Flights are taking huge ‘detours’ around Russian air space. Here’s what that means for the climate crisis
In lieu of using Russian airspace, some flights from Europe to Asia are flying south of the country or, in...
Month: March 2022
Egypt caps bread prices as shockwaves of Ukraine war hit Middle East
"This crisis may be significantly more severe than the coronavirus crisis," said Egyptian prime minister Mostafa Madbouly during a cabinet...
‘People are begging us to sell.’ Africa’s richest man opens huge fertilizer plant as food crisis looms
The $2.5 billion urea and ammonia fertilizer plant was commissioned by Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari in Lagos, where Dangote is...
Former Boeing Pilot Found Not Guilty in 737 MAX Criminal Trial
FORT WORTH, Texas—A jury found a former Boeing Co. BA -2.62% pilot not guilty of deceiving air-safety regulators about a...
Nicaraguan ambassador turns on own government, says Nicaraguans are tired of Ortega ‘dictatorship’
Speaking in a video address to the Organization of American States (OAS), Nicaragua's Ambassador to the OAS Arturo McFields said,...
Amazon Union Vote Set to Begin in New York, Which Has Challenged Company in Past
Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -0.90% over the next month will face union elections at separate warehouses in New York City, a...
A Black Box From China Eastern Airlines Plane Crash Is Found
HONG KONG—Rescuers have recovered one of the black boxes from the Boeing 737 that crashed into a mountainous rural area...
Spacewalk will take ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer on ‘complete tour of the space station’
Astronauts Raja Chari of NASA and Matthias Maurer of the European Space Agency began the spacewalk at 8:32 a.m. ET....
Russia’s Oil-and-Gas Industry Is Starting to Feel the Bite of Sanctions
President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, and the wave of Western sanctions in response, is starting to hit Russia’s economic...
Investors beware: The West is going to hit Russia with more sanctions
President Joe Biden flies to Europe on Wednesday on a trip that includes meetings with EU, NATO and G7 leaders....
Golf community rallies to help teenage Ukrainian golfer escape to US
But his arrival in the US -- while it assured his safety -- came at a price. His mother would...
A mother, a fiancé, a friend. China mourns air crash victims
Awaiting their arrival, those loved ones were instead met with horror after China Eastern Airlines flight 5735, en route from...
BuzzFeed News Editor in Chief Is Stepping Down as Company Trims Workforce
BuzzFeed Inc., in its first earnings report as a public company, said it expected revenue to decline in the current...
GameStop’s Stock Rises After Chairman Buys More Shares
Shares of GameStop Corp. rose 16% in after-hours trading after the videogame retailer’s chairman disclosed his firm bought 100,000 shares...
Nicaragua sentences ex-presidential candidate to 8 years in prison amid wider opposition crackdown
This is the latest crackdown by President Daniel Ortega's government on opposition members.Ortega claimed a fifth term as president last...
Opinion: Countries around the world are slashing education budgets. Children will suffer most
The physical classroom has been replaced by the Zoom room, where my children wave to their friends and talk to...
These were the best and worst places for air quality in 2021, new report shows | CNN
CNN — Air pollution spiked to unhealthy levels around the world in 2021, according to a new report. The report...
Student-Loan Freeze Saves Borrowers Nearly $200 Billion as Biden Considers Extension
Around 37 million federal student-loan borrowers were spared $195 billion in loan payments since the government froze their payments at...
Okta Says Probe Into Security Breach Finds No Evidence of New Attack
Identity management provider Okta Inc. OKTA -7.02% said Tuesday that a preliminary investigation found no evidence of any ongoing malicious...
FAA Official Testifies Former Boeing Pilot Lied About 737 MAX
FORT WORTH, Texas—A Federal Aviation Administration training specialist said a former Boeing Co. BA -3.59% pilot lied to her about...
