flight in 2015 with Boeing 737 aircraft used exclusively for charter operations, according to <a href="https://airlinegeeks.com/2020/06/16/interview-eastern-ceo-talks-777-and-strategy-as-traffic-picks-up/">AirlineGeeks</a>. <keyword id="6367788" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="planes">Planes</keyword> were painted in the iconic blue and white livery complete with Eastern's original logo but it was largely a novelty as the average flyer couldn't book a flight on the new airline.</p><p>Charter aircraft of that size are typically reserved to transport large groups including sports teams, military troops, and even presidential campaigns. The limited nature of its return to the skies meant the public was largely unaware of Eastern's comeback until it was bolstered into the spotlight in October 2016.</p><p>The airline was involved in a high-profile incident when one of its planes <keyword id="52392" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Flying">flying</keyword> for the Trump campaign and carrying then-Governor and Vice Presidential Candidate Mike Pence overran the runway while landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport. No injuries were reported, according to <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/several-failures-resulted-2016-plane-crash-vice-president-mike-pence-investigation-says">PBS</a>, but the incident occurred just days before the 2016 election that made Pence vice president. </p><p>It wasn't Trump's first run-in with Eastern, as he had bought the Eastern Air Lines Shuttle 26 years prior and turned it into the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-airline-shuttle-transportation-pan-am-eastern-new-york-2019-1">Trump Shuttle flying between New York, Washington, and Boston</a>. But like the Trump Shuttle, the second coming on Eastern was short-lived, ceasing operations in 2017. </p><p>The storied history notwithstanding, the new Eastern Airlines also isn't exactly a new airline. It's the end result of a rebranding effort by Dynamic Airways, a similarly obscure airline that operated similar flights from New York and Florida to the Caribbean and South America. </p><p>Unlike the charter airline, this version of Eastern kept the name but introduced a new branding style and livery for its aircraft. The only identifiable remnants of the old airline on the newly-repainted aircraft is a small former Eastern Air Lines logo on their tails.</p><h2>New flights from New York</h2><p>Eastern's relaunch centers around a New York and Miami-based route network with an all-international flying schedule. Its first flight departed in January from John F. Kennedy International Airport bound for Guayaquil, Ecuador – a popular route also served by JetBlue Airways and LATAM Airlines – with a second route to Georgetown, Guyana from New York starting in March and third to Port-au-Prince, Haiti in August.</p><p>The new route to Los Cabos will be the airline's fourth from New York and sixth overall as Eastern also operates two routes to South America from Miami. Its only competitor on the New York-Los Cabo route will be United Airlines, which flies from nearby Newark, New Jersey also non-stop to the Baja California Sur vacation destination.</p><p>Eastern's flights will be operated using Boeing 767-300ER aircraft offering two cabin classes of service, economy and premium. Economy seats are configured in a standard 2-3-2 configuration while the premium cabin will see recliner seats in a 2-2-2 configuration.</p><p>The twice-weekly service will depart on Wednesdays and Saturdays from <keyword id="120333" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="JFK-airport">JFK Airport</keyword>'s Terminal 4 at 9:20 a.m. and arrive at Los Cabos International Airport at 1:30 p.m., according to Cirium route data. The return flight departs the same days at 3:30 p.m., arriving back in New York at 11:40 p.m. </p><p>Flights on most Eastern routes aren't daily and passengers expecting the Eastern Air Lines of yesteryear will be disappointed. A January inaugural flight review by <a href="https://thepointsguy.com/news/eastern-airlines-inaugural-flight/">The Points Guy</a> found that the experience left a lot to be desired, even in the premium cabin. </p><p>But the airline does allow free checked bags and only charges $10 for regular seat assignments and $25 for exit row or extra legroom seats. Combined with the low introductory fares on the new route to Mexico, flyers not caring about extras like in-flight entertainment can safe on airfare.</p><h2>Visit South America, on Eastern Airlines</h2><p>Eastern has plans to expand further into South America to destinations further below the equator than Guayaquil. Recent filings with the Department of <keyword id="34991" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="transportation">Transportation</keyword> request authority for the airline to fly to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=DOT-OST-2020-0213-0001">Buenos Aires, Argentina</a>, and <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=DOT-OST-2020-0214-0001">Santa Cruz, Bolivia</a>, from Miami. </p><p>Bolivia flights would start in November while Buenos Aires flights would begin in December if approved. </p>

A new reboot of the iconic Eastern Air Lines is flying between New York and Cabo this winter for under $250 round-trip

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11892748" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="china" source="Orion">China</keyword> Eastern is grounding its Boeing 737-800 passenger flights after one crashed.</li><li>The plane crashed into a Chinese mountainside about halfway through its journey on Monday afternoon.</li></ul><p>China Eastern is grounding all of its Boeing 737-800 passenger flights after one of its planes crashed on Monday afternoon in the southern Chinese region of Guangxi, Chinese state media <a href="https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/china-eastern-shares-plunge-as-boeing-737-carrying-132-people-crashes-in-south-china-">Yicai Global</a> reported. </p><p>The plane, a Boeing 737-800, was traveling from Kunming Changshui <keyword id="6356001" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="international" source="Orion">International</keyword> Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport when it crashed into a mountainside about halfway through the flight, Insider <a href="https://www.insider.com/china-eastern-airlines-flight-with-130-people-crashes-in-guangxi-2022-3">previously reported</a>.</p><p>Yicai Global reported that the plane was less than seven years old, and that China had 1,200 Boeing 737-800 in service as of 2019.</p><p>China Eastern did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment on grounding the flights. </p><p>The cause of Monday's crash remains unknown. </p><p>A Boeing spokesperson told Insider of the crash: "Our thoughts are with the passengers and crew of <keyword id="13430985" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="china-eastern-airlines" source="Orion">China Eastern Airlines</keyword> Flight MU 5735. We are working with our airline customers and are ready to support them. Boeing is in contact with the US National <keyword id="11894924" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="transportation" source="Orion">Transportation</keyword> Safety Board and our technical experts are prepared to assist with the investigation led by the Civil Aviation Administration of China."</p><p>There were 123 passengers and nine crew members on board when the China Eastern flight crashed. The number of casualties <a href="https://www.insider.com/china-eastern-airlines-flight-with-130-people-crashes-in-guangxi-2022-3">is unclear</a>.</p><p>About <a href="https://www.insider.com/china-eastern-airlines-flight-with-130-people-crashes-in-guangxi-2022-3">450 rescuers</a> rushed to the site following the crash.</p>

China Eastern is grounding all of its Boeing 737-800 passenger flights after a plane crashed with 132 people on board

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"></div><p></p></div></div>He wears a uniform, carries ammunition and a weapon, and patrols like everyone else. But there's one thing the man who goes by "Franko" has that probably no one else in his Ukrainian military unit has: American citizenship.</p>
<p>Vice News' Simon Ostrovsky, who has reported on the conflict happening in eastern Ukraine for quite a while with his dispatches called "Russian Roulette," <a href="https://news.vice.com/video/russian-roulette-dispatch-66">has an interesting interview with an American man</a> who has been fighting for about two months with a unit of volunteers called the Donbas Battalion.</p>
<p>Because of his parents' Ukrainian background, he told Ostrovsky, he is entitled to Ukrainian citizenship, which he took on before joining the unit.</p>
<p>"I'm in a six-man squad. I'm just a private. I insisted on being a private. I carry a weapon, I do my part. I go everywhere where the unit goes," he says in the interview, later alluding to having U.S. military experience.</p>
<p>Donbas, along with regular Ukrainian army units, have been fighting pro-Russian <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-crisis-russia-could-be-poised-to-invade-nato-says-1.2728720">separatists in the east</a> since April. With regular Russian troops massing on Ukraine's border, NATO seems to think Moscow may soon launch a ground invasion under the guise of a humanitarian mission, <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-crisis-russia-could-be-poised-to-invade-nato-says-1.2728720">according</a> to Reuters.</p>
<p>"Franko" says his unit moves in school buses, since no military transports are available. He also offers other insight into the fight, more on his unit, and what he thinks could happen next.</p>
<p>Watch:</p>
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An American Man Is Fighting In Eastern Ukraine

Low cost carrier <keyword id="6358032" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="spicejet" source="Orion">SpiceJet</keyword> is said to be in active discussion with a <keyword id="859863" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="middle-eastern" source="Orion">Middle Eastern</keyword> carrier for a possible stake sale.<br /><br />SpiceJet promoter <keyword id="6357826" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ajay-singh" source="Orion">Ajay Singh</keyword> holds a stake of around 60 per cent in the budget carrier. Sources said a big Middle Eastern airline has expressed interest to pick a 24 per cent stake and a board seat in SpiceJet. A big Indian business conglomerate has also approached Singh for a stake in the airline.<br /><br />Reacting to the development, a <keyword id="1002649" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="spicejet-spokesperson" source="Orion">SpiceJet Spokesperson</keyword> said, "The company continues to be in discussions with various investors to secure sustainable financing and will make appropriate disclosures in accordance with applicable regulations."<br /><br />Earlier, on Tuesday, SpiceJet said that it entered into a full and final settlement with the <keyword id="54875" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="airports-authority-of-india" source="Orion">Airports Authority of India</keyword> (<keyword id="47439" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="aai" source="Orion">AAI</keyword>) and has cleared all outstanding principal dues of the airport operator. With this, SpiceJet will no longer remain on 'cash and carry' at AAI run airports across the country and will revert to advance payment mechanism for daily flight operations. SpiceJet's ability to clear the pending dues reflects the airline's improved cash flow in recent times.<br /><br />SpiceJet's domestic network covers the length and breadth of the country with the airline operating to 51 domestic destinations. <keyword id="16140" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="pioneer" source="Orion">Pioneer</keyword> of the regional connectivity scheme, SpiceJet is the country's largest regional player helping connect the remotest parts of the country by air.<br /><br />The airline's focus on providing direct flight connectivity to regional hubs not only ensures better connectivity, it also has a cascading effect on tourism and economic activity in the region. SpiceJet has added multiple <keyword id="6366656" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="udan" source="Orion">UDAN</keyword> destinations to the country's aviation map including Pakyong, Jharsuguda, Kandla, Darbhanga, Kanpur, Ajmer (<keyword id="194159" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="kishangarh" source="Orion">Kishangarh</keyword>), among others.<br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO :<br /><a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/sun-pharma-chairperson-israel-makov-to-retire-on-august-29/articleshow/93314360.cms">Sun Pharma Chairperson Israel Makov to retire on August 29</a><br /><br /></strong><a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/surgeons-use-virtual-reality-to-separate-twins-with-conjoined-heads-in-a-27-hour-long-surgery/articleshow/93314424.cms"><strong>Surgeons use virtual reality to separate twins with conjoined heads in a 27-hour-long surgery</strong></a><br />

SpiceJet in active discussion with Middle Eastern carrier for a possible stake sale

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Stringer . / Reuters</span></p><p class="caption">Ships in Russia's Black Sea Fleet.</p></div><p></p></div></div>As Moscow continues to escalate its <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/we-now-know-more-about-russian-forces-in-syria-2015-9">military presence</a> within Syria, Russia is also sending a major contingent of its ships from its Black Sea Fleet to the eastern Mediterranean for military exercises.</p><p>The deployment features two guided missile cruisers, several amphibious warships, a surveillance ship, and a landing ship USNI News <a href="http://news.usni.org/2015/09/24/russian-black-sea-cruiser-moscow-amphibs-heading-to-drill-in-eastern-mediterranean-mod-warned-planes-away-from-syria#more-14915">reports</a> citing Turkish ship spotting blog <a href="http://turkishnavy.net/">Bosphorous Naval News</a>.</p><p>Although Russia has not announced the location of the drills, they are likely to take place in the waters between Cyprus and Syria in the eastern Mediterranean. </p><p>Russia has reportedly warned civilian aircraft away from that region, and Moscow operates a the Tartus naval base on Syria's Mediterranean coast. Additionally, Russia's military buildup within Syria is largely <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/mig-fulcrums-escorted-russian-jets">focused</a> outside the city of Latakia, which is only slightly above 50 miles away from the naval base. </p><p>The naval exercises are aimed at training for a range of operations, according to a statement from the Russian Ministry of <keyword id="6354810" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Defense">Defense</keyword> as <a href="http://news.usni.org/2015/09/24/russian-black-sea-cruiser-moscow-amphibs-heading-to-drill-in-eastern-mediterranean-mod-warned-planes-away-from-syria#more-14915">provided</a> by USNI News. </p><p>"In the course of the training activity, the Russian ships will practice organization of antisubmarine, antiship and air defence as well as search-and-rescue activities and rendering assistance to a distressed vessel," the statement notes. </p><p>"During the exercise, the military seamen are to perform over 40 different combat tasks including missile and artillery firings at surface and aerial targets."</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/latakia-is-assads-achilles-heel">The Washington Institute for Near East Policy</a></span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>The exercises is slated to run through the end of September and into October. Despite the apparent timing of the exercise and its confluence with Russia's deployments in Syria, the Kremlin states that the exercise was originally planned and scheduled in 2014. </p><p>Still, the timing of the naval exercise raises eyebrows. Aside from moving aircraft and military supplies into Syria, Moscow has <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-putin-plans-air-strikes-in-syria-if-no-us-deal-reached-bloomberg-2015-9">promised to launch</a> unilateral airstrikes against rebel forces and ISIS in the country in order to support the Syrian regime. </p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/bizarre-startling-facts-about-world-war-2-2015-8">Startling facts about World War II</a></h3>        <div>            <div>        <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="Z1cTIzdzqc5ldliUqPRvm-5XSvM23AHj" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>        </div>        </div>            </div>

Russia is moving into the eastern Mediterranean for naval exercises

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container"><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A blazing meteor lit up the night sky like fireworks across a dozen eastern U.S. states and prompted almost 160 sighting reports, the American Meteor Society said on Monday.</p>
<p>The meteor entered the Earth's atmosphere over central Pennsylvania late on Sunday and wowed observers from Virginia to Massachusetts in a "random fireball event," society spokesman Mike Hankey said.</p>
<p>Most of those who reported the fireball on the American Meteor Society website said it began as a brilliant white color and then turned yellow, green and orange.</p>
<p>A witness in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, said the meteor "traveled like a bottle rocket from the clouds to the ground. The eastern sky it lit up and it went off like a firework and was gone."</p>
<p>Other observers said the fireball looked like a plane plummeting to the ground or that it pulsed and appeared out of nowhere.</p>
<p>A fireball is a meteor that is brighter than the planet Venus, and several thousand of them take place daily. The great majority take place over oceans or uninhabited areas, and many are masked by daylight, according to the society website.</p>
<p>The meteor over the U.S. East Coast came a day after a fireball over the Pacific Northwest drew almost 200 comments on the website.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>(Reporting by John Clarke; Editing by Doina Chiacu)</p>

Giant Fireball Spotted Over Eastern US

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih</span></p><p class="caption">A worker digs fresh holes in the sand for patients who will take sand baths in Siwa, Egypt, August 13, 2015.</p></div><p></p></div></div>Oil <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-has-a-lot-of-problems-right-now-2016-1">producers</a> in the Middle East <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/where-opec-members-stand-after-failed-doha-meeting-2016-4">have been burned</a> by the commodity's lower <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-government-contractor-ious-2016-5">prices</a>.</p><p>And this has people worried about a negative spillover effect into other Middle Eastern economies. </p><p>For most non-oil producers in the region, including Morocco and Tunisia, the benefits from lower oil prices outweigh (or, at least, offset) the negative effects from the weaker Gulf growth.</p><p>However, one country looks to be in a particularly uncomfortable position: Egypt.</p><p>"Egypt ... looks vulnerable and a period of weaker remittances and, potentially, less official financing, will add to fears over the country's balance of payments position," argued Capital Economics' Jason Tuvey in a recent research note.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><p class="source"><span>Capital Economics</span></p></div><p></p></div></div>As economic growth sputters in the Gulf, companies are laying off employees - many of whom are foreign workers. And this is problematic for Egypt, which is one of the more exposed countries to the Gulf slowdown and remittances.</p><p>Total remittances into Egypt are already falling by 15% year-over-year, according to data cited by Tuvey, which will squeeze<span> individual households and their consumption. Plus, he estimates </span>that every 10% drop in remittances from the Gulf leads to the current account balance to drop by about 0.4%-0.8% of GDP.</p><p>Moreover, there's also a geopolitical angle to Egypt's troubles, as Tuvey explains in his note (his emphasis):</p><p style="padding-left: 60px;">Of course, since the Arab Spring uprisings in 2011 the Gulf countries have proven to be an important source of financial support for many countries in the region. Indeed, if it wasn't for the Gulf's provision of billions of dollars in grants, loans, and petroleum products, Egypt would almost certainly have faced an outright balance of payments crisis by now.<strong> But while lower oil prices may play a role at the margin, we suspect that the more important factor in determining the generosity of the Gulf countries will be regional <keyword id="6358883" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Politics">politics</keyword></strong>. Indeed, it's worth noting that Saudi Arabia has been less forthcoming with financing for Egypt after Cairo supported Russia's intervention in Syria. And Saudi support for Lebanon has been cut-off amid concerns over the influence of Iran-backed Hezbollah within the Lebanese government.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><p class="source"><span>Capital Economics</span></p></div><p></p></div></div>And on top of that, since last year's downing of a <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/isis-claim-on-russia-plane-crash-doubts-2015-11">Russian aircraft, which crashed on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula</a>, tourist arrivals have plunged dramatically and some flights to the country are <em>still</em> postponed.</p><p>Data cited by Tuvey in a different note shows that visitors fell by nearly 50% in March <span>year-over-year - and that number is</span> creeping close to a decade low on the basis of a twelve-month sum.</p><p>Notably, there are some positive factors in Egypt's economy, such as the fact that natural gas output is rising again - meaning that Egypt's economy won't completely collapse.</p><p>In sum, "all told, we think that GDP will expand 3% this year, although the risks to this forecast lie on the downside," he concluded.</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-iphone-design-details-2016-4">7 incredibly tiny details you never noticed in your iPhone</a></h3>        <div>            <div>        <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="N4bmM3MzE6Hibcy_uubKaUG4zlRMWXbY" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>        </div>        </div>            </div>

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<p><div class="image-container float_right" style="width:400px"><div class="image"></div><p class="source">Russian Emergency Ministry </p><p class="caption">Here's the <keyword id="1565035" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="meteor">meteor</keyword> trail of a fireball that exploded over Russia in February.</p></div>Shortly before 8 p.m. EST Twitter began lighting up with reports of a bright streak in the sky, which many believe was a meteor. </p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/BloombergNews/status/315255596871999489">Bloomberg News tweeted</a>: "Reports of a possible seen on U.S. Eastern Seaboard; sightings from upstate New York to northern Virginia."</p>
<p>Eyewitnesses say the meteor was bright green or blue in color, <a href="http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Md-Va-Meteor-199628261.html">according to NBC Washington</a>.  </p>
<p>We haven't seen any visual confirmation of the meteor yet, but anyone who has photo or video of the observed bright streak can email dspector@businessinsider.com and we'll share it here. </p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/Kashiz_KingBSM/status/315262471701143553/photo/1">This picture</a> of meteor seen over Maryland seems to be circling Twitter, but a reader tipped us off that it was indeed a fake that pops up as "Belize Meteor" on Google images. </p>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">The reports come a little more than one month after a meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk Russia, creating a shockwave that blew out windows and injured nearly 1,500 people, mostly from flying shards of glass. </span></p>

Possible Meteor Streaks Over Eastern Seaboard

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div>As Russian military supplies continue to enter Ukraine, it becomes harder by the day for Putin to deny that Moscow is providing arms to the separatists. </p>
<p>In fact Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, the US Army's top commander in Europe, <a href="http://thehill.com/policy/defense/230329-gen-hodges-russia-doubles-support-to-ukraine-rebels">says</a> that Russian support for separatists has "doubled" <span>since reached a tentative ceasefire. </span></p>
<p>"When you look at the amount of Russian equipment that the proxies were using prior to the Minsk agreements, that amount has doubled beginning in December into the hundreds," Hodges told reporters on his first visit to Ukraine. </p>
<p>Russian support for the separatists include artillery, surveillance drones, and armored vehicles that would otherwise be next to impossible for a rebel group to obtain. </p>
<p>"Those are not the types of things you would find in a militia. They clearly are coming from a modern military force coming from Russia," Hodges said.</p>
<p>In November, the Armament Research Services has released their <a href="http://armamentresearch.com/Uploads/Research%20Report%20No.%203%20-%20Raising%20Red%20Flags.pdf">third report</a> on the arms and munitions being used by both the Ukrainian government and the rebels in the ongoing conflict. Complete with photographic evidence, it is clear that Moscow has been covertly supplying an assortment of older Soviet weaponry along with recently introduced Russian equipment to the separatists. </p>

These Are The Weapons That Russia Is Pouring Into Eastern Ukraine

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11985141" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ukraine" source="Orion">Ukraine</keyword> accused <keyword id="11894337" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="russia" source="Orion">Russia</keyword> on Friday of sending weapons to eastern Ukraine while recruiting mercenaries.</li><li>Ukrainian forces have been fighting pro-Russian separatists in the area since 2014.</li></ul><p>Ukraine's military intelligence service accused Russia on Friday of secretly sending weaponry and supplies into eastern Ukraine while also recruiting mercenaries to support pro-Russian separatists.</p><p>Ukraine said that Russia "continues to increase the combat capabilities" of pro-Russian forces in separatist-controlled regions, explaining that Russia has "secretly transferred by rail and road more than 7,000 tons of fuel, several tanks and self-propelled artillery units" and is involved in the "active recruitment of mercenaries," <a href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/01/21/ukraine-says-russia-increasing-arms-equipment-for-separatist-regions-a76115">AFP reported</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-mercenaries-deploy-eastern-ukraine-sources-2021-12-23/">Reuters reported</a> in late December that Russia had been deploying mercenaries to eastern Ukraine, though Moscow denied the allegations, saying it is "the first we've heard of this."</p><p>The Ukrainian military has been battling pro-Russian separatist forces in eastern Ukraine since Russia's invasion and annexation of Crimea in 2014. The conflict has killed over 13,000 people.</p><p>Reports that Russia is moving weaponry into eastern Ukraine and recruiting mercenaries come amid concerns that the Russian military is preparing for a large-scale invasion of the country. More fighters and weaponry could help separatists break through the stalemated front lines in eastern Ukraine, or even be part of a larger Russian offensive that draws beleaguered Ukrainians defenders in many directions.</p><p>Russia has <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/satellite-photos-show-russian-troops-near-ukraine-amid-invasion-fears-2022-1">moved tens of thousands of troops, as well as large amounts of military equipment and hardware, to various positions not far from the its border with Ukraine</a>, and while Russian officials have stated that there is no plan for aggressive action against the former Soviet republic, its force posture and rhetoric have left Western leaders unconvinced.</p><p>Talks between Russia and the US and its NATO allies on security matters have so far been unsuccessful at de-escalating rising tensions.</p><p>The White House <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/white-house-russia-ready-to-attack-ukraine-at-any-time-2022-1">warned this week that Russia could launch an attack "at any point"</a> while the top US diplomat <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/top-us-diplomat-warns-russia-could-attack-ukraine-on-very-short-notice-2022-1">warned that a Russian offensive could come on "very short notice."</a> And President Joe Biden said that it was his "guess" that Russia will invade, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-says-his-guess-is-that-putin-will-invade-ukraine-2022-1">saying he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin</a> "has to do something."</p><p>US officials have said that intelligence indicates that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-planning-false-flag-operation-in-ukraine-us-intel-suggests-2022-1">Russia has trained operatives in place for a possible "false-flag operation"</a> that could serve as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-could-use-failed-talks-as-pretext-for-invasion-experts-2022-1">a pretext for military action</a> against Ukraine.</p><p>The US has also <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0562">accused Russia of directing its intelligence services</a> to attempt to recruit former and current government officials in Ukraine ahead of a possible occupation. The US announced new sanctions in response.</p><p>The US, supported in varying degrees by its allies and partners in Europe, has said that Russia will face severe consequences if it invades Ukraine. Biden said earlier this week that Putin has "never seen sanctions like the ones I promised to impose if he moves" on Ukraine.</p>

Ukrainian military intelligence says Russia is smuggling weapons into eastern Ukraine and recruiting mercenaries

Army chief general <keyword id="7912696" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="M-M-Naravane">M M Naravane</keyword> on Tuesday said that he was hopeful that the Indian and Chinese militaries will be able to reach an agreement on disengagement and de-escalation of tension in eastern Ladakh. In an address at a seminar, the army chief said senior military commanders of India and China are holding talks to iron out modalities for deescalation of tension in eastern Ladakh. <br /><br /> "We are hopeful of reaching an agreement which is mutually acceptable and is really beneficial in keeping with the overarching policy guidelines," he said. <br /><br /> The chief of Army staff also said that the situation in eastern Ladakh is quite stable. <br /><br /> General Naravane was speaking at a conclave organised by Bharatshakti.in, a portal on defence and military issues. <br /><br /> Referring to Indian troops deployed in the high-altitude region, he said they are equipped with appropriate clothing and weapons, and added that there is no shortage whatsoever. <br /><br /> India and China are likely to hold another round of military talks to discuss specific proposals for a possible breakthrough in the long-negotiated disengagement process in eastern Ladakh. <br /><br /> The eighth round of Corps Commander-level talks on Friday had broadly discussed disengagement of troops from specific friction points and both sides would like to take forward the "constructive" dialogue to the next round with detailed deliberations, sources had said. <br /><br /> In a joint statement released earlier on Friday, the <keyword id="6354416" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Army">Indian Army</keyword> and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) described the talks as candid, in-depth and constructive. <br /><br /> The statement said it was agreed to earnestly implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and ensure that the frontline troops exercise restraint and avoid misunderstanding and miscalculation. <br /><br /> Nearly 50,000 troops of the Indian Army are currently deployed in a high state of combat readiness in various mountainous locations in eastern Ladakh in sub-zero conditions as multiple rounds of talks between the two sides have not yielded any concrete outcome yet to resolve the standoff. <br /><br /> China has also deployed an equal number of troops, according to officials. The standoff between the two sides erupted in early May. <br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO:<br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/india/news/checkout-here-bihar-assembly-election-2020-results-and-updates-online/articleshow/79142084.cms">Bihar Election Results 2020: NDA widens its lead while RJD remains the single largest party</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/prime-minister-modi-hits-out-pakistan-and-china-during-sco-summit-attempts-are-being-made-to-rake-bilateral-issues/articleshow/79148767.cms">Prime Minister Modi takes a dig at Pakistan and China during SCO summit — ‘attempts are being made to rake up bilateral issues’</a><br /><br /></strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/instagram-down-users-complain-of-frozen-timelines-and-likes/articleshow/79146012.cms"><strong>Instagram down for over four hours— users complain of frozen timelines and likes</strong></a>

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