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How black boxes became key to solving airplane crashes
After the search for survivors and recovery of victims in tragic aviation accidents — like that of a UPS cargo plane shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky last month — comes the search for flight data and a cockpit voice recorder often called the “black box.” Every commercial plane has them. Aerospace giants […]
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Top South Korean e-commerce firm Coupang apologises over massive data breach
Logos on facade at the shared headquarters of Internet company Coupang and security company SentinelOne in the Silicon Valley town of Mountain View, California, October 28, 2018. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images South Korea’s biggest online retailer, Coupang apologised on Sunday over the breach of personal information from 33.7 million customer […]
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Anger simmers over Hong Kong deadly blaze as Beijing warns against ‘disruption’
People line up to offer flowers outside the Wang Fuk Court in the aftermath of the deadly fire in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district on Nov. 30, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. Anthony Kwan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Anger over a deadly blaze at a Hong Kong high-rise apartment complex simmered on Sunday as Beijing warned […]
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Pope Leo taking peace message to Lebanon, target of Israeli strikes
Pope Leo XIV arrives to take part in a Divine Liturgy at Patriarchal Church of Saint George, in Istanbul on Nov. 30, 2025. Ozan Kose | Afp | Getty Images Pope Leo travels to Lebanon on Sunday, where he is expected to appeal for peace in a country that is a continued target of Israeli air […]
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Norway wealth fund to vote for human rights report at Microsoft AGM, against management
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella departs following a meeting of the White House Task Force on AI Education in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Sept. 4, 2025. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norway’s $2 trillion wealth fund said on Sunday it would vote for a shareholder proposal at the […]
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Malaysia PM faces electoral setback as allies fall in Sabah state polls
The flags of Perikatan Nasional party and Pakatan Harapan near a polling station in Malaysia. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s allies were trounced in a regional election, results showed on Sunday, a grim first electoral test for the leader after three years in office. Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan coalition won just one […]
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China factory activity edges up in November but remains in contraction for eighth month as fading holiday demand drags services
A worker walks past molten steel at a steel factory in Huai’an, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on July 22, 2025. – | Afp | Getty Images China’s factory activity edged higher in November but remained stuck in contraction for the eighth consecutive month, while services weakened as the boost from earlier holidays faded, according […]
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Global week ahead: The start of a Santa Rally or more ‘bah humbug’?
And just like that… December is upon us. It’s been a volatile handover from November with U.S. major indices underperforming, dragged down by steep declines for the Nasdaq. Europe’s Stoxx 600 managed to hold onto gains, making November the fifth positive month in a row. But tech stocks also suffered, as concerns over AI valuations […]
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White House blasts Boston Globe, CBS News and The Independent for coverage of ‘illegal orders’ video
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media following a call with military service members, on Thanksgiving, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., Nov. 27, 2025. Anna Rose Layden | Reuters The White House on Friday evening named the Boston Globe, CBS News and The Independent as “media offender of the week,” blasting their […]
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Trump says airspace above and surrounding Venezuela to be closed in its entirety
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on aboard Air Force One during travel to Palm Beach, Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., November 25, 2025. Anna Rose Layden | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be closed in its entirety. Trump, in a Truth […]
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