NASA Delays Return of Boeing Starliner for More Technical Checks
June 22 By Joey Roulette and Mrinmay Dey (Reuters) -NASA has further postponed the Boeing Starliner’s return to Earth from the International Space Station with its first crew of astronauts, to allow more time for review of technical issues encountered, the agency said on Friday….
Armenia recognises Palestinian statehood, says Armenian foreign ministry
June 21 By Andrew Osborn June 21 (Reuters) – Armenia has officially recognised a Palestinian state, the Armenian foreign ministry said on Friday, the latest country to do so despite opposition from Israel. Armenia supports a United Nations resolution on an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s…
Poland likely to sign another arms deal with S.Korea, minister says
June 20 By Alan Charlish WARSAW, June 20 (Reuters) – Poland will probably sign a contract with South Korea in September for the delivery of more arms, in particular K2 tanks, Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz was quoted as saying on Thursday by the state news…
China eyes plan to connect Southeast Asian rail links
June 19 By Danial Azhar and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Reuters) – China said it was willing to study a plan to connect Malaysia’s $10-billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) to other China-backed railway projects in Laos and Thailand, potentially expanding Beijing’s Belt…
France would feel lonely if debt crisis hit
June 18 By Pierre Briancon LONDON, June 18 (Reuters Breakingviews) – France has the largest public debt load, opens new tab in Europe, at 2.3 trillion euros, so investors’ concerns over a far-right victory in upcoming elections are understandable. If Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National…
Child hot car death pushes parents who lost daughter to sound alarm about ‘preventable tragedy’
June 17 By Michael Dorgan On the Tuesday after Labor Day weekend 2019, Scott Jones did his usual morning chore of dropping his eldest kids off at school and returning to his Arizona home office to knuckle down to work. Around four hours later, his…
Man walking his dog stumbles across unusual pits on beach, leading to unexpected discovery
June 16 By Andrea Vacchiano A man walking his dog in the United Kingdom inadvertently helped archaeologists and geologists make surprising discoveries at a local beach, officials say. Northumberland Coast National Landscape officials published a blog post about the recent discoveries last week. The dog…
Microsoft to delay release of Recall AI feature on security concerns
June 15 By Stephen Culp Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab will not roll out “Recall”, an AI-powered feature that tracks computer usage, with its new computers next week and will instead preview it with a smaller group later, the tech giant said on Thursday, amid…
Wall Street notches record closing highs on cooler inflation data
June 14 By Stephen Culp The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 recorded their fourth consecutive record closing highs on Thursday and U.S. Treasury yields touched their lowest levels since early April as investors reconciled cooler-than-expected inflation data with tempered rate-cut expectations from the Federal Reserve….
Explosive cases flow to US Supreme Court from ‘bold’ regional court
June 13 By Andrew Chung When three conservative judges sitting on a New Orleans-based U.S. appeals court declared the funding mechanism approved by Congress for the federal consumer financial watchdog agency unconstitutional, they said the nation’s history of separating powers among the branches of government…
European Dairy, Pork Producers Wary of Chinese Retaliation for EV Tariffs
June 12 By Casey Hall, Lucy Craymer and Mei Mei Chu Global food companies from dairy producers to pork exporters are on high alert for potential retaliatory tariffs from China following the European Union’s decision on Wednesday to impose anti-subsidy duties on Chinese-made EVs. China’s…
US Judge Strikes Down Florida Ban on Gender-Affirming Healthcare
June 11 By Jonathan Allen A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that parts of Florida’s ban of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender children and restrictions on gender-affirming healthcare for adults are unconstitutional and ordered that it not be enforced. Republican Florida Governor Ron…