Thursday, June 18, 2026
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Expo 2025 in Japan: five things to know
Osaka (Japan) (AFP) - A multi-eyed mascot, a vast wooden Grand Ring, 160 countries and regions strutting their stuff, and...
Delta to trim capacity in light of weakening travel demand
New York (AFP) - Delta Air Lines withdrew its full-year profit forecast Wednesday and shelved some planned capacity hikes, pointing...
Tata Steel to cut jobs at Dutch plant by 15%
The Hague (AFP) - Indian-owned steelmaking giant Tata Steel announced Wednesday it was slashing around 1,600 of the 9,200 jobs...
Trenitalia wants to compete with Eurostar on Paris-London route
Paris (AFP) - Trenitalia said Tuesday it plans to launch a new high-speed rail service connecting London and Paris, as...
airBaltic CEO ‘dismissed’ from Latvian airline
Riga (AFP) - Latvian Transport Minister Atis Svinka said on Monday that Riga-based carrier airBaltic had parted ways with its...
Boeing settles to avoid civil trial over Ethiopian Airlines crash
New York (AFP) - Boeing has reached a last-minute settlement to avoid a civil trial that was due to start...
Honda executive resigns over ‘inappropriate conduct’
Tokyo (AFP) - Honda's executive vice president resigned on Monday over "an allegation of inappropriate conduct", the Japanese automaker said....
‘Minecraft Movie’ strikes gold to dominate N.America box office
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Warner Bros. new video game-based film "A Minecraft Movie" smashed records in its opening...
Czech beer culture eyes UNESCO listing as pubs take hit
Prague (AFP) - Going to a pub several times a week to meet friends, media consultant Gabriela Galetkova hopes Czech...
Snappy birthday: Germany’s Leica camera turns 100
Wetzlar (Germany) (AFP) - Photographer Franziska Stuenkel likes to take spontaneous urban shots, so she needs a nimble camera that...
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