Ryanair expects Boeing MAX deal ‘will come our way eventually’
Ryanair (RYA.I) expects a large deal with Boeing (BA.N) on an order for the 737 MAX 10 “will come our way eventually” as cancellations put pressure on the US planemaker, ...
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President Biden overruled generals advice on Afghan pull-out
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress that the Afghan army’s sudden collapse caught the Pentagon “by surprise,” as military leaders confronted a contentious Senate hearing about how ...
N.Korea joins race for new hypersonic missile with latest test
North Korea test-fired a newly developed hypersonic missile earlier this week, state news media KCNA reported on Wednesday, joining a race headed by major military powers to deploy the advanced ...
Shift to EVs means huge ‘reskilling’ job for Europe
The shift to electric vehicles will force huge changes in the auto industry and require EU backing for ‘reskilling’ programs to help workers prepare for a zero-emission future, according to ...
Messi scores maiden goal for PSG in 2-0 win over Man City
Lionel Messi gave Paris St Germain fans what they came for as he helped them beat visitors Manchester City 2-0 in their Champions League clash with his first goal for ...
WHO employees took part in Congo sex abuse during Ebola crisis, report says
More than 80 aid workers including some employed by the World Health Organization (WHO) were involved in sexual abuse and exploitation during an Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
‘No thank you, Prime Minister’, Polish trucker says to British Christmas visa offer
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s proposed three-month working visa for European truckers just isn’t a sweet enough deal to convince 35-year-old Polish truck driver Jakub Pajka to go ...
Indigenous protestors seek Norwegian ‘asylum’ for Brazilian tree
Indigenous activists delivered a Jatoba tree to Norway’s embassy in Brasilia on Tuesday, seeking “refugee” status for it in a symbolic protest against the destruction of Brazil’s Amazon ...
Biles says she should have quit before Tokyo Olympics
Four-times Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles told New York Magazine that she should have quit gymnastics “way before Tokyo,” where she suffered from a case of ‘twisties’ that derailed her ...
EU executive urges VW to compensate all EU consumers over Dieselgate
The European Commission and EU consumer authorities urged Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) on Tuesday to compensate all consumers, not just those in Germany, for having misled them over the emissions ...
Turkish cenbank head sees pricing behaviour returning to normal
Turkish Central Bank Governor Sahap Kavcioglu said on Tuesday he expects pricing behaviour to return to normal as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic ease, and the bank will keep ...
Thai volunteer takes to skies to drop supplies to flood victims
A paramotoring enthusiast in northern Thailand has taken to the skies to help deliver urgently need supplies to people cut off by floods.
Thrill-seeker Vichai Tiyasan, 38, has been motoring over ...
UK office landlords may not see immediate threat from hybrid work
The hybrid working model may not be an immediate threat for British commercial landlords as corporate decisions on space requirements are taking longer than first thought, a Citigroup analyst said ...
End of furlough brings uncertainty for UK jobs and economy
More than a million British workers face an uncertain future this week as the UK becomes the world’s first big economy to wind up its COVID-19 jobs support scheme.
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James Bond suit, ‘Cast Away’ Wilson for sale in mega film prop auction
From Marty McFly’s hoverboard in “Back to the Future Part II” to a Stormtrooper Helmet worn in “Return of the Jedi”, a huge selection of movie memorabilia worth $7.5 million ...
Macron tells Europe to ‘stop being naive’ after France signs defence deal with Greece
Europe needs to stop being naive when it comes to defending its interests and build its own military capacity, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday after Greece sealed a ...
Genetic study reveals how ancient seafarers settled Polynesia
Beginning more than a millennium ago, intrepid seafarers traversed vast Pacific Ocean expanses in double-hulled sailing canoes to reach the far-flung islands of Polynesia, the planet’s last habitable region ...
UEFA nullify proceedings against Super League rebels
UEFA have nullified disciplinary action against breakaway Super League clubs Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus after a Madrid court ruled that European football’s governing body should not sanction the ...
Liverpool fixing defensive problems ahead of Porto test, says Klopp
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said the defensive issues on display against Brentford are not too much of a concern but they do not want to repeat those mistakes in Tuesday’...
Explosion hits building in Sweden’s Gothenburg, four seriously hurt (Update 2)
Four people were seriously hurt in an explosion and fire in a central residential area of the Swedish city of Gothenburg early on Tuesday.
The immediate cause of the blast ...
N.Korea fires missile, accuses U.S. of ‘double standards’
North Korea fired a missile towards the sea off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang called on the United States and South Korea to ...
Facebook puts Instagram Kids on hold amid criticism of planned app
Instagram has hit pause on a new app it is creating for kids, the photo-sharing service owned by Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Monday, in a move that comes ...
As fuel pumps remain dry, UK’s Johnson says plans in place for supply chains
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought on Wednesday to quell public fears as panic-buying left fuel pumps dry across major cities, saying the government was making preparations to ensure supply ...
British warehouse worker shortage triggers up to 30 per cent pay spike
Warehouses in Britain are having to pay up to 30 per cent more to recruit staff after a chronic shortage of workers exacerbated pressure on already buckling supply chains and threatened ...