Southwest Airlines to downsize, drop 4 airports after huge loss
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13h ago
Southwest Airlines will limit hiring and stop flying to four airports as it copes with weak financial results and delays in getting new planes from Boeing. Both Southwest and American Airlines reported first-quarter losses Thursday. Demand for travel remains strong, including among business flyers, but airlines are dealing with higher labor costs, and delays in ..read more
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New York court overturns Harvey Weintein’s rape verdict
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13h ago
This is a breaking news explainer from Meziesblog. ? What just happened? The New York State Court of Appeals overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction. The court’s 4-3 decision on Thursday ruled that the judge in the high-stakes trial prejudiced the jury by allowing women to testify that the Oscar-winning producer had sexually assaulted them; however ..read more
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EuroMillions players urged to check tickets as £1m prize remains unclaimed
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2d ago
A lucky EuroMillions player in the UK has just one week left to claim their £1m prize. The punter, who bought the ticket in Northumberland, won the cash in the UK Millionaire Maker draw on 3 November 2023. Ten UK players were made millionaires that night – but one is still yet to come forward ..read more
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British-German commitment to Ukraine ‘good news’ for Kyiv – but ‘you’ve got to deliver’
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Rishi Sunak and his German counterpart Olaf Scholz have agreed to support Ukraine for as long as it takes in the war against Russia, in what the British prime minister described as a dangerous moment in history. In the past hour, the two leaders held a joint news conference, with Mr Sunak saying Germany and ..read more
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Ukraine receives €1.5bn – with hopes for another €10bn this year
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Ukraine has received a new €1.5bn (£1.29bn) package of financial support from the EU, with hopes of another €10bn later this year. Finance minister Serhiy Marchenko said the EU, which has provided Ukraine with €31bn, has become the biggest donor of budget financing to Ukraine. Ukraine faces a $37bn (£29.75bn) budget deficit this year and ..read more
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Hugo Boss leaves Russia as fashion giant agrees deal to sell
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Fashion retailer Hugo Boss is ending its presence in Russia after agreeing a deal to sell its business in the country to wholesale partner Stockmann – two years on from suspending operations there. “As a result of the agreement, Hugo Boss will no longer be present in Russia with its own legal entity,” the company ..read more
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2 Premier League players, both aged 19, arrested over alleged rape
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Two Premier League players were arrested at the weekend in connection with an allegation of rape. Police said two 19-year-old men were arrested after a report of a rape was made to them last Friday, 19 April. The first man was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of aiding and abetting a rape, while a second ..read more
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The cheapest (and most expensive) cities to get on the property ladder and rent in Britain
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2d ago
Aberdeen is the cheapest city to get on the property ladder out of 50 analysed by Rightmove. Carlisle is the cheapest for renters across Britain, the property site found. At the other end of the spectrum, St Albans in Hertfordshire was named as the most expensive city to be a first-time buyer outside London. Meanwhile, Oxford was ..read more
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If you take our assets, we have a response that will hurt – Russia warns Europe
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An ally of President Vladimir Putin warned Europe on Tuesday that Russia has already drafted legislation to retaliate if nearly $300 billion of Russian assets were seized by the West and used to help Ukraine. After President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in 2022, the United States and its allies prohibited transactions with Russia’s ..read more
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Tesco being monitored by regulator
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Tesco is being monitored by the UK’s supermarket regulator after it began imposing an “Amazon-style” fulfilment fee on online suppliers, according to The Times.  The supermarket faced criticism after it imposed the fee, which is linked to processing orders, picking and shipping products, and managing returns.  Brands and suppliers said the fee could put many ..read more
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