Canada’s WestJet cancels most flights as mechanics strike
Plans of some 110,000 travellers upended after some 680 workers walk off the job.
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Indonesian band takes stand for Taiwan’s migrant workers
Southern Riot mix poetry and punk to create songs that rail against the exploitation and…
CNBC Daily Open: U.S. seeks Boeing guilty plea
AI powers Nasdaq six month surge, U.S. seeks Boeing guilty plea over fatal crashes, Nike…
Taiwan tops Asia’s best-performing stock markets so far in 2024 — Japan is No. 2
Global markets this year have been largely driven by the themes of AI and central…
Gen Z’s shopping decisions are heavily driven by TikTok and influencers, report finds
Brands are reassessing their supply chain strategies and emphasizing social commerce platforms to cater to…
Americans and Japanese take far less time off — but Europeans say they’re more ‘vacation deprived’
Some 84% of Germans and 69% of French workers said they feel “vacation deprived” even…
Asia-Pacific markets set for mixed open as investors await business activity data from the region
Investors in Asia are coming off a positive inflation report in the U.S. last week,…
U.S. plans to seek guilty plea from Boeing over fatal 737 Max crashes
The U.S. is expected to seek a guilty plea and offer Boeing a deal over…
Six Palestinians killed as Israeli forces pound southern, northern Gaza
Residents continue to flee Rafah in the south and Shujayea in the north as Israeli…
France’s far right leads in first round of elections, exit polls show
Exit polls project Marine Le Pen’s far-right RN won 34% and President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist…
What are the big issues that will decide the UK election?
Polls suggest PM Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives could face heavy defeat to Keir Starmer’s Labour Party.
France’s far-right National Rally seen leading in first round of snap election, exit polls show
The first round of a snap parliamentary election in France points to a surge in…
At least seven dead as fierce storms lash France, Switzerland, Italy
Authorities say hundreds evacuated as torrential rains cause flooding and landslides.
Paris 2024 Olympics 100m: Farzaneh Fasihi – Iran’s record-breaking sprinter
Fasihi can outrun just about anything, but her Olympic journey has been complicated and inspiring…
Russell wins Austrian Grand Prix after late Verstappen-Norris collision
The Mercedes driver capitalised on Max Verstappen’s and Lando Norris’s lap-63 crash to claim an…
North Korea says US, South Korea and Japan developing ‘Asian NATO’
The claim comes after Washington, Seoul and Tokyo began joint military exercises on Thursday.
After the US presidential debate, should Democrats dump Biden?
The first debate between the two main candidates for president has sparked off a debate…
Bagnaia wins Dutch MotoGP, narrows championship gap to rival Martin
The reigning double world champion led from start to finish at the Assen circuit to…
Video shows US police officer fatally shooting 13-year-old on ground
Police in New York state, where the incident occurred, say the teenage boy was carrying…
Week in pictures: From deadly protests in Kenya to elections in France
A roundup of some of last week’s events.
