Volkswagen to cut 50,000 jobs as profits drop
Europe's largest carmaker said post-tax profits had dropped to their lowest level since 2016.
Family of child injured in Canada school shooting sues OpenAI
The family alleges the firm knew the perpetrator was planning a "mass casualty event" but failed to contact the authorities.
Georgia voters to pick replacement for Marjorie Taylor Greene in special election
The shadow of Greene, who resigned from Congress after a rift with the president, looms large over a crowded contest.
Five Iranian footballers granted Australian visas after anthem protest
Concern has grown for team after one critic called them "wartime traitors" for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem.
Uber rolls out women-only option in the US
The feature allows both women riders and drivers to be matched with other women for trips on the ride-sharing app.
North Korean leader’s sister criticizes US-South Korea for proceeding with joint drills – AP News
- North Korean leader’s sister criticizes US-South Korea for proceeding with joint drills AP News
- North Korean leader's sister criticizes US-South Korea for proceeding with joint drills abcnews.com
- North Korea denounces ‘muscle-flexing’ US-South Korean military exercises Al Jazeera
- North Korea's Kim Yo Jong says US-South Korea drills to harm regional stability Reuters
- US, South Korea Hold Reduced Drills as China Prepares Trump Trip Bloomberg
China-North Korea trains to restart, six years after Covid brought them to stop
Travel operators say Chinese and North Koreans can now buy tickets for services leaving this week
Passenger train services between China and North Korea are to resume this week, six years after their suspension because of the Covid-19 pandemic, travel operators have said.
Train journeys between the two countries were halted in 2020 as strict border closures were imposed to prevent the virus spreading.
Continue reading...Wildflowers blanket Death Valley in best display since 2016
The California desert is seeing its most colourful display in a decade as flowers cover the region.
Fears for women’s rights in Chile as anti-abortion president set to take office
José Antonio Kast, who voted against legalising divorce in 2004, has pushed for return to total abortion ban
Women’s rights activists in Chile are bracing as the most conservative president since the Pinochet dictatorship prepares to take office on Wednesday.
José Antonio Kast, a 60-year-old ultra Catholic whose father was a member of the Nazi party, has consistently blocked progressive bids for women’s rights and equality across his three-decade career in politics.
Continue reading...Alexander Butterfield, who revealed Nixon Watergate tapes, dies aged 99
He disclosed then-President Richard Nixon had a recording system in the Oval Office.
Trump gives mixed messages about when the war with Iran will end – NPR
- Trump gives mixed messages about when the war with Iran will end NPR
- Live updates: US will end war with Iran ‘on our timeline,’ Hegseth says CNN
- Iran war may end ‘pretty quickly’: What Trump told Republicans Al Jazeera
- 5 takeaways from Trump’s Iran presser at Doral The Hill
- Iran live: Markets bet that Trump will end war soon despite threats from both sides Reuters
Russia is the only winner of Middle East war, EU’s Costa says – Reuters
- Russia is the only winner of Middle East war, EU's Costa says Reuters
- Why Vladimir Putin may be the big winner in Trump's Iran war NBC News
- Russian oil prices soar though tanker costs eat into gains Reuters
- As the Iran war upends energy flows, Russia is emerging as the real winner CNBC
- Russia Set for Oil-Revenue Surge in Coming Weeks on Iran War Bloomberg
The ‘Fourth Successor’: Iran’s plan for a long war with the US and Israel – Al Jazeera
- The ‘Fourth Successor’: Iran’s plan for a long war with the US and Israel Al Jazeera
- A Mysterious Code Is Being Broadcast on Shortwave Radio. Is It Iran? The Atlantic
- Iran bets on endurance, energy disruption to outlast US, Israel Reuters
- Iran’s Desperate, High-Risk Survival Strategy The New Yorker
- Why Escalation Favors Iran Foreign Affairs
Qantas hikes international air fares citing volatile oil prices from war in Middle East
Airline reports spike in ticket sales to Europe in March, as passengers with carriers affected by flight chaos rebook
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Qantas has announced it is increasing the price of its international air fares amid oil price volatility caused by the war in the Middle East, while the airline also reported higher-than-normal ticket sales for flights to Europe.
While the company hedges against change in jet fuel prices, it was not fully covered for the spike seen in the wake of surging oil prices, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Continue reading...Madagascar military leader sacks cabinet in surprise move
Col Randrianirina, who seized power last year, did not give a reason for dissolving his government.
Iran Offers Hormuz Passage in Exchange for Diplomat Expulsions – WSJ
- Iran Offers Hormuz Passage in Exchange for Diplomat Expulsions WSJ
- Oil tankers transiting Strait of Hormuz 'must be very careful,' Iran Foreign Ministry warns CNBC
- Iran’s Real ‘Nuclear Option’ Isn’t A Bomb—It’s The Strait Of Hormuz Forbes
- Iran’s Navy Is Weakened but U.S. Still Faces Challenges in Strait of Hormuz The New York Times
- Why the Strait of Hormuz is so difficult to defend Axios
China exports surge despite Trump tariffs
Official data shows shipments rose by 20% this year with growth in European and other Asia markets.
U.S. orders more diplomats to leave Middle East – The Washington Post
- U.S. orders more diplomats to leave Middle East The Washington Post
- U.S. orders staff to leave Saudi Arabia as war spreads; Iran rules out immediate ceasefire CNBC
- Security Alert: March 9 Update 2 U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Saudi Arabia (.gov)
- US orders government employees to leave Saudi Arabia – as it happened The Guardian
- State Dept. Said to Order Diplomats in Saudi Arabia to Leave The New York Times
Trump claims Iran planned to ‘take over Middle East’ before US attacked
US President Donald Trump cites “information and belief” for his claim that Iran would have taken over the Middle East.
Two men charged with terror offences after homemade bomb thrown outside NYC mayor’s home
The city's police commissioner said one of the suspects said he wanted the attack to be "even larger" than the Boston Marathon bombing.