Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd has decided to close its pilot base in London, saying many of its staff there haven’t had any flying duties since April 2020 because of the impact of the pandemic. The airline didn’t disclose how many pilots would be affected, but said in a statement they are being offered the option of relocating to Hong ...

Bloomberg Anne Hidalgo, the Socialist mayor of Paris, became the latest politician to announce she intends to challenge Emmanuel Macron in April’s presidential election. “I have decided to be a candidate for the presidency of the French republic,” she said on Sunday in Rouen, north of Paris. “I am ready.” Hidalgo, 62, must first win the formal support of her ...

Bloomberg The US and the Philippines will resume defense projects after the Southeast Asian nation agreed to keep a military pact that President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to scrap, allowing both sides to boost longstanding alliance in the region. Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana met with his US counterpart Lloyd Austin in Washington on where the two sides reaffirmed their commitment ...