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Workers are set to vote on a new contract that could end a strike on the same day that Boeing reports third-quarter results

Troubled Boeing Faces Investors And Awaits Strike Vote

Boeing will be under a spotlight Wednesday as the beleaguered aviation giant announces what is expected to be its biggest quarterly loss in four years, and striking employees vote on whether to end a costly weeks-long stoppage.

Tokyo Metro Shares Rocket On Debut

Tokyo Metro's listing reduces government ownership, split between the nation and Tokyo city, to around 50 percent
Shares in Tokyo Metro, one of the world's busiest subways, soared almost 50 percent on its debut Wednesday after its government owners raised $2.3 billion in Japan's biggest initial public offering in six years.
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Forensic specialists and emergency responders inspect houses destroyed by the fuel tanker blast

Uganda Fuel Truck Explosion Kills At Least 10

A fuel truck ran out of control and exploded into flames near the Ugandan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people, a local official told AFP. The impoverished East African country has witnessed several similar disasters in recent years as people rushed to steal fuel from tankers involved in road accidents.
The case stems from a 2023 BBC investigation, 'The Abercrombie Guys: The Dark Side of Cool'

Ex-Abercrombie CEO Charged With Sex Crimes

The former chief executive of the Abercrombie and Fitch clothing empire has been arrested and charged with the trafficking of male models for sex parties around the world, US prosecutors said Tuesday.
The book sometimes has a lighthearted tone

Russian Dissident Navalny's Memoir Published Worldwide

A much-awaited posthumous memoir by Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was published worldwide on Tuesday, containing sometimes humorous descriptions of his life including his time in prison and the now-famous prediction that he expected to die there.
Americans will have a historic choice on November 5: either electing Kamala Harris as the nation's first woman president, or making Donald Trump the first convicted felon to reach the White House

Harris And Trump Push For Every Vote With Just 14 Days To Go

One of the tightest US election races of modern times enters its final, two-week stretch Tuesday, with Republican Donald Trump making a special pitch to Latino voters as Democratic rival Kamala Harris sits down for a national network interview.
Billionaire Elon Musk, in his push to reelect Republican Donald Trump, has offered to give $1 million to a random registered voter in one of seven key states every day until election day if they sign a petition to enter the drawing

Is Musk's Million-dollar US Voter Lottery Legal?

Donald Trump surrogate Elon Musk's offer of a million dollars to one registered voter in a swing state every day until the US Election Day on November 5 has raised questions about the legality of such a move.
Militants took 251 people hostage during Hamas's  October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, with 97 still held in Gaza, including 34 who Israeli officials say are dead

Wealthy Israelis Offer Rewards For Release Of Gaza Hostages

Frustrated with the dwindling prospect of reaching a ceasefire deal in the year-long Gaza war, some Israeli entrepreneurs have sought a different avenue to release hostages -- offering a financial reward for those who choose to free them.
The Kremlin hopes the BRICS summit will show that it has partners and allies around the world

Putin Seeks To Rival West With High-profile Summit

Two dozen world leaders are gathering in Russia on Tuesday for the opening of a summit of the BRICS group, an alliance of emerging economies that the Kremlin hopes will challenge Western "hegemony".
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) heads to North Carolina on Monday, while rival Kamala Harris will focus on other swing states

Harris Woos On-the-fence Republicans, Trump Tours Storm Damage

US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris made a push to woo moderates in her rival's camp in three swing states Monday, while Donald Trump slammed the government's response to Hurricane Helene as he toured the devastated state of North Carolina.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends an East Asia Summit in Vientiane, Laos on October 11, 2024

Blinken Back To Middle East To Push For Gaza Truce

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken left for the Middle East Monday on a new push for an elusive Gaza ceasefire two weeks before US elections, seeing a new opportunity from Israel's killing of Hamas's leader.
Bento Rodrigues was the first village engulfed by the toxic waste from the BHP-Vale mine

London Trial Probes 2015 Brazil Mine Disaster

A trial to determine whether Australian mining giant BHP is liable for one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters opened Monday in London, potentially triggering billions of dollars in compensation to be shared among hundreds of thousands of people.

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