Global air traffic could drop by up to 1.2 billion passengers: ICAO
International air passenger traffic could drop by as many as 1.2 billion travelers, or two-thirds, by September 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic weighs on demand,...
Bug in iPhone, iPad may have opened door to hackers
An Apple spokesman acknowledged that a vulnerability exists in Apple’s software for email on iPhones and iPads, known as the Mail app, and that the...
TechnipFMC cuts executive pay and dividend as pandemic fallout bites
Oil services company TechnipFMC said on Wednesday it would slash the salaries of executives and retainers paid to company directors by 30%, after cutting its...
Canada police accused of poor communication during Nova Scotia mass shooting
Canadian police faced mounting criticism on Wednesday for using social media and not a provincial emergency alert system to notify the public that a gunman...
U.S. coronavirus deaths top 47,000 after near-record increase on previous day: Reuters tally
U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 47,000 on Wednesday after rising by a near-record single-day number the previous day, according to a Reuters tally....
Coronavirus dampens Xilinx’s current-quarter revenue forecast
Xilinx Inc on Wednesday forecast first-quarter revenue below estimates and refrained from providing an annual outlook, citing the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The pandemic...
Albanian seasonal workers could go to Greece in May, PM says
Albania and Greece, whose borders are closed because of the coronavirus outbreak, agreed to work on paving the way to allow Albanian seasonal agriculture workers...
Time to tackle two crises at once, activist Thunberg says on Earth Day
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined calls for a combined effort to tackle coronavirus and the climate crisis, saying the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on...
Clashes across Afghanistan kill dozens of security force members, militants
Clashes between Afghan forces and Taliban militants killed dozens nationwide over the past 24 hours, authorities said on Wednesday, even as the United States tries...
Iran says it puts first military satellite into orbit, triggers U.S. condemnation
Iran said on Wednesday it successfully launched the country’s first military satellite into orbit, triggering protests from the United States and stoking already high tensions...