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Farnborough to survey the state of Boeing’s comeback

Fresh off last week’s launch of new production capacity in Washington state, Boeing plans a splashy display of new commercial and defense offerings at next week’s Farnborough International Airshow. The airshow comes as the industry’s expectations about Boeing are beginning to reset after a rocky period defined by safety crises, criminal probes and leadership shakeups. […]

EU tells Google to share search data, open Android to AI rivals

The European Union demanded Thursday that Google share data with other search engines and open up its Android system to rival AI services, but the US giant said the measures would put privacy at risk. The move is the latest by Brussels against the behemoth as it seeks to flex its muscles over Big Tech. The […]

US, Iran exchange blows in rekindled Mideast war

The United States struck Iran and Tehran hit back at US allies in the Gulf on Thursday, as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middle East war, despite a call from mediator Pakistan to resume talks. The rekindled fighting came a month after a preliminary deal was signed that […]

Climate change, urban growth fuel Lagos flooding

After hours of overnight torrential rain lashed Lagos recently, church pastor Samuel Akpan spent most of next day bailing water from his flooded parsonage in an upscale district of Nigeria’s commercial capital. Inside the Apostolic Church of Nigeria in Lekki district, chairs and their sodden cushions were piled in knee-high floodwaters that had engulfed the […]

Ukraine state energy boss Koretsky becomes new PM

Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday approved the appointment of Naftogaz state energy boss Sergiy Koretsky as the new prime minister, part of a disputed government reshuffle ordered by President Volodymyr Zelensky.  Koretsky, 48, is seen by Zelensky as a manager who can lead the country through another tough winter set to be marked by relentless Russian strikes […]

UK launches hi-tech mission to study Greenland ice melt

A team of international scientists sets sail Thursday from Britain for Greenland to study its rapidly melting ice using drones, mini-submarines and autonomous swimming robots. Greenland’s ice sheet, made up of millions of cubic kilometres of freshwater, is melting rapidly due to global warming, and scientists believe it could disrupt key Atlantic currents that control […]

Peru president-elect Fujimori calls for political ‘reconciliation’

Peru’s conservative president-elect Keiko Fujimori called Wednesday for the “reconciliation” of political forces, after a decade of instability in the Andean nation that has seen it burn through eight leaders. Fujimori, 51, won the June 7 presidential runoff by the slimmest of margins, outpolling leftist Roberto Sanchez. She will succeed interim leader Jose Maria Balcazar […]

Asian stocks mostly sink as AI worries hammer tech

Most Asian stocks sank on Thursday as tech firms came under renewed pressure from worries over the AI boom, with Seoul again taking the brunt of the selling. Regional investors were unable to build on a second day of gains on Wall Street, where more data showing inflation easing pushed back bets on a Federal […]

Messi magic sends Argentina into World Cup final as England fall short

Argentina will play Spain in the World Cup final on Sunday after Lionel Messi orchestrated a spectacular comeback against England in a semi-final with a dramatic ending. Messi proved that at 39 he can still drag his team from a goal behind to glory — and the 2-1 victory in Atlanta on Wednesday keeps the […]