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New York Times
14 hours ago
- New York Times
Departing Flights Are Grounded at London's Heathrow Airport
All departing flights out of Heathrow Airport in London, the largest airport in Britain, were grounded on Wednesday afternoon, according to a spokesman for the airport. The spokesman did not immediately know what had caused the disruption. The grounding of all flights on Wednesday comes four months after a fire at a power substation shut down the airport for around 16 hours, disrupting travel for thousands worldwide. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Al Arabiya
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Kremlin says no deaths in earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka, credits alert systems
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there had been no casualties in Russia from Wednesday's huge earthquake off Kamchatka, for which he credited solid building construction and the smooth working of alert systems.
South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong exports rise 11.9%, with strong showing in mainland China, Asia markets
Hong Kong's exports jumped by 11.9 per cent in June from a year ago, with the government attributing the sustained performance to the continued expansion of sales to mainland China and other Asian markets while trade with the West fell. Advertisement Growth tapered off from a 15.5 per cent year-on-year increase in May, as exports to the United States and European Union declined in June amid the ongoing US-China trade war. The value of total exports reached HK$$417.8 billion (US$53.5 billion) in June, the Census and Statistics Department said on Monday. A government spokesman said exports to the mainland and other Asian markets continued to 'expand visibly', while those to the US and EU fell. 'Looking ahead, the sustained steady growth in various Asian economies, in particular, the mainland economy, as well as Hong Kong's enhanced economic and trade ties with different markets, should continue to support merchandise trade performance,' the spokesman said. Advertisement 'Nonetheless, the outlook of global trade policy is still uncertain. The government will continue to monitor the situation closely and stay vigilant.'
CNA
6 days ago
- Politics
- CNA
Thailand's foreign ministry spokesman on whether there can be a ceasefire with Cambodia yet
Scroll up for the next video X Thailand's foreign ministry spokesman on whether there can be a ceasefire with Cambodia yet
LBCI
22-07-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Kremlin doesn't expect 'miraculous breakthroughs' from Ukraine talks
The Kremlin on Tuesday said it wasn't expecting "miraculous breakthroughs" from upcoming talks with Ukraine, the third such round of negotiations in recent months. "We don't have any reason to hope for some miraculous breakthroughs" at the talks on Wednesday, spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters during a briefing. AFP
