New Delhi / Tribune News Service Swedish fashion retailer Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) on Monday said it will double the number of its stores in the country from six to 12 by year-end. The Indian unit of Hennes & Mauritz AB, which entered India in October and currently operates stores in Delhi, Punjab and Bengaluru, will expand to Mumbai, …

  Washington / Bloomberg FedEx Corp. is buying six Boeing 767 freighters valued at $1.2 billion as the world’s biggest cargo airline continues to modernize its fleet. The six aircraft are scheduled for delivery in fiscal 2019 and 2020, according to a FedEx spokesman. They were among the options included in a 50-jet order that FedEx placed almost a year …

  New York / AFP The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft passed the halfway mark of its marathon flight across the Atlantic late on Tuesday, one of the most challenging legs of its historic sun-powered journey around the world. The experimental plane, which took off from New York’s John F. Kennedy airport on Monday, is being piloted by Swiss adventurer Bertrand …