Cathay Pacific flags US$1.3 billion first-half loss as COVID-19 batters travel demand

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[caption id="attachment_6058" align="alignnone" width="939"] Most of Cathay's passenger planes lie unused on Hong Kong airport's tarmac during the pandemic [/caption] HONG KONG: Hong Kong's Cathay...

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Canadian police shoot man in mask incident

July 16, 2020July 17, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6048" align="alignnone" width="964"] FILE PHOTO: A N95 face mask attached to a first aid kit is seen near the House of Commons, as efforts...

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British Airways retires entire fleet of Boeing’s jumbo jets

July 16, 2020July 17, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6070" align="alignnone" width="959"] FILE PHOTO: A British Airways Boeing 747-400 taxis at San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California. [/caption] LONDON: British Airways, the...

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Spain’s exhausted medics demand post-virus job security

July 16, 2020July 17, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6027" align="alignnone" width="969"] Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has pledged to invest nine billion euros into Spain's decentralised public health system following the coronavirus...

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United Airlines, pilots union reach creative deal to limit furloughs

July 16, 2020July 17, 2020

United Airlines and its pilots' union said on Thursday they had reached an agreement on two different packages aimed at reducing involuntary furloughs in the...

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Microsoft trims jobs as it enters new fiscal year

July 16, 2020July 17, 2020

Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it had trimmed its workforce across geographies and teams as it entered a new fiscal year from July 1. [caption...

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Trump niece’s memoir sells nearly 1 million copies on first day

July 16, 2020July 17, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6051" align="alignnone" width="936"] Mary Trump's new book on her uncle is a bestseller [/caption] NEW YORK: A new book on Donald Trump written by...

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Volkswagen sees mild growth in China’s premium car segment this year

July 16, 2020July 17, 2020

German automaker Volkswagen AG expects a slight growth in China's premium car segment this year despite a slide in broader market sales, a senior executive...

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Deutsche Boerse proposes new rules for quick DAX expulsion in wake of Wirecard

July 16, 2020July 17, 2020

In the wake of the Wirecard accounting scandal, exchange operator Deutsche Boerse said on Thursday it was proposing rules to enable it to quickly expel...

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‘In the fight of our lives’: Australia’s Victoria state reports second day of record COVID-19 cases

July 16, 2020July 17, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6024" align="alignnone" width="946"] FILE PHOTO: A sanitation worker cleans a bench outside the single remaining public housing tower under a lockdown in response to...