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BA cancels dozens of Heathrow flights before long weekend
London's Heathrow airport was hit by disruptions Friday as UK's flag carrier airline British Airways cancelled dozens of flights over the course of two days following a technical issue. Heathrow said on its website that "following a technical issue resolved overnight, there may still be cancellations or delays to arriving and departing British Airways flights" on Friday.
What happens if US fails to lift debt limit by June 1?
The United States is now less than a week away from reaching its national borrowing limit, with the Treasury repeatedly warning it could run out of money to pay bills as early as June 1, threatening a catastrophic default.
'We abuse plastic, it's so cheap': UN Environment chief
'We abuse plastic, it's so cheap': UN Environment chief
Washington seen inching closer to debt deal
Democrats and Republicans inched towards a deal Friday, ahead of a long weekend, to extend the US debt ceiling and avoid a crippling default that could hit the world's biggest economy within days. This year, the increasingly hard-right Republican Party has decided to turn the debt ceiling into leverage to force Biden to roll back favorite Democratic spending priorities.
Turkey's bitter election battle nears decision day
Turkey on Friday entered the final stretch of a bitter presidential campaign that has seen Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his secular rival exploit fears about migrants and Kurdish militants. "Until yesterday, they were terrorist lovers," Erdogan said of his rivals this week.
Philip Morris boss campaigns to sell more heated tobacco
US tobacco giant Philip Morris International is fighting to get Britain, France and other countries to make it easier to promote alternatives to cigarettes such as heated tobacco and vaping.
French oil giant defends strategy after police teargas climate protesters
French energy giant TotalEnergies defended its strategy Friday after police teargassed climate activists outside its annual assembly and the French government urged the firm to speed up the switch to renewable energy. But France's energy transition minister, Agnes Pannier-Runacher, urged the company to speed things up on Friday.
Travel industry looks to Chinese tourists to cap post-Covid rebound
The return of Chinese tourists to destinations worldwide will top off a spectacular post-coronavirus global tourism revival this year, according to industry leaders. Executives said China's free-spending tourists will play a key role in the revival, while putting new pressure on the travel industry.
French police teargas protesters at oil giant's meeting
Police fired tear gas to disperse climate protesters trying to block an annual general meeting of French oil giant TotalEnergies in Paris on Friday. At dawn in the French capital, dozens of protesters tried to enter a part of the street that was blocked off by police trucks to secure the concert hall where TotalEnergies was scheduled to hold its meeting.
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