Antony J. Blinken, the US secretary of state, met with leaders in Jordan on Sunday as part of a one-day tour of the Middle East aimed at reducing the risk of the war in Gaza spreading to the region. Blinken met separately in Amman with King Abdullah II, Jordan’s ruler, and Ayman Safadi, the foreign…
So what is Transsion, this Chinese group that will enter the top 5 of the world’s largest smartphone suppliers in 2023, behind Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi and Oppo? Unknown in Western countries and even in China, where it does not sell any phones, the company, based in Shenzhen, in the south of China, has built its…
The Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday ordered U.S. airlines to stop using some Boeing 737 Max 9s until they are inspected, less than a day after one of those planes lost a piece of its bodies in flight, terrifying the passengers until the plane lands safely. Alaska and United Airlines began canceling dozens of flights…
If you are from the Canada, Panama has become an attractive destination for establishing offshore companies due to its favorable legal framework, tax system, and strategic location. All these features allow companies to be established in Panama and operate actively in other countries. Characteristics and benefits of an offshore company A offshore company is a…
Why it matters: The virus is a new threat to many wild mammals. The infected polar bear provides further evidence of how widespread this virus, a highly pathogenic form of H5N1, has become and how unprecedented its behavior has been. Since the virus emerged in 2020, it has spread to every continent except Australia. It…
Accusations of plagiarism appear to be the newest weapon in the fierce battle for leadership and direction at elite universities. For weeks, William Ackman, the billionaire hedge fund manager, has campaigned on social media against Claudine Gay, who resigned as president of Harvard amid accusations of plagiarizing other academics and not taking a strong enough…
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on January 6, 2024. STEPHEN BRASHEAR / AFP New blow for the Boeing 737 MAX 9. The American Federal Civil Aviation Agency (FAA) ordered, Saturday January 6, the immediate inspection of 171 737 MAX 9 aircraft from the manufacturer Boeing, suspended from flight by…
Monique Louvigny, an events coordinator in the San Francisco Bay Area, economizes where she can. She drives a 10-year-old Prius, she brings a thermos of coffee to work instead of frequenting a place with baristas, and she takes advantage of a self-service food pantry once a month. Fired at age 57, “in a way I…
The U.S. job market ended 2023 strong, creating more jobs than experts expected and bolstering hopes that the economy can settle into a solid, sustainable level of growth rather than sinking. in a recession. Employers created 216,000 jobs in December on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Labor Department reported Friday. The unemployment rate remained unchanged…
The Lebanese Hezbollah militia fired a volley of rockets at a small military base in northern Israel on Saturday morning, in what the group said was an initial response to the assassination of a top Hamas commander in Lebanon five days ago. which has raised fears of a broader war. conflagration. Hezbollah said in a…