Boeing’s 33,000 unionized machinists on Wednesday voted to approve the plane manufacturer’s latest contract offer, ending a seven-week strike that had halted production of most of the company’s passenger planes. The union said 59% voted to accept the contract. Members have the option of returning to work as soon as Wednesday, but must be back…
Titan is Saturn’s biggest moon (Photo: Reuters) A recent study conducted by planetary scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa suggests that life could potentially exist on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.The researchers propose that methane gas might be trapped beneath its thick ice crust, raising intriguing possibilities about the moon’s potential to support life.This…
Vehicles ride past on an expressway on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, on October 31, 2024. —Reuters City’s overall score on air quality index ‘very poor’ at 384. Index range of 401 to 500 falls into the ‘severe’ category. Pakistan vows to take up intensifying smog issue with India. NEW DELHI: A toxic smog…
Armed British Transport Police officers patrol the Eurostar platforms in London. — AFP Nearly 600 police officers in England and Wales were sacked in the year to March 2024, figures showed Tuesday, as police chiefs battle to restore public confidence after a string of scandals. The sackings — a 50 percent rise on the 394…
Prince William reunites with old pal in South Africa as Kate stays in UK Prince William appeared delighted as was seen laughing and playing rugby with school children during his South Africa trip. The Prince of Wales, who is in Cape Town for Earthshot week and for the fourth award ceremony of the initiative, is…
A soldier who was injured amid last summer’s Gaza pier mission recently died, the U.S. Army confirmed. Sgt. Quandarius Davon Stanley, 23, passed away on Oct. 31, according to an online obituary. He was one of three soldiers injured during the Gaza pier mission, which involved providing humanitarian aid to Gazans amid the Israel-Hamas war….
Just hours before the U.S. election, North Korea was reported to have fired at least one ballistic missile into its eastern sea. It remains unclear whether North Korea fired only one missile or multiple. It is also unclear what type of missile it was or how far it flew. The launch came days after North…
Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, successfully launched a Soyuz rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, carrying a dual mission payload. The rocket lifted two primary Ionosfera-M satellites aimed at monitoring space weather around Earth, while also deploying 53 smaller satellites, including two from Iran.The Soyuz-2.1 spacecraft’s main payload, the Ionosfera-M satellites, each weighing 430 kg, will orbit…
Ben Affleck, Matt Damon tease new project with growing out beards together Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are known for their bromance, and this time, they proved it by growing out their beards together. During a recent chat with Extra TV the best friend and producing partners uncovered that for their upcoming Netflix project RIP,…
As the 2024 presidential election looms, immigration and border security have repeatedly been cited by voters as a top issue — but where do Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump stand on securing the border? Trump – mass deportations and border wall Former President Trump made cracking down on illegal immigration his…
