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Airbus drought worsens with third month of zero jet orders

Bloomberg Airbus SE failed to secure any aircraft orders for a third month this year, as the collapse in global air travel battered demand for new jetliners. The European planemaker attracted zero purchases in June, according to a company statement. The manufacturer suffered one cancellation, a spokesman confirmed, bringing total net orders to 298 aircraft so far this year. The ...

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HK Democrat voters defy threats with high turnout

Bloomberg More than half a million Hong Kong residents defied government warnings and a fresh coronavirus outbreak to vote in an unofficial primary, a strong turnout that signals continued resistance to Beijing’s decision to impose a broad national security law just two weeks ago. More than 610,000 residents — representing more than 13% of registered voters — cast ballots in ...

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Russia charges former journalist with treason

Bloomberg Russia’s Federal Security Service, the main successor agency to the Soviet-era KGB, charged a prominent former journalist with treason as protests including representatives of state media gathered pace. Ivan Safronov, who regularly broke news on sensitive arms deals while working for the Kommersant newspaper over much of the past decade, denies the accusations against him, his attorney Ivan Pavlov ...

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