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Duffy says US low-cost airlines don't need bailout

Duffy says US low-cost airlines don’t need bailout

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that following the collapse of Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc., does not believe that the US government should provide financial aid to other low-cost airlines at the moment. “At this point, I don’t think it’s necessary,” he said during a news conference Saturday at Newark Liberty International Airport. “They have access ...

Venezuela's oil exports reach their highest level since 2018

Venezuela’s oil exports reach their highest level since 2018

Venezuela’s oil exports increased 14% in April, reaching 1.23 million barrels per day (bpd), the highest level in more than seven years, driven by a higher volume of sales to the United States, India and Europe, according to data and documents from the state company PDVSA published on Friday. The South American country has been ...

Spanish citizen bound for Gaza was detained by Israel, says Spanish government

Spanish citizen bound for Gaza was detained by Israel, says Spanish government

More than 100 pro-Palestinian activists aboard aid ships bound for Gaza They were transferred to the Greek island of Crete on Friday after Israeli forces intercepted their boats in international waters. near Greece, flotilla organizers reported. The activists were part of a second Global Sumud flotilla, launched in recent months with the aim of breaking ...

Tariff increase would mean loss of production of US$17.58 billion to Germany

Tariff increase would mean loss of production of US$17.58 billion to Germany

The increase in tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union announced by United States President Donald Trump could mean a production loss of almost US$17.58 billion for Germany, an economic institute told Reuters on Saturday. The estimate of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) It aims to alleviate the vulnerability of ...

China launches campaign against misuse of artificial intelligence

China launches campaign against misuse of artificial intelligence

The campaign, which will run in two phases, will focus on poor security review of AI models, “AI data poisoning” The Chinese authority in charge of cyberspace management has launched a four-month campaign against “improper practices in AI applications“, according to a statement published on Thursday. The campaign, which will be developed in two phases, ...

Colombia, the fifth least corrupt in Latin America with 37 perception points

Colombia, the fifth least corrupt in Latin America with 37 perception points

Annually, Transparency International, a global non-governmental organization founded in 1993, publishes its Corruption Perceptions Index, an analysis based on independent data sources from around the world. The study is based on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 means “high corruption” and 100 means “low corruption,” evaluating 182 countries and territories according to perceived ...

China suspends autonomous driving permits after Baidu service crashes

China suspends autonomous driving permits after Baidu service crashes

According to sources familiar with the matter, China has suspended the issuance of new licenses for autonomous vehicles, after dozens of Baidu Inc.’s Apollo Go robotaxis suddenly stopped in Wuhan last month, leaving passengers stranded and disrupting traffic. The incident alarmed authorities, and three agencies, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, They called ...

Former FBI Director Comey would surrender to US authorities after his indictment

Former FBI Director Comey would surrender to US authorities after his indictment

Former FBI Director James Comey would surrender to US authorities on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the situation. a day after being charged for a social media post that prosecutors said posed a threat to President Donald Trump. Comey was expected to arrive at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Alexandria, Virginia, to turn ...