Boeing hands over first 787 Dreamliner to China since 2019

Boeing hands over first 787 Dreamliner to China since 2019

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner sits on the tarmac at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington. Robert Sorbo | Reuters Boeing on Thursday handed over a 787 Dreamliner directly to a Chinese airline for the first time since November 2019, a milestone that could open up the possibility of deliveries of the manufacturer’s cash cow, the 737 … Read more

Former Swiss finance executive guilty in tax evasion scheme

Former Swiss finance executive guilty in tax evasion scheme

The Internal Revenue Service headquarters building in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images WASHINGTON — A former Swiss finance executive pled guilty in New York federal court on Thursday to conspiring to defraud the United States in a tax evasion scheme known as the “Singapore Solution” that hid $60 million … Read more

Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy protection

Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy protection

Rudy Giuliani, the former personal lawyer for former U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives to the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. District Courthouse on December 15, 2023 in Washington, DC.  Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Rudy Giuliani filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York on Thursday, citing debts that include a nearly $150 million recent … Read more

At least 15 people are dead after a mass shooting at a Prague university, police chief says

At least 15 people are dead after a mass shooting at a Prague university, police chief says

PRAGUE (AP) — An armed man opened fire in a university building in downtown Prague on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and sowing widespread panic with one of the Czech Republic’s worst mass shootings of its kind, police and the city’s rescue service said. The bloodshed took place in the philosophy department building of … Read more

At least 15 dead, 30 injured after shooting at Prague university: police – National

At least 15 dead, 30 injured after shooting at Prague university: police – National

By Staff The Associated Press Posted December 21, 2023 12:23 pm Updated December 21, 2023 12:32 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size An armed man opened fire in a university building in downtown Prague on Thursday, killing 15 people and sowing widespread panic with one of the Czech Republic’s worst mass shootings … Read more

Southwest Airlines lets passengers get extra seats for free in new ‘customer of size’ policy

Southwest Airlines lets passengers get extra seats for free in new ‘customer of size’ policy

A US airline policy catering to “customers of size” has recently gained support from its beneficiaries. The Southwest Airlines guidelines, which permit flight agents to offer complimentary seats to customers who need more space, have gained approval from plus-size travellers. Travel expert Jae’lynn Chaney told Fox Business the policy offsets “disproportionate” costs “super-fat” people incur … Read more

Prague shooting: 10 dead in mass shooting

Prague shooting: 10 dead in mass shooting

PRAGUE – A mass shooting in downtown Prague killed 10 people and injured about 30 others, and the person who opened fire also is dead, Czech police and the city’s rescue service said Thursday. Police gave no details about the victims or the circumstances of the gunfire in the Czech Republic’s capital. They … Read more

10 Killed In Prague University Gun Rampage, Suspect Shot Dead

10 Killed In Prague University Gun Rampage, Suspect Shot Dead

Police closed the area and asked people living nearby to stay at home. Prague: Czech police said Thursday a gunman had killed 10 people at a university building in central Prague before being “eliminated”. “The gunman was eliminated!!!” police said on X, formerly Twitter. “The building is currently being evacuated and there are several dead … Read more

Smoke bombs in parliament as Albania’s former leader stripped of immunity | Albania

Smoke bombs in parliament as Albania’s former leader stripped of immunity | Albania

To the jeers of his loyal MPs, who lit coloured flares in protest, Albania’s parliament has voted to strip the country’s former president of his legal immunity after he was charged with corruption. Sali Berisha, 79, who dominated Albanian politics in the early 1990s as head of state and again as conservative prime minister between … Read more