July, 2022

• 20 July

  Germany should make English official language

    Here’s a great idea that unfortunately won’t become reality any time soon: Germany should recognise English as a second official language. So should most countries, in fact. The idea popped up this month in a 10-point program put forth by the Free Democrats, the business-friendly and liberal junior partners in the German governing coalition. Their motivation is to attract ...

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• 20 July

  Food may be ultimate weapon in 21st century

    President Joe Biden’s administration is reportedly rewriting its National Security Strategy, which the White House is required to send to Congress annually, to account for the lessons of the war in Ukraine. One issue that this document will have to grapple with outside its traditional focus on statecraft and diplomacy: food. The conflict in Ukraine has put the geopolitics ...

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• 20 July

  Boeing gets boost with Delta order for workhorse aircraft

  

    Bloomberg Boeing Co announced a firm order for 100 of its 737 Max 10 jetliners from Delta Air Lines Inc, its opening salvo at the Farnborough Airshow that the US planemaker hopes will provide a boost after it fell behind arch-rival Airbus SE. The purchase includes an option for 30 additional jets, the companies announced at the event. Should ...

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• 20 July

  Amazon’s sites probed for likely ‘safety hazards’

  

  Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc warehouses near New York City, Chicago and Orlando were inspected by federal investigators as part of a probe into potential worker safety hazards. Investigators from the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration visited the sites on referrals from federal prosecutors in Manhattan, said Nicholas Biase, a spokesman for US Attorney Damian Williams. Amazon for years ...

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• 20 July

  Scandinavia’s airline reaches deal to end ‘devastating’ strike

  

    Bloomberg SAS AB reached a deal with pilots to end a 15-day strike, allowing the airline to gradually resume normal operations at one of the busiest times of year for travel. The 5 1/2 year agreement will also allow SAS to move ahead with financing talks after it filed for bankruptcy protection in the US earlier in July, the ...

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• 20 July

  Virgin Atlantic to trial flying taxis at London Heathrow hub

  

  Bloomberg Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd will carry out test flights using a flying taxi model from UK startup Vertical Aerospace Ltd as the futuristic technology moves closer to becoming a reality. Virgin will operate one flight from the main airport in Bristol, England, where Vertical is based, to an airfield elsewhere in the southwest, according to a joint statement. A ...

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• 20 July

  Air Lease in advanced talks for large A320neo jet order

    Bloomberg Air Lease Corp, the biggest aircraft financier in the US, is close to placing a large order for Airbus SE A320neo family jets as it looks to lock in planes amid constrained supply, according to people familiar with the matter. The Los Angeles-based lessor may announce a deal for dozens of jets at the Farnborough International Airshow, the ...

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• 20 July

  7-Eleven Malaysia mulls selling Caring

    Bloomberg Convenience store operator 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Bhd is weighing exiting its pharmacy chain, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Kuala Lumpur-listed company is working with an adviser on the potential divestment of Caring Pharmacy Group Bhd, which is attracting interest from some Japanese parties, the people said. The company could seek a valuation for the ...

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• 20 July

  China warns Taiwan visit by Pelosi to have ‘grave impact’

  

  Bloomberg China vowed to take a “resolute and strong” response to any Taiwan visit by US House speaker Nancy Pelosi, setting the stage for a possible showdown over the reported landmark trip. Pelosi’s plan to lead a delegation to Taipei next month, which was reported by the Financial Times, would have a “grave impact” on US-China ties, Foreign Ministry spokesman ...

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• 20 July

  China denies report Xi invited European leaders to meeting

  

  Bloomberg China flatly denied a report that President Xi Jinping had invited top European leaders to meet him in Beijing later this year, and was still awaiting their response, as tensions fray between Beijing and the bloc. “I don’t know what’s their source of information,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Tuesday, referencing the South China Morning Post report. ...

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