Friday, September 18, 2026
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Frustration in the air: Boeing delays hang over aviation meet
Dubai (AFP) - Back-slapping over record passenger figures is tinged with frustration at the airline trade body's annual meeting as...
Behind bars: Belfast jail reborn as whiskey distillery
Belfast (AFP) - Once home to paramilitary prisoners during Northern Ireland's "Troubles", a notorious Belfast jail is now home to...
France’s controversial CNews becomes top news channel
Paris (AFP) - CNews, regularly accused of fostering far-right views, became France's number one news channel for the first time...
In shakeup, Washington Post executive editor steps down
Washington (AFP) - The executive editor of the Washington Post, Sally Buzbee, has abruptly stepped down from the role, as...
Rupert Murdoch marries again at age 93
Los Angeles (AFP) - Media magnate Rupert Murdoch has married for the fifth time at age 93, tying the knot...
Feeling flush: Japan’s high-tech toilets go global
Kitakyushu (Japan) (AFP) - As Japan plays host to a record influx of tourists, one of the country's more private...
Geneva auto show closes shop after 119 years
Zurich (AFP) - The more than century-old Geneva International Motor Show will be cancelled for good following waning interest from...
US Democrats call for criminal probe into Big Oil price-fixing
Washington (AFP) - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and nearly two dozen Democrats called on the Justice Department Thursday to...
American Airlines shares sink as it lowers demand outlook
New York (AFP) - Shares of American Airlines dove Wednesday after it lowered its profit outlook, citing weaker demand and...
Shareholders back Exxon bullying of green investors
New York (AFP) - ExxonMobil shareholders overwhelmingly reelected the oil giant's board Wednesday, the company said, endorsing its hardball tactics...
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