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US fines airlines $2.5m for delaying COVID-19 refunds to travellers
Civil penalties are for significant delays in providing nearly $1bn in refunds owed to passengers.The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) says it
Egypt’s el-Sisi reappoints PM Madbouly, orders him to form new…
President says new government must tackle local and international issues.Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has reappointed Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly
Malaysia’s chip industry falls in the crosshairs of US sanctions…
Bangkok, Thailand – The United States’ efforts to cripple Russia’s war machine in Ukraine have ensnared an unlikely target far from Moscow: Malaysia’s m
Sally Buzbee, first woman to lead The Washington Post, steps…
Buzbee’s departure comes after publisher told employees the paper lost $77m last year.The top editor at The Washington Post, Sally Buzbee, has stepped down af
Rupert Murdoch marries for the fifth time
Media magnate weds Russian-born retired molecular biologist at a ceremony in California.Media magnate Rupert Murdoch has married for the fifth time, tying the k
OpenAI says it disrupted Chinese, Russian, Israeli influence campaigns
ChatGPT maker says influence operations failed to gain traction or reach large audiences.Artificial intelligence company OpenAI has announced that it disrupted
Trump Media shares plunge after Donald Trump convicted in hush-money…
Shares fall as much as 15 percent after former president is found guilty on all 34 counts.Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, Donald Trump’s social
EU agrees tariffs on Russian, Belarusian grain imports from July
The bloc says the charges on grain and other farm products will halt imports of these goods.European Union trade ministers have agreed to impose prohibitive tar
Google announces $2bn investment in Malaysia, as gov’t hails 26,500…
Tech giant says investment in Southeast Asian country will ‘pave the way for delivering the transformative power of AI’.Google has announced that it will in
China lifts ban on Australian beef exporters in the latest…
Move follows lifting of restrictions on imports of Australian coal, timber and barley.China has lifted an import ban on five Australian beef producers, the Aust
Chinese man arrested for allegedly running ‘largest ever’ malware network
US officials say army of 19 million infected computers enabled fraud, identity theft and child exploitation.Authorities in the United States have announced the
Netherlands feared ‘great suffering’ in Gaza after UNRWA snub, memo…
Days after the Netherlands suspended funding to the United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees, Dutch officials expressed fears that pausing support for
