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Flights resume on repaired Tokyo runway a week after fatal collision
Flights have resumed on a repaired runway at Tokyo’s Haneda airport a week after a collision between a Japan Airlines plane and a coast guard aircraft ByMARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press January 7, 2024, 11:17 PM A Japan Airlines plane takes off from the runway where a plane collision took place, at Haneda airport in Tokyo Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Tokyo’s Haneda airport is almost back…
Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout was restricted because of concern over warning light
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Oregon was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on three different flights, a federal official said Sunday. Alaska Airlines decided to restrict the aircraft from long flights over water so the plane “could return very quickly to an airport”…
Chinese property firm Evergrande’s EV company says its executive director detained
BANGKOK — A top executive of China Evergrande’s electric vehicle company has been detained by police in the latest sign of trouble for the world’s most heavily indebted property developer. China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle announced the detention of Liu Yongzhuo, its vice chairman and an executive director, in a notice Monday to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Its shares sank 6% after they resumed…
Explainer: Now-found door ‘plug’ may hold vital clues to how a gaping hole blew open on a jetliner
Investigators said Sunday they had found the piece of fuselage that blew off a Boeing airliner over Oregon on Friday, and hoped it would provide physical evidence of what went wrong. The gaping hole in the side of the Alaska Airlines jet opened up where aircraft maker Boeing fits a “plug” to cover an emergency exit that the airline does not use. The plugs are…
Global economy will slow for a third straight year in 2024, World Bank predicts
WASHINGTON — Hobbled by high interest rates, persistent inflation, slumping trade and a diminished China, the global economy will slow for a third consecutive year in 2024. That is the picture sketched by the World Bank, which forecast Tuesday that the world economy will expand just 2.4% this year. That would be down from 2.6% growth in 2023, 3% in 2022 and a galloping 6.2%…
‘Peach Fuzz’ has been dubbed the color of the year. What does that have to do with your garden?
With a new year comes new trends, and the 2024 Pantone color of the year, “Peach Fuzz,” will be dictating many of them. What does this have to do with your garden? Everything. The Pantone Color Institute has been governing worldwide color trends since 2000, providing, according to its website, “a universal language of color that enables color-critical decisions through every stage of the workflow…
Microsoft’s OpenAI investment could trigger EU merger review
The European Union says Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI could trigger a merger investigation FILE – OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, left, appears onstage with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at OpenAI’s first developer conference, on Nov. 6, 2023, in San Francisco. The European Union says Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI could trigger a merger investigation. The EU’s executive branch said Tuesday, JAN. 9, 2024,…
Ex-UK Post Office boss gives back a royal honor amid fury over her role in wrongful convictions
The former head of Britain’s state-owned Post Office is handing back a royal honor in response to fury over her role in a miscarriage of justice that saw hundreds of postmasters wrongfully accused of theft ByJILL LAWLESS Associated Press FILE – A Royal Mail Post Office is seen in London, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013. U.K. police have opened a fraud investigation into Britain’s Post Office…
3-day union strike brings train traffic to a near standstill across Germany
BERLIN — A union representing many of Germany’s train drivers started a nearly three-day strike early Wednesday in a rancorous dispute with the country’s state-owned main railway operator over working hours and pay. Train travel across the country and in many cities came to a near standstill with commuters and other travelers struggling to find alternatives involving long-distance bus or car travel or flights. State-owned…
New rule tightens worker classification standards; Uber, Lyft say their drivers won’t be affected
NEW YORK — The Biden administration enacted a new labor rule Tuesday that aims to prevent the misclassification of workers as “independent contractors,” a step that could bolster both legal protections and compensation for millions in the U.S. workforce. Major app-based platforms including Uber, Lyft and DoorDash expressed confidence that the new rule would not force them to reclassify their gig drivers. But business groups…