Bloomberg SkyWest Inc, the largest US regional airline, suffered “an internal technical issue†that forced 1,200 flight cancellations as jets and crews that were in the wrong places caused operational woes for a second day. A “server outage†caused the problems but was resolved, SkyWest spokesperson Marissa Snow said in an emailed statement. The airline expected around 500 cancelled flights, ...
Read More »Kishida suffers by-election setback before Japan’s vote
Bloomberg New Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling party was dealt a blow when it lost one of two upper house special elections, which are serving as a barometer of support ahead of a national general election in a week. In a setback to the premier, opposition-backed Shinnosuke Yamazaki was projected by public broadcaster NHK and Kyodo News as the ...
Read More »Sudan coalition signals deadline for military to cede ‘chairmanship’
Bloomberg The activist coalition that backs Sudan’s civilian wing of government said the army should cede chairmanship of the country’s joint military-civilian sovereign council by November 17. A civilian should assume leadership of the council by that date, leading member of the Forces of Freedom and Change alliance, Mohamed Nagi Alassam, said, citing calculations based on previous pacts between activists, ...
Read More »US envoy urges N Korea to respond to calls for dialogue
Bloomberg President Joe Biden’s envoy for North Korea reiterated the US is ready for dialog without preconditions, urging the country to respond to its offers, Yonhap reported. The US has made it clear it has no hostile intention at all, Yonhap said, citing US Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim. He spoke after meeting South Korea’s Special Representative for ...
Read More »Pacific storm guarantees a ‘washout’ for California
Bloomberg A powerful Pacific storm slammed into California and the Pacific Northwest bringing crashing surf, flooding rains that could touch off mudslides, and heavy snow across the region’s higher elevations. Drenching rain has already fallen in northern California, with parts of Marin County, north of San Francisco, getting 5.68 inches, said Scott Rowe, a National Weather Service meteorologist. Flood, wind, ...
Read More »UK says Northern Ireland solutions needed urgently ahead of EU talks
Bloomberg The UK government said negotiations with the European Union over the Northern Ireland Protocol need solutions “urgently†ahead of new talks aimed at closing key disagreements between the parties. A team from the EU Commission will travel to London, after which Brexit Minister David Frost and the Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic are due to meet and take stock of ...
Read More »Mexico’s migrant caravan pushes past security forces
Bloomberg A caravan of migrants pushed past Mexican security forces near the city of Tapachula in Southern Chiapas state, as the group continued its route north toward the country’s capital. The group of several thousand people, including women and children, pushed past national guard clad in riot gear that had attempted to block the group’s passage, footage from local news ...
Read More »Obama attacks GOP candidate’s ‘phony culture wars’ in Virginia
Bloomberg Former President Barack Obama waded into Virgina’s gubernatorial race, criticising Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin for supporting “phony, trumped-up culture wars†in his bid to flip the state. Speaking at a rally in Richmond for Democrat Terry McAuliffe, Obama said Youngkin was seeking to win by signalling support for baseless claims about fraud in the 2020 election that led to ...
Read More »Citi becomes first Wall Street bank to agree to racial audit
Bloomberg Citigroup Inc became the first Wall Street bank to agree to do a deep dive into its business to see if, and how, it contributes to racial discrimination. The audit will be conducted by attorneys at Covington & Burling LLP, Citigroup said on its website. The bank said the audit will focus on its 2020 commitment to dedicate $1 ...
Read More »Russia warns more hikes may be coming
Bloomberg Bank of Russia may have stunned bond and currency markets with the size of its rate hike, but entrenched inflation means traders shouldn’t assume the hawks are done. “It’s too early to say the tightening cycle is over,†Governor Elvira Nabiullina told a press conference after lifting the main rate 75 basis points to 7.5%, the sixth straight hike ...
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