Article content (Bloomberg) — Moldova cleared a key hurdle as part of its bid to join the European Union in a set of votes on Sunday that may help break the Kremlin’s decades-long grip on the country. Some 42% of voters participated in a referendum to join the EU as of 6 p.m. local time, […]
Article content TOKYO (AP) — The defense ministers of Japan, the U.K. and Italy agreed to accelerate the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet, and announced that a trilateral government organization would be established by the end of this year to work with the parties producing the aircraft, Japanese officials said Sunday. The three […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — Hurricane Oscar made landfall on Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas and is forecast to strike in eastern Cuba on Sunday afternoon, the US National Hurricane Center said. Oscar came ashore early Sunday with top winds of 80 miles (130 kilometers) per hour, making it a Category 1 hurricane on the […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — Cuba was struggling to restore electricity nationwide on Saturday, more than 24 hours after the failure of one of its largest power plants knocked the entire grid off-line. Writing Saturday on X, the Ministry of Energy and Mines said power should be gradually restored throughout the day but said a substation […]
Article content Some 200,000 mail carriers have reached a tentative contract deal with the U.S. Postal Service that includes backdated pay raises and a promise to provide workers with air-conditioned trucks. The new agreement, which still needs to be ratified by union members, runs through Nov. 2026. Letter deliverers have been working without a contract […]
Article content HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government on Saturday said that some electricity was restored on the island after one of the country’s major power plants failed and left millions without electricity in an outage that started two days earlier. Energy minister Vicente de la O Levy said the country had 500 megawatts of energy […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business The lawyer for Mozambican opposition politician Venâncio Mondlane was gunned down early Saturday, drawing outrage from around the world and calls for a transparent investigation. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Matthew Hill Published Oct 19, 2024 • 2 minute read Article content (Bloomberg) — The lawyer for Mozambican opposition […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Six months after rewards for validating transactions on the Bitcoin network were reduced by half, crypto mining companies are choosing between two divergent paths to remain viable. Author of the article: Bloomberg News David Pan Published Oct 19, 2024 • 3 minute read 60ymjqhryl{w4)1u}nvvacz6_media_dl_1.png Bloomberg Article content (Bloomberg) — Six […]
Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it will open a three-month review of Boeing’s compliance with safety regulations, continuing the agency’s closer oversight of the company since a panel blew off a jetliner during an Alaska Airlines flight in January. The FAA said its review will examine key areas of […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Published Oct 18, 2024 • 3 minute read Article content MEXICO CITY (AP) — Assailants fired a dozen gunshots at a building housing the newspaper El Debate in the embattled northern Mexico state of Sinaloa, the media outlet said Friday. The newspaper […]