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Union says Boeing penny-pinching has hurt supply c...
Boeing's practice of aggressively pressuring suppliers on costs has damaged its own supply chain, contributing to the aviation gia...
Global stocks mixed as elections heat up
Equity markets were mixed Friday as investors assessed fallout from a bumpy US presidential debate and looked ahead to weekend ele...
NASA insists Boeing Starliner crew 'not stranded'...
The first astronauts to fly Boeing's troubled Starliner are definitely not "stranded" at the International Space Station, NASA ins...
World 'failing' to meet development goals: UN chie...
War and funding shortfalls have hampered progress toward the United Nations' flagship development goals which include action to co...
French court rules Ravel sole author of 'Bolero'
A French court on Friday ruled that "Bolero", one of the best-known classical music pieces in the world, was written by Maurice Ra...
Mexico shelters offer safe haven for LGBTQ migrant...
Shirlei Vazquez, a trans woman, fled Guatemala after being assaulted and threatened, joining a growing number of LGBTQ migrants he...
Paris Airbnb goldrush ends as Olympics approach
Parisians looking to pocket a fortune by renting out their apartments to tourists visiting the French capital for the Olympics hav...
EU further scrutinises Microsoft, OpenAI tie-up
The EU will examine the impact of Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar partnership with ChatGPT developer OpenAI on competition in the...
Inflation data cheers Wall Street, French stocks s...
Wall Street stocks climbed Friday after data showing cooling US inflation raised hopes of an interest-rate cut, while French equit...
Inflation data cheers Wall Street
Wall Street stocks climbed Friday after data showing cooling US inflation raised hopes of an interest-rate cut, while French equit...
US Fed's favored inflation measure cools slightly...
The US Federal Reserve's favored measure of inflation eased slightly in May, according to government data published Friday, as goo...
Stock markets mostly rise before US inflation, ami...
Stock markets mostly climbed and the dollar diverged Friday awaiting key US inflation data and with focus on upcoming global elect...
Embezzlement-accused French media scion reinstated...
French media baron Arnaud Lagardere, who resigned from running the sprawling group of the same name in April over embezzlement cha...
Lanvin picks seasoned veteran Peter Copping as art...
Historic French fashion label Lanvin has named Britain's Peter Copping, who has worked with Nina Ricci, Oscar de la Renta, Balenci...
France makes multibillion-euro gamble on Olympic g...
France is facing a bill of almost nine billion euros for hosting the Paris Olympics but top officials say the financial fallout co...
Hard up UK voters driven to political fringes by c...
When James Rossi left Britain's armed forces in 2010 -- the same year the Conservatives came to power -- he had high hopes, includ...
Xi says China planning 'major' reforms ahead of ke...
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that the ruling Communist Party was planning and implementing "major" reforms, ahead of a...
South Korea's skyscraper window cleaner with a fea...
For nearly thirty years, Seo Seung-ho has cleaned the windows of some of South Korea's tallest buildings. It's a reliable, well-pa...
Pakistan's first Olympic markswoman guns for histo...
Slowing her breath and focusing on a bullseye in her pistol's sights, Kishmala Talat is aiming to become the first woman from Paki...
Yen weakens further to put focus on Tokyo, Asian e...
The yen extended losses to a fresh 38-year low Friday, putting investors on guard for a possible intervention by Japanese authorit...
Nike shares tumble on tepid outlook as CEO eyes Ol...
Nike reported higher profits due to cost-cutting efforts Thursday, but shares fell sharply on the company's tepid outlook despite...
Global stocks mixed as markets await French vote,...
Global stocks were mixed Thursday as Europe geared up for key elections, the United States awaited influential inflation data and...
US investigative agency sanctions Boeing for discu...
A US investigative authority sharply rebuked Boeing for sharing details about an ongoing probe of a near-catastrophic aviation inc...
Yen gains after 38-year low, stocks mostly lower
Global stocks mostly slid Thursday as Europe geared up for key elections, the US awaited key inflation data and Japan contemplated...
'Not a lab experiment': climate tech CEO on green...
Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has been hosting executives and entrepreneurs in London this week t...
Amid Gaza war, Israel warns could send Lebanon 'ba...
Israel launched air strikes on Gaza Thursday after warning Hezbollah, Hamas's ally in Lebanon, to avoid a large-scale war that wou...
Stock markets mostly drop, yen gains after 38-year...
Major stock markets mostly dropped Thursday as Europeans gears up for key elections, the US awaits inflation data and Japan contem...
H&M shares tumble over profitability concerns
Shares in H&M slid Thursday after the world's second biggest fashion retailer warned that the conditions to meet its profitability...
Women 'changing the game' in Mongolia's patriarcha...
Women candidates are pushing for greater representation in Mongolia's male-dominated politics, raising their voices for change and...
As ice melts, Everest's 'death zone' gives up its...
On Everest's sacred slopes, climate change is thinning snow and ice, increasingly exposing the bodies of hundreds of mountaineers...
Yen gains after hitting 38-year low, traders on in...
The yen edged back slightly Thursday after hitting a 38-year low against the dollar, putting investors on alert for a possible int...
Struggles of 'levelling-up' plan epitomise UK Tory...
The UK Conservatives scored a thumping win in 2019 by promising to "level-up" struggling regions, but for voters in towns like Kei...