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19848 articles published since 08 Mar 2022
19848 articles published since 08 Mar 2022
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.
A prop axe was brought in as crew members set the scene for a horror movie being filmed in Budapest's former psychiatric institute, one of numerous Hollywood productions under way in the Hungarian capital.
OPEC+ likely to maintain current output levels
US President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that the airspace above and near Venezuela should be considered closed, the latest escalation in a standoff with leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.
Fears of days of travel chaos across Europe and the world eased on Saturday after plane manufacturer Airbus intervened rapidly to implement a software upgrade it had said was immediately needed on some 6,000 of its stalwart A320 planes.
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.
Ministers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allied nations (OPEC+) are unlikely to make changes to their oil output strategy when they discuss production at an online ministerial meeting on Sunday.
The annual "Black Friday" kickoff to the US holiday shopping season drew crowds Friday as millions of Americans seized on the time-tested custom at physical stores and through e-commerce. - Worth waiting for - But some shoppers still view Black Friday as "that time to just get it," Tranay Robinson explained after exiting a shop on 125th Street in Harlem.
Air passengers have been warned of potential travel disruptions following an Airbus alert on Friday that up to 6,000 operational A320 aircraft may require upgrades. "Airbus acknowledges these recommendations will lead to operational disruptions to passengers and customers," it said, apologising for the inconvenience.
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