Bus driver kidnaps students and sets bus on fire
Last Wednesday, 51 seventh-graders were kidnapped by a bus driver in Italy. According to the New York Times, “The driver, Osseynou Sy, an Italian of Senegalese origin, said that ‘he wanted to vindicate the deaf of the Mediterranean,’ according to Warrant Officer Marco Palmieri, a spokesman for Milan’s provincial branch of the Carabinieri, Italy’s military police.” The driver was arrested in Milan and is to be charged with arson, kidnapping, resisting arrest and attempted mass murder.
Safety features considered optional in jets
Boeing jets crashed in Ethiopia and Indonesia after the pilots lost control of the planes due to lack of safety features. Boeing and other manufacturers include safety, navigation and communication system as optional add-ons that require extra fees. Features like these are being opted out by low-cost airlines, including Indonesia’s Lion Air. According to The New York Times, “Now, in the wake of the two deadly crashes involving the same jet model, Boeing will make one of those safety features standard as part of a fix to get the planes in the air again.”
Theresa May addresses British Parliament
Last Thursday, with nine days until Britain was to leave the European Union, Theresa May addressed Parliament’s rejection of her last Brexit plan. According to the Associated Press, “May says she has “great personal regret” that the U.K. won’t leave [the] European Union with a deal next week and it’s time for her country’s lawmakers to decide what they want to do about Brexit. May is expected to ask the EU for a delay to Brexit, currently scheduled for March 29, ahead of an EU summit starting Thursday. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said that he hadn’t received a letter as of Wednesday morning.”
