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Boeing says risk 737 MAX 10 could be canceled
Boeing says risk 737 MAX 10 could be canceled
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Boeing's CEO said the company could cancel the 737 MAX 10 if regulators don't certify the jet before new crew alerting system standards take effect in December, according to a report Thursday. The alerting system in the 737 MAX 10 shares the traits in the earlier MAX planes and does not meet the new standards.

Ons Jabeur became the first African woman in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam final on Thursday when she defeated Germany's Tatjana Maria in the Wimbledon semi-finals.
Ons Jabeur became the first African woman in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam final on Thursday when she defeated Germany's Tatjana Maria in the Wimbledon semi-finals.
Africa
by  AFP

Ons Jabeur became the first African woman in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam singles final on Thursday when she defeated close friend Tatjana Maria in the Wimbledon semi-finals. Before Thursday, South Africans Irene Bowder Peacock, at the 1927 French Open, and Renee Schuurman, in the 1959 Australian Open, were the only African women to have reached a Slam singles final.

British Airways says Heathrow strike off
British Airways says Heathrow strike off
Business and Economy
by  AFP

A strike by British Airways staff at London Heathrow Airport this summer has been called off after an improved pay offer, trade unions said Thursday. "The industrial dispute affecting BA check-in staff at Heathrow airport has been suspended after the company made a vastly improved pay offer," Unite said in a statement.

Dominant Tunisia party urges boycott of constitution vote
Dominant Tunisia party urges boycott of constitution vote
World
by  AFP

Tunisia's Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party urged its supporters on Thursday to boycott a July 25 referendum on President Kais Saied's new constitution, saying it would "lead to a repressive, authoritarian regime". The constitution, the centrepiece of Saied's drive to remake the Tunisian political system, sparked instant criticism for the nearly unlimited power it gives the president.

Volkswagen takes on US, China rivals with battery factory
Volkswagen takes on US, China rivals with battery factory
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Volkswagen celebrated Thursday the beginning of work on its first in-house battery factory, as the German auto giant looks to head off competition from US and Chinese electric vehicle upstarts. Western auto giants are keen to bring production in house, to minimise supply disruptions and pocket the added value from battery production.

UK backing for Ukraine set to outlive Johnson
UK backing for Ukraine set to outlive Johnson
World
by  AFP

Although Boris Johnson has been one of the West's most vocal supporters of Ukraine following Russia's invasion, experts say the British prime minister's Thursday resignation will not diminish London's backing for Kyiv.