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By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Australian airline Qantas has asked its senior executives to help out as airport baggage handlers as it struggles to manage a staff shortage. The airline has called on at least 100 senior staff to join its outsourced ground handling teams at Sydney and Melbourne airports for three months. “The high
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Australian airline Qantas has asked its senior executives to help out as airport baggage handlers as it struggles to manage a staff shortage. The airline has called on at least 100 senior staff to join its outsourced ground handling teams at Sydney and Melbourne airports for three
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Wall Street is taking the call to increase corporate diversity seriously. At last. For the first time ever, every company listed on the S&P 500 has at least one racially or ethnically diverse director. About 11% of S&P boards were non-diverse in 2020. And now, the single most important attribute
Continue ReadingCNN By Brad Lendon and Paul P. Murphy, CNN At least seven Russian warplanes were destroyed after explosions rocked annexed Crimea on Tuesday, new satellite images show, in what CNN research found could be Moscow’s biggest loss of military aircraft in a single day since World War II. The destroyed warplanes appear to be Su-24
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has accused Ryanair of consumer protection violations after it raised ticket prices to cope with a tax on what the government calls “extra profits.” Justice Minister Judit Varga wrote Monday on Facebook that an investigation found “unfair trade practices,” leading to a $777,058 fine. It’s the first tied to the
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has accused Ryanair of consumer protection violations after it raised ticket prices to cope with a tax on what the government calls “extra profits.” Justice Minister Judit Varga wrote Monday on Facebook that an investigation found “unfair trade practices,” leading to a $777,058 fine. It’s the first tied to the
Continue Reading By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials and militant figures say that a late night roadside bombing in eastern Afghanistan struck a vehicle carrying several members of the Pakistani Taliban group, killing a senior leader and three other militants traveling with him. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the Sunday night killing
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Myanmar’s ambassador to China has died. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson confirmed reports of his death. He did not say when the ambassador had died or what the cause of death was. Myo Thant Pe had been ambassador to China since 2019. China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the diplomat had dedicated himself
Continue Reading KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — In a story published August 5, 2022, about Rwanda, The Associated Press erroneously quoted a state media report paraphrasing a government spokeswoman and instead described it as a direct statement by her.
Continue ReadingBy Chuck Johnston, CNN Business Following a miserable weekend for travel, Monday isn’t looking much better. Another wave of airline cancellations and delays is taking its toll on passengers across the United States on Monday. According to the flight tracking website FlightAware, about 500 US flights had been canceled by midday Monday. On Sunday, 950
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN Ashleigh Buhai bounced back from a final day slide to win the Women’s British Open on a four-hole playoff, clinching her first major title in dramatic fashion at Muirfield, Scotland. The South African had held a five-stroke lead heading into Sunday’s final round, but a disastrous triple bogey at the 15th
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN After being diagnosed with Covid-19 last month, President Joe Biden recently tested negative for the coronavirus, only to test positive again a few days later. Biden had taken the antiviral medication Paxlovid, which has been associated with some patients testing positive again for the virus after completing treatment. This phenomenon is
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By Megan Marples, CNN If you feel like there’s less time in the day, you’re correct. Scientists recorded the shortest day on Earth since the invention of the atomic clock. Our planet’s rotation measured in at 1.59 milliseconds short of the normal 24-hour day on June 29, according to the International Earth Rotation and Reference
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Juan Pablo Elverdin Taipei, Taiwán (CNN) — La amenaza de China a Taiwán es “más seria que nunca”, pero la isla se mantendrá firme para proteger su libertad y su democracia, incluso acogiendo a quienes la apoyan, dijo el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Taiwán, Joseph Wu, en una entrevista este lunes. El desafiante mensaje
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN Nick Kyrgios backed up his appearance in the Wimbledon final by becoming the first person to win the Citi Open men’s singles and doubles titles at the same tournament on Sunday, as well as becoming the first Australian to win the singles title multiple times following his victory in 2019. His
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN Deer, raccoons, possums and fox once flocked the area of the Everglades National Park in south Florida. Nowadays, you’re lucky if you spot one mammal in the area, according to wildlife experts. Who’s to blame for this decline in wildlife? The invasive species known as Burmese pythons. To help combat this
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Known for its sandy beaches, luxury resorts and duty-free shopping, the city of Sanya on China’s tropical Hainan island has long been a popular getaway for Chinese middle- and upper-class families. Since the weekend, however, what began as a leisurely escape has become a stress-filled travel nightmare for tens of thousands
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN June Spencer, the last original cast member of BBC Radio 4 drama “The Archers,” has retired from the show after more than 70 years, at the age of 103. The British soap legend, who played matriarch Peggy Woolley (formerly Archer), made her debut in the first-ever episode of the much-loved drama
Continue Reading By JAN M. Olsen Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A polar bear attacked a campsite Monday in Norway’s remote Arctic Svalbard Islands, injuring a French tourist, authorities said, adding that the wounds weren’t life-threatening. The bear was later killed. The woman, who was not identified, was part of a tour group of 25 people
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin Este seguimiento finalizó. Mira las últimas noticias de la guerra aquí. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
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