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Long-lost Rubens 'masterpiece' sells for almost 3 mn euros
Long-lost Rubens 'masterpiece' sells for almost 3 mn euros
Economy

A long-lost painting by 17th-century Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens sold at auction in France on Sunday for almost three million euros -- well beyond its asking price. Osenat, whose auction house sold the painting for 2.94 million euros ($3.41 million) against an expected 1-2 million euros, found the painting as he was preparing the property to be sold.

Electric vehicle prowess helps China's flying car sector take off
Electric vehicle prowess helps China's flying car sector take off
Economy

A worker in white gloves inspects the propellers of a boxy two-seater aircraft fresh off the assembly line at a Chinese factory trialling the mass production of flying cars. The lightweight six-propeller aircraft under construction take off vertically and fit into a large car, to create the "Land Aircraft Carrier" -- a modular flying vehicle made by Aridge, an arm of Chinese EV maker XPeng.

Air travel disrupted over Airbus A320 software switch
Air travel disrupted over Airbus A320 software switch
Economy

More airlines around the world announced delayed or cancelled flights Saturday following an Airbus alert that up to 6,000 A320 aircraft may require upgrades. Its competitor, American Airlines, said it had already begun updating software following Friday's alert, and expected "the vast majority" of approximately 340 affected aircraft to be serviced by Saturday.

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