ORLANDO, Florida: Following his termination, a former Disney employee is accused of hacking Walt Disney World's menu servers to alter prices, add profanities, and falsely label certain items as allergen-free.  According to a federal criminal complaint, these changes could have had dangerous implications for individuals with severe food allergies. Disney detected the tampering before the affected menus reached re

Ex-Disney worker allegedly hacked computer menus to add profanities

Ex-Disney worker accused of adding profanities after hacking computers

Ex-Disney worker accused of hacking company computers, altering menus

HONG KONG: ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has topped China's 2024 rich list, according to the Hurun Research Institute, despite a challenging year that saw net worths decline for many of the country's wealthiest.  Zhang, whose company owns the popular short-video platforms Douyin and TikTok, is the first person born in the 1980s to lead the Hurun China Rich List, with an estimated net worth of US$49.3 billion.</

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming tops China's richest list

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming becomes the richest Chinese in 2024

ByteDance founder tops China's rich list as net worths decline

Journalists who expose wrongdoing and show the horrific reality of conflict are human rights defenders, and attacks against them affect everyone's right to freedom of expression and access to information, leaving us all less well informed, the UN's top human rights official said Friday, ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for

Concern over shockingly high death toll of journalists

Number of journalists killed in Gaza, highest of any war in decades

Alarming rate of journalist fatalities in conflict zones, says UN

TEL AVIV, Israel - Israel's oldest newspaper, Haaretz, founded in 1918, has been banned by three Israeli government ministries.The newspaper which publishes across Israel in English and Hebrew, and is widely viewed online around the world, has come under attack from within following remarks by the newspaper's publisher and head of Haaretz Group, Amos Schocken. At a Haaretz conference in London last Sunday the pu

Israel imposes bans on 106-year old Haaretz newspaper

Crackdown ordered on national Israeli newspaper

Israel's oldest newspaper banned by government ministries

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Missouri's Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey will launch an investigation into search engine Google over allegations that it was censoring conservative speech. Google dismissed Missouri's allegations as "totally false." Republicans have frequently argued that social media platforms hold an anti-conservative bias, though tech companies deny suppressing conservative voices. 

Missouri to probe Google for allegedly censoring conservative speech

Google accused of censoring conservatives in Missouri, faces probe

Google faces probe in Missouri for allegedly censoring conservatives

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Showing images of living things by all media has been banned in an Afghan province in compliance with the Taliban's morality laws. Information Ministry officials announced the decision this week in Helmand province. It is the latest province to crack down on broadcasting and photography of humans and animals. In August, the country's Ministry of Vice and Virtue introduced regulations 

Afghanistan bans media from showing images of living people, animals

Taliban bans showing images of living things in Afghanistan

Images of living things banned in Afghanistan under Taliban law

Despite the US government's incessant claims that it is working to secure a ceasefire, the genocide that has unfolded in Gaza over the past year has been a joint US-Israeli endeavour. Israel would not be able to inflict anything approaching the degree of violence it has on the Palestinian people without American weapons, intelligence, and political cover.To pursue these policies, the US government needed a criti

Are Americans partially responsible for the Gaza 'genocide'?

Justifying the slaughter and destruction in Gaza

Is the media in part 'inciting' atrocities in Gaza?

WARSAW, Poland: A Polish radio station has sparked controversy by replacing its journalists with AI-generated presenters.  OFF Radio Krakow, based in the southern city of Krakow, recently relaunched after dismissing its journalists and introducing virtual characters created by artificial intelligence to present shows on cultural, art, and social issues, including LGBTQ+ concerns.  The station claims this 

Polish radio station replaces journalists with AI 'presenters'

Journalists replaced at radio station in Poland with AI presenters

Radio station in Poland brings in AI 'presenters' for journalists

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Interview: Global academic cooperation vital amid geopolitical tensions, says KCL president

Ankara [Turkiye], October 24 (ANI): At least five people have been killed and 22 others were injured in an attack on the headquarters of Turkiye's aerospace and defence company Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) near Ankara on Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported citing Turkiye's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya.
In a post on X, Ali Yerlikaya stated, "Two terrorists were neutralised" in the incident. He stated, "Sadly, we have

Turkiye: 5 killed, 22 injured in terrorist attack on aerospace company headquarters

KYIV, UKRAINE - The involvement of North Korean regular troops to support Russia's invasion of Ukraine would be a serious escalation of the war, France and Ukraine's foreign ministers said at a joint press conference in Kyiv on Saturday.France's Jean-Noel Barrot, who was making his first trip to Ukraine since becoming foreign minister in September, is also set to visit the east of the country, where France will 

North Korean troops in Ukraine would be escalation, France warns

Hyderabad [Pakistan], October 19 (ANI): In a public rally on Friday, leading Pakistani politician Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari warned that if political parties in parliament do not reach a consensus on the 26th constitutional amendment, he will push the amendment through parliament using a brute, or two-thirds majority, Dawn reported.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is the chairperson of Pakistan People's Party which is led by his fathe

Bilawal Bhutto gives radical call to implement constitutional amendment in Pakistan

HAVANA - Cuba restored a trickle of power to its grid by mid-evening Friday, officials said, hours after the island plunged into a countrywide blackout following the collapse of one of its major power plants.The vast majority of the country's 10 million residents were still in the dark Friday night, but scattered pockets of the capital Havana, including some of the city's major hospitals, saw lights flicker back

Cuba slowly starts restoring power after island-wide blackout

WASHINGTON - China-based DJI sued the U.S. Defense Department on Friday for adding the drone maker to a list of companies allegedly working with Beijing's military, saying the designation is wrong and has caused the company significant financial harm.DJI, the world's largest drone manufacturer that sells more than half of all U.S. commercial drones, asked a U.S. District Judge in Washington to order its removal 

Drone maker DJI sues Pentagon over Chinese military listing

A union representing striking machinists at Boeing said Friday that it was 'actively engaged in indirect discussions' with the plane maker that were being facilitated by Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su.'We are fully committed to these talks. It is our responsibility to attempt to reach a resolution,' the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 751 said in a social media post.

Striking machinists, Boeing confer indirectly, aided by US government

The US broadcaster is accused of deceptively editing the Democrats? candidate to make her look betterThe US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has grounds to hear a complaint against CBS for deceptively editing an interview with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, a Republican-appointed commissioner has said.Earlier this month, the broadcaster aired two different answers

CBS could be in trouble over Harris interview regulator

ISTANBUL - With a farewell song of "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys, a Turkish radio station fell silent this week after nearly 30 years of broadcasts.The final Acik Radyo broadcast on Wednesday came as a court upheld the Turkish media regulator's order to revoke the Istanbul-based station's license over the mention of 'Armenian genocide' on air.Following the court ruling on October 8, the Radio and Te

Acik Radyo falls silent as Turkish media regulator revokes license

The US broadcaster is accused of deceptively editing the Democrat to make her look betterThe US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has grounds to hear a complaint against CBS for deceptively editing an interview with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, a Republican-appointed commissioner has said.Earlier this month, the broadcaster aired two different answers by Harris t

CBS could be in trouble over Kamala interview regulator

BEIJING/LONDON - China and Britain took steps toward further reconciliation on Friday, with Beijing heralding the new Labour government's plan to develop 'pragmatic' bilateral ties as a 'new starting point.'British Foreign Secretary David Lammy is only the second top U.K. diplomat to visit China in six years, and his trip seeks to demonstrate that Britain is taking a strategic approach to building ties with Beij

Britain, China strike conciliatory note during top diplomat&#039;s visit

MOSCOW - Russia is testing the combat readiness of a unit equipped with Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles in a region northwest of Moscow, news agencies quoted the defense ministry as saying Friday.The Yars, which can be deployed in silos or mounted on mobile launchers, has a range of up to 11,000 kilometers and is capable of delivering multiple nuclear warheads.Russia has carried out a series of n

Russia tests readiness of nuclear missile unit

SACRAMENTO, California: State officials announced a new partnership to boost sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and cut air travel emissions.  The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has teamed up with Airlines for America - representing airlines such as Delta, JetBlue, and United - with a goal to increase SAF availability in the state to 200 million gallons by 2035, meeting about 40 percent of in-stat

California announces sustainable fuel deal to curb aircraft emissions

California to curb emissions with sustainable jet fuel production deal

California to boost sustainable jet fuel production, reduce emissions

DUBLIN, Ireland: Cutting Ireland's motorway speed limit to 110 km/h could significantly reduce carbon emissions, according to Green Party MEP Ciaran Cuffe. Cuffe suggests that reducing car and truck speeds by 10 km/h would lower emissions from Ireland's largest carbon-emitting sector: transport. Transport accounted for 40 percent of the country's energy-related emissions in 2018 and continues to rise.The 

Speed limit reduction could lead to drop in emission in Ireland: MEP

Drop in emissions possible in Ireland if speed limit is reduced: MEP

MEP says reducing speed limit could help reduce emissions in Ireland

SACRAMENTO, California: California is planning to overhaul its Low Carbon Fuel Standard, a key climate program that aims to reduce emissions from transportation fuels.  The proposal has sparked heated debate, primarily because it could raise gasoline prices in a state where residents already pay the most at the pump. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will vote on the proposed changes on November 8

California's plan to overhaul a key climate program ignites debate

California's fuel price could rise if state overhauls key climate program

Californian plan to revamp key climate program could raise fuel prices

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The government has recruited three law firms to fight Iran's case against Pakistan at the Court of Arbitration in Paris for not completing its section of the gas pipeline and failing to meet the 750mmcfd gas intake requirement under the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline.According to top officials in the Law Division and Attorney General's Office, Pakistan hired the services of well-known internat

High stakes arbitration: Iran sues Pakistan for million dollar-a-day penalty in France

Pipeline Stalemate: Pakistan gears up for legal showdown with Iran in Paris

Battle over gas pipeline: Pakistan taps global legal experts to counter Iran's claims

MOSCOW, Russia: Russia's central bank has raised its key interest rate to a record 21 percent to curb inflation, which is driven by heavy government spending, especially on military needs.  The increase, announced on October 25, reflects concerns that demand is outpacing Russia's capacity to produce goods and services, pushing up prices and wages.  According to the central bank's statement, inflation is r

Russia's central bank raises interest rate to 21% to fight inflation

Military needs force Russian central bank to hike interest rate to 21%

To fight inflation, Russia's central bank raises interest rate to 21%

DUBLIN, Ireland: International tourists in Ireland are now spending more money despite shorter visits, according to recent data from the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC).  From July to September, the duration of overnight stays dropped by seven percent compared to last year. However, spending climbed ten percent, with international visitors contributing 2.14 billion euros to the economy. The nu

International tourists spend less time in Ireland, but more money

International tourists on short holidays in Ireland spend more money

International tourists in Ireland spend more, even on shorter visits

DUBLIN, Ireland: Ryanair has announced plans to reduce flights to and from UK airports by 10 percent next year, following the UK government's decision to raise the Air Passenger Duty (APD) in the latest Budget. CEO Michael O'Leary criticized the move, calling it "idiotic" and claiming it will make air travel more expensive and harm the UK's tourism and economic growth. According to O'Leary, the planned reduction

Ryanair to cut UK flights by 10%, CEO criticizes budget air tax rise

Ryanair plans 10% cut in UK flights after budget raises air tax

AS UK raises air tax, Ryanair plans to cut UK flights by 10%

DUBAI, U.A.E.: Colm McLoughlin, the Irishman who transformed Dubai Duty Free into a global airport retail powerhouse, has died at 81. McLoughlin, who led Dubai Duty Free from its inception in 1983 until his retirement earlier this year, helped grow the operation into a $2 billion business with over 6,000 employees. According to a statement by Dubai Duty Free, he passed away on Wednesday following a brief illness

Colm McLoughlin, Irishman who transformed Dubai Duty Free, dies at 81

Irishman who transformed Dubai Duty Free into retail powerhouse dies

Irishman who made Dubai Duty Free a global powerhouse dies at 81

WASHINGTON, D.C.: According to the Labor Department, U.S. job openings dropped in September to 7.4 million, the lowest level since January 2021.  The decline from 7.9 million in August indicates some cooling in the labor market, with the largest reductions in vacancies among healthcare companies and government agencies. Layoffs also rose in September, while the number of Americans who quit their jobs fell

US job openings fell in September to 3 year-low

US jobs fell to 7.4 million in September, lowest since January 2021

Decline in US job market shows cooling in labor market

VADODARA, India: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez inaugurated India's first private military aircraft manufacturing plant on October 28 in Vadodara, Gujarat, advancing New Delhi's goal of bolstering domestic defense production.  The Tata Aircraft Complex, developed in partnership with Airbus Spain, will produce the C-295 military transport aircraft, which is intended t

India, Spain launch India's first private military aircraft plant

Tata, Airbus Spain launch military aircraft factory in Indian state

Tata sets up first Indian military aircraft factory with Airbus Spain

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Spirit Airlines has temporarily suspended flights to Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince after gunfire struck a U.N. helicopter near the country's main airport.  The airline, which operates a daily flight from Fort Lauderdale to Port-au-Prince, announced the suspension would last through October 27, citing safety concerns for passengers and staff. This decision follows an incident when 

US airline suspends flights to Haiti after gunfire hits UN helicopter

Spirit Airlines suspends flights to Haiti after gunfire hits helicopter

After gunfire hits UN helicopter, US airline suspends flights to Haiti

ATLANTA, Georgia: Delta Air Lines has filed a lawsuit against cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, blaming the company for a tech outage in July that canceled thousands of flights.The airline is seeking compensation and punitive damages, alleging the outage stemmed from a faulty update CrowdStrike sent to millions of Microsoft computers. This update disrupted Delta's operations and led to over $500 million in losses.

Delta sues CrowdStrike over tech outage that canceled flights

Delta sues CrowdStrike, blaming it for losses from canceled flights

CrowdStrike sued by Delta for tech outage that canceled flights

DALLAS, Texas: Southwest Airlines has settled a months-long proxy battle with hedge fund Elliott Investment Management by agreeing to overhaul its board of directors.The settlement, announced last week, will see Chairman Gary Kelly and six other current board members step down on November 1 to be replaced by five Elliott-backed candidates and a former Chevron executive.Elliott, led by billionaire financie

Southwest settles proxy fight with hedge fund as Q3 profit shrinks

Southwest board agrees to step down, hedge fund appointees to step in

Southwest settles proxy fight with hedge fund, board to step down

SEATTLE, Washington: Boeing workers continue to strike after rejecting the company's latest contract offer, six weeks into a labor dispute that has halted production of some of the aerospace giant's most profitable aircraft. Union members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) in Seattle voted 64 percent against the proposal, which included a 35 percent pay raise over four yea

No end to Boeing strike as workers reject latest contract proposal

Boeing workers reject latest contract proposal; strike continues

Boeing strike continues as workers reject latest contract proposal

DALLAS, Texas: The U.S. government has fined American Airlines $50 million for mishandling wheelchairs and failing to provide proper assistance to passengers with disabilities over a five-year period.  According to the Transportation Department, these incidents occurred between 2019 and 2023, and in some cases, wheelchair users were injured, although the department did not specify how many. American Airli

American Airlines fined $50 million for mishandling wheelchair users

Mishandling of wheelchair users: American Airlines fined $50 million

$50 million fine to American Airlines for mishandling wheelchair users

HOUSTON, Texas: A helicopter crashed into a radio tower in Houston and burst into flames, killing four of its passengers, officials said. Mayor John Whitmire said at a news conference that the helicopter took off from Ellington Field, about 15 miles away, and went down just before 8 p.m. on October 20 in a neighborhood east of downtown after. He did not know where the helicopter was headed.  No one on the

Helicopter crashes into radio tower in Houston, killing 4

4 aboard helicopter killed as it crashes into Houston radio tower

4 killed as helicopter crashes into Houston radio tower

CRYSTAL CITY, Virginia: Boeing has made a revised contract offer to the union representing striking machinists, aiming to end a walkout that has stalled airplane production for over a month.  The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) announced that it will hold a ratification vote on October 23 to decide on the new proposal. The updated offer includes a 35 percent pay increas

Boeing makes new offer to union in the hope of ending strike

Boeing makes revised offer, hopes union will accept and end strike

In hope of ending 2-month old strike, Boeing makes new offer to union

BLAGNAC, France: Airbus, the European aerospace giant, announced on October 16 that it plans to lay off 2,500 employees to turn around its struggling defense and space division.  The layoffs come amid ongoing challenges in the sector, including supply chain disruptions, rapidly evolving warfare technologies, and rising costs. The company also indicated that additional organizational changes would be imple

Airbus to lay off 2,500 to turn around space and defense division

Airbus to fire 2,500 workers to streamline space, defense division

To revamp space and defense division, Airbus to sack 2,500 workers

DUBLIN, Ireland: The Irish High Court has ruled that EasyGroup Ltd and EasyGroup IP Ireland Ltd, companies linked to the EasyJet brand, cannot sue Easy Forex Trading Limited and its parent company, Blue Capital Markets Ltd, in Ireland over the use of the word "Easy" in their business name. EasyGroup had claimed that Easy Forex's use of "Easy" in its name infringed on its intellectual property rights and sought a

EasyJet firms can't sue Cyprus firm in Ireland using 'easy' in title

EasyJet loses case against Cyprus firm in Ireland court on use of name

Ireland court throws out EasyJet suit against Cyprus firm on name use

CRYSTAL CITY, Virginia: Boeing is preparing to issue layoff notices to thousands of employees amid deepening turmoil.  According to union and industry sources, the first notices are expected in the coming weeks. This follows Boeing's recent announcement to cut 17,000 jobs and take US$5 billion in charges, marking another tumultuous chapter for the company in 2024. Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie 

Boeing is in turmoil as it prepares to fire thousands of workers

Boeing to fire thousands of workers as strike shows no signs of ending

Boeing prepares layoff notices for many workers as turmoil deepens

DUBLIN, Ireland: Ryanair has announced plans to shift more flights to Belfast International Airport if the current passenger cap at Dublin Airport remains in place.  The airline's Chief Marketing Officer, Dara Brady, described Belfast as the "closest viable alternative" if Dublin's 32 million annual passenger limit is not lifted. Brady indicated that Ryanair would also explore options at other Irish airpo

Ryanair to move more flights to Belfast if Dublin passenger cap stays

Ryanair to shift more flights to Belfast to beat Dublin passenger cap

To bypass Dublin passenger cap, Ryanair to shift flights to Belfast

DUBLIN, Ireland: Nearly 18 million passengers passed through Dublin and Cork Airports in the first half of 2024, reflecting strong growth in both airports.  Dublin Airport saw a five percent increase in passenger traffic from January to June, while Cork Airport experienced an 11 percent rise, making it the fastest-growing airport in the country. The DAA group, which operates both airports, reported revenu

Dublin, Cork airports saw 18 million passengers in first half of 2024

Two airports in Ireland had 18 million footfalls in first half of 2024

In first half of 2024, Dublin, Cork airports saw 18 million passengers

CANBERRA, Australia: A helicopter crash that claimed the life of a pilot on the roof of an Australian hotel in Cairns two months ago was caused by the pilot being under the influence of alcohol, as well as his lack of qualifications to fly at night, according to an official investigation. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) released its final report, concluding that Blake Wilson, a 23-year-old New Zeal

Helicopter pilot who crashed onto Australian hotel roof was drunk

Helicopter pilot was drunk when he crashed into Australian hotel

Pilot who crashed helicopter into Australian hotel was inebriated

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Etihad Airways, the UAE's national airline, has announced strong traffic figures for September 2024, marking a successful end to the summer holiday season. The airline welcomed 1.6 million passengers during the month, achieving an impressive average passenger load factor of 88 percent. Antonoaldo Neves, CEO of Etihad Airways, highlighted the company's upward trajectory. "Our pas

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