Boeing, one of the world’s two major producers of commercial planes, has said the claims made by Sam Salehpour were “inaccurate” and that it was confident its planes were safe. “The issues raised have been subject to rigorous engineering examination under [Federal Aviation Administration] oversight,” the company said last week. Two days before the hearing […]
Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet says the Games will be protected by an “unprecedented” security operation, and that preparations are “in good shape”. But with 100 days until the start of the Olympics, he said organisers will “keep some humility, because we know in this kind of event anything can happen in the last stretch”. […]
More than four months into 2024 and companies are still cutting costs, with Tesla, Amazon and Apple being the latest big company to cut jobs. The near future could bring more. Many employers are still downsizing because of overly optimistic projections, consumers’ changing habits, technological advances such as generative artificial intelligence, and macroeconomic pressures. Whether […]
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at an event in Los Angeles on March 30. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at an event in Los Angeles on March 30. Mario Tama/Getty Images Running for president isn’t easy when you aren’t […]
Are you ready for some NBA postseason? We got a little taster on the season’s final weekend, with a few teams playing high-stakes games that resembled playoff environments. That was particularly true in the jumbled Western Conference standings, where the New Orleans Pelicans, Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings were […]
Liz Truss is back – kind of. The former PM of just 49 days has published a book, Ten Years to Save the West. Newsportu’s political correspondent Eleni Courea and breaking news correspondent Martin Pengelly discuss her seeming lack of regret Despite just 49 days in office during which the British pound reached an all-time […]
UN spokesperson says Israel has a duty to protect Palestinians from settler attacks, which have been on the rise since October 7. The United Nations human rights office has called on Israel to halt its support of attacks by settlers in the occupied West Bank. The call on Tuesday came a day after Israeli settlers […]
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Apr 16, 2024, 01:57 PM ET Jude Bellingham said Vinícius Júnior and other players need more support in dealing with the “massive problem” of racism in Spanish football, describing the abuse some players receive as “disgusting.” TV images showed a fan making racist gestures towards Bellingham’s Real Madrid teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni […]
Anyone wanting to register to vote in the May local elections must do so by the end of Tuesday. Voters in parts of England will elect councillors and mayors on 2 May. These are the last local elections before the next general election. Which elections are taking place on 2 May? Elections are taking place […]
Amazon has fallen so far behind schedule in creating new jobs at its Northern Virginia headquarters that its workforce at those offices shrank last year, the company confirmed, underscoring how a project that it had initially pitched as an economic jolt is instead hitting a slowdown. Following a much-hyped sweepstakes across North America several years […]