Virgin Atlantic is exploring whether it could launch a flying taxi service as part of a partnership with Bristol-based Vertical Aerospace. The airline suggests electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles…
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USA: Sony Music writes off artists’ decades-old debts
Sony Music has cancelled the debts of thousands of artists who signed to the record label before the year 2000. It means that many will now, for the first time,…
UK: G7 Leaders to unveil global anti-pandemic action plan
G7 leaders are to commit to using all their resources in an effort to ensure the devastation caused by a pandemic like Covid-19 is never repeated. On the second day…
USA: Pride Cookies nearly tank baker’s business
When a small Southern bakery made rainbow-themed cookies to celebrate Pride Month, there was a swift backlash. On June 2, Confections, a tiny store in Lufkin, Tex., shared a photo…
Belarus: Sofia Sapega ‘not giving in’ after arrest
Sofia Sapega has told her family she is “not giving in” and is “holding up” in prison, in her first direct communication since being arrested in Belarus along with her…
Serbia: Volleyball player banned over racist eye gesture
A Serbian volleyball player has been banned for two matches after making a racist gesture during a game against Thailand last week. Sanja Djurdjevic was pictured on camera narrowing her…
USA: One Fastly customer triggered internet meltdown
A major internet blackout that hit many high-profile websites on Tuesday has been blamed on a software bug. Fastly, the cloud-computing company responsible for the issues, said the bug had…
USA: Protest wasn’t cleared for Trump photo op – report
US Park Police did not disperse protesters in Washington last year so then President Donald Trump could pose for photos, a new report has found. Officers used chemical irritant and…
USA: Elderly nun faces 40 years for stealing to support gambling
An elderly California nun will plead guilty to stealing from the Catholic school where she worked for decades in order to support her gambling, according to US prosecutors. Mary Margaret…
France: Hitler book and weapons found – Macron slap
Investigators have reportedly found weapons and a copy of Hitler’s anti-Semitic text Mein Kampf at the home of one of two suspects detained after President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in…