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Iran war is straining African airlines, industry body warns
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The war in Iran is driving up jet fuel prices and worsening supply strains for African airlines, forcing carriers to review routes and raising fresh concerns about the stability of the continent’s aviation network.The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) says the crisis has exposed its heavy dependence on imported refined jet fuel, leaving airlines vulnerable to global shocks.
African carriers were already paying about 17% more for jet fuel than the global average before the Iran war, according to AFRAA. The new price pressures are adding to... Read More
SpaceX opens 11% higher at $150 a share and makes Musk the first trillionaire
NEW YORK (AP) — SpaceX jumped 11% as the rocket maker’s stock opened for trading. That price gives the company a market value of $1.96 trillion and is enough to make CEO Elon Musk the first-ever trillionaire. Institutional and retail investors jumped at the opportunity to buy 555.6 million shares of SpaceX at the offering price of $135 apiece, making it the biggest IPO in history with proceeds of $75 billion. Musk says the company is going public because it needs money to fund its ambitions of putting satellites and data centers in space and eventually establishing a colony of people on...
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Iranians endure war fatigue and soaring prices as conflict deepens domestic woes
CAIRO (AP) — Iranians are living between confusion and exhaustion as the country and its economy are squeezed between war and multiplying crises at home.U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he called off fresh strikes on Iran as he claimed a deal to end the war was imminent. Back-and-forth strikes earlier this week pushed a shaky ceasefire to the edge of collapse, which, if it happens, would inflict more havoc on Iran’s battered economy.
Strikes on steel and petrochemical industries and energy infrastructure earlier in the war have spurred a wave of... Read More
Serena Williams' doubles partner Victoria Mboko to miss Wimbledon with knee injury
LONDON (AP) — Rising star Victoria Mboko will miss Wimbledon because of a knee injury sustained during a match this week at Queen’s Club, where the Canadian teenager was in the spotlight as the doubles partner of Serena Williams.The 19-year-old Mboko, who is ranked No. 9, slipped and appeared to strain her knee during a match against Karolina Pliskova at the HSBC Championships. She retired from the match and later pulled out of the doubles event.
“Unfortunately, my fall on Wednesday caused an injury to the MCL on my left knee, which sadly means I will miss the... Read More
The Latest: Judge extends block on Trumpâs $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund
A federal judge agreed Friday to extend a court-ordered block on the Trump administration’s creation and operation of a $1.8 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government.Even though acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Congress the government is scrapping its plans earlier this month, plaintiffs’ attorneys weren’t satisfied by Blanche’s assurances that the fund won’t move forward. President Donald Trump hasn't publicly and unequivocally endorsed its cancellation.
Meanwhile, a new AP-NORC polling... Read More
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- US and Iran are close to a deal to end their war, officials say
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- Iranians endure war fatigue and soaring prices as conflict deepens domestic woes
- Judge extends block on Trump's $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
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- A key US government surveillance program is set to expire. A look at what that means
- David Hockney, iconic British artist known for his colorful landscapes and pool scenes, dies at 88
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- Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God's wrath
- Officials search tornado-damaged areas after strong storms hit Illinois and Indiana
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- David Hockney, iconic British artist known for his colorful landscapes and pool scenes, dies at 88
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- Serena Williams' doubles partner Victoria Mboko to miss Wimbledon with knee injury
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- Canada is ready to become a soccer nation as it hosts World Cup opener against Bosnia-Herzegovina
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