Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Boeing to freeze hiring as cash woes mount over coronavirus

Boeing to freeze hiring as cash woes mount over coronavirus

There were no plans at this time for job cuts, but the company was closely monitoring business conditions: Boeing Boeing Co is freezing new hiring and overtime...
Qantas cuts almost a quarter of all flights and says its CEO

Qantas cuts almost a quarter of all flights and says its CEO will stop...

Qantas has announced sweeping cost-cutting measures in light of the worsening novel coronavirus crisis, including slashing almost a quarter of all flights for the next six months and significantly reducing executive pay.For...
Xanana Gusmao returns as East Timor PM in coalition government

Xanana Gusmao returns as East Timor PM in coalition government

Country's first president and former prime minister says his coalition controls 34 of parliament's 65 seats. A six-party coalition in East Timor is ready to form a...
Turkey's Ali Babacan applies to launch new political party

Turkey’s Ali Babacan applies to launch new political party

Ex-ally of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for reforms to enhance the rule of law and democracy in Turkey. A former close ally of Turkish Recep Tayyip...
Oil crashes by most since 1991 as Saudi Arabia launches price war

Oil crashes by most since 1991 as Saudi Arabia launches price war

Oil prices suffered an historic collapse late Sunday after Saudi Arabia shocked the market by launching a price war against onetime ally Russia. US oil prices crashed as...
North Korea has launched at least three unidentified projectiles

North Korea has launched at least three unidentified projectiles

North Korea fired at least three unidentified projectiles Monday, according to US and South Korean officials."Our military detected 3 unidentified projectiles fired this morning from the Sondok area in Hamgyong...
Saudi crackdown widens amid reports of further arrests of royals

Saudi crackdown widens amid reports of further arrests of royals

No official comment by Saudi Arabia as reports say authorities broaden crackdown after detention of two senior royals. A roundup of royals and aides has widened in Saudi...
Feminist groups hold mass Women's Day marches across Chile

Feminist groups hold mass Women’s Day marches across Chile

Feminist Groups estimate more than one million women rallied across the country for women's rights and against state repression. Cities across Chile erupted in mass celebration and...
"Signing Off": PM Hands Over Social Media Accounts To 7 "Women Achievers"

“Signing Off”: PM Hands Over Social Media Accounts To 7 “Women Achievers”

The first to tweet from the PM's Twitter handle was Sneha Mohandoss, founder of Food Bank India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted this morning he would...
Saudi crackdown: King Salman's brother and nephew detained

Saudi crackdown: King Salman’s brother and nephew detained

Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz are reportedly accused of treason. Saudi Arabian authorities detained a brother and a nephew of Saudi King...

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