July, 2022

• 4 July

  American Airlines says trips restored after technical glitch

  

  Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc. said it doesn’t expect any operation impact from a temporary glitch that had allowed pilots to drop thousands of flight hours. A “technical glitch” in AA’s pilot scheduling system led to more than 37,000 of flying hours in July to be dropped into open time, according to a statement by Allied Pilots Association President Ed ...

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• 4 July

  There’s no escaping soaring food prices for UK shoppers

  

  Bloomberg UK shoppers seeking to avoid higher bills at the checkout are running out of options after prices on more than half of supermarket items rise in the past year. Some 22,000 products offered by Britain’s four biggest grocers became costlier since last June, data from retail research firm Assosia shows. That includes a 35% surge in Heinz Tomato Ketchup ...

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• 4 July

  UK speeds up checks for new airport staff

    Bloomberg The British government is speeding up national security checks for new airport workers to address post-pandemic staffing shortages that have contributed to chaos for travelers in the UK and across Europe. The UK has accelerated the vetting process that all new aviation recruits must undergo, with accreditation checks being completed in around five days on average and counter-terrorist ...

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• 4 July

  Russia says it’s captured last major city in Luhansk

  

  Bloomberg Russia’s defense chief told President Vladimir Putin that Moscow’s troops have captured Lysychansk, the last major Ukrainian-held city in Luhansk, state media reported. The move would give Russia a stronger grasp on its goal of controlling Ukraine’s entire Donbas, an important industrial region. A Ukrainian defense official said Lysychansk is not under the “full control” of Russia. The capture ...

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• 4 July

  UK Tories set to lose battleground races to Lib Dems, poll shows

    Bloomberg British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party is projected to lose at least 24 battleground seats to Liberal Democrats, a new poll shows, underscoring the swing seen in last month’s special election. Among 64 Tory constituencies where the Lib Dems won more than 20% of the votes in the 2019 general election, the ruling party is expected to ...

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• 4 July

  Sydney orders evacuations as torrential rain causes flooding

    Bloomberg Authorities in Sydney asked thousands of people to evacuate their homes as torrential rain lashes Australia’s largest city, causing widespread flooding. A severe weather warning for heavy rainfall and damaging winds was in place Sunday across Sydney and surrounding areas, with the Bureau of Meteorology saying the downpour is expected to continue and may lead to flash flooding. ...

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• 4 July

  Germany, Ireland decry UK for tearing up Brexit deal

  

  Bloomberg Germany’s government made a rare public statement admonishing the British government for plans to break the Brexit deal agreed with the European Union two years ago. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney wrote a letter in the Observer defending the Northern Ireland protocol, arguing that it upholds the Good Friday peace agreement and maintains ...

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• 4 July

  Ardern repeats warning of China’s Pacific ambitions

  

  Bloomberg New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has again raised concerns about China’s ambitions in the Pacific, repeating her comment that Beijing “has become increasingly assertive in our region.” “In recent times, there has been growing interest in the Pacific,” Ardern said in a speech at Chatham House in London on Friday. “The foreign policy position of some of the ...

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• 4 July

  Jan 6 lawmakers tease new witnesses after ex-aide testifies

    Bloomberg Members of the House committee investigating the US Capitol attack by supporters of Donald Trump promised further revelations, after an ex-White House staffer’s portrayed the former president’s outbursts of rage. “We are following additional leads,” Representative Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday. “I think those leads will lead to new testimony.” ...

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• 4 July

  US labour demand to show resilience as economy cools

  

    Bloomberg Employers in the US probably added workers at a more moderate yet still healthy pace last month as the jobless rate held near its lowest level in decades, suggesting resilient labour demand even as the economy cools. The government’s latest payrolls tally is projected to show a 273,000 increase for June, based on the Bloomberg survey median. The ...

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