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Airbus fleets have returned to normal operations after a software issue that could have affected flight controls was fixed faster than expected. The manufacturer issued an alert about the problem affecting the A320 family of aircraft on Friday after analysis of a flight involving an A320 showed “intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls”.Dozens of airlines said they had carried out the snap software retrofit over the weekend, with Airbus confirming on Monday the “vast majority” of around 6,000 of its A320 fleet affected by the software issue had been modified.”We are working with…

Prairie Farms has recalled certain gallons of fat-free milk, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Nov. 26. The milk, distributed to Woodman’s Markets in Illinois and Wisconsin, may contain “food-grade cleaning agents,” which could cause illness if consumed. The recall affects gallons of Prairie Farms fat-free milk produced in Dubuque, Iowa, with the following identifiers: Code date: DEC08Plant code: PLT19-145Impacted production window (timestamp): 17:51–21:23UPC: 7273023117 Approximately 320 gallons of the recalled milk were sold before Prairie Farms discovered the contamination on Nov. 24, when it was alerted to a potential quality issue. The FDA report did not say whether…

Weight loss injections have been conditionally recommended for treating obesity by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the first time.WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the new guidance “recognises that obesity is a chronic disease that can be treated with comprehensive and lifelong care”. While he said medication can’t solve obesity on its own, the jabs could help millions overcome it – and reduce its associated harms.According to the health agency, more than one billion people around the world are affected by obesity. By 2030, it says that figure will rise to two billion.Read more: Ozempic to Mounjaro – what…

According to the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, 998,918 people across all 25 districts have now been affected, with 212 deaths reported and 218 people missing. More than 180,000 people from over 51,000 families are sheltering in 1,094 government-run safety centres as search and rescue efforts continue.Cyclone Ditwah made landfall on 28 November before moving back over the Bay of Bengal, triggering some of the most severe flooding Sri Lanka has seen since the early 2000s.The hardest-hit districts include Gampaha, Colombo, Puttalam and Mannar, as well as Trincomalee and Batticaloa, while deadly landslides in the central hill country have devastated…

The chair of the U.K.’s economic watchdog stood down on Monday after the organization mistakenly released its economic and fiscal forecasts ahead of the country’s Autumn Budget last week. The Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) released its economic and fiscal forecasts on the budget’s measures about 40 minutes before Chancellor Rachel Reeves was due to begin delivering it last Wednesday, sending yields on British government debt see-sawing.Richard Hughes, who took up the role as chair of OBR in October 2020, tendered his resignation after markets closed on Monday.In a letter addressed to Reeves and Dame Meg Hillier, a lawmaker who…

Haiti is in the grip of a security crisis as gangs battle for control of territory in the capital and beyond while continuing to expand their criminal activities.Insecurity has caused the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Haitians which has added to the humanitarian and economic crises the country is grappling with.It is feared that gangs are increasingly working with international organized crime networks to traffic drugs.What drugs have been seized and where?A record 1,045 kilograms of cocaine was seized in July 2025 near Haiti’s Île de la Tortue off the north coast of the Caribbean nation in a maritime…

Hundreds more were still missing and millions have been displaced in the rain-drenched region, with Sri Lanka and Indonesia hit particularly hard. Source link

A Russian missile attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has killed four people and injured 40, authorities have said. Unconfirmed reports say a ballistic missile was used in the strike, which took place on Monday morning. Videos shared online showed a large explosion occur on the side of a motorway, and local media said an office block, cars and shops were hit or badly damaged. Dnipro, which lies around 100km (62 miles) from the front line, has frequently come under Russian attack since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.The attack came a day before US…

Investigators say contractors wrapped the buildings in substandard scaffolding netting and then sought to hide it from inspectors. The toll from the fire rose to 151. Source link

A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 airplane approaches San Diego International Airport for a landing from Las Vegas on May 9, 2025 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesShares of European aerospace giant Airbus fell 8% on Monday morning, following reports the company has discovered an industrial quality issue regarding dozens of A320-family aircraft. The flaw, which is said to affect the aircraft’s fuselage panels, is delaying some deliveries but there are no immediate indications that it has reached aircraft in service, Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources. Airbus was not immediately available to comment when contacted by CNBC.Paris-listed shares…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FoloToy paused sales of its AI teddy bear Kumma after a safety group found the toy gave risky and inappropriate responses during testing. Now the company says it has restored sales after a week of intense review. It also claims that it improved safeguards to keep kids safe.The announcement arrived through a social media post that highlighted a push for stronger oversight. The company said it completed testing, reinforced safety modules, and upgraded its content filters. It added that it aims to build age-appropriate AI companions for families worldwide.Sign up for my…

Workers assemble mobile phones at a Dixon Technologies factory in Noida, India, on Jan. 28, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIndia’s industrial production grew just 0.4% in October, a 14-month low that indicated a sharp slowdown in the economy.The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) fell short of September’s 4% growth and is even lower than the 3.1% expected by economists in a Reuters poll.Domestic consumption improved across major consumer categories, after a goods and services tax cut took effect Sept. 22.The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation said the slow industrial production growth could be due to fewer number of working…

In many ways, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request mimics how President Trump has assailed his perceived enemies and attacked legal proceedings against him. Source link

After the virus returned to Hawaii this fall, testing the shots in the endangered seal species became urgent. Source link

Young people across Iran have been leading a dramatic change in social mores in recent months. “We have a fearless young generation that is breaking taboos.” Source link

The president called the nationwide flooding the largest and most challenging natural disaster in the island’s history, as emergency rescue efforts continue. Source link

Bitcoin and Ethereum fell on Monday, as the recent sell-off in cryptocurrencies resumed.Bitcoin tumbled sharply and was last seen about $86,273.68 at around 7:30 a.m. in London on Monday, a slide of about 5.5%. Ethereum dropped more than 6.5% in early trade, to reach $2831.95.Solana had fallen almost 7.7%, and was last seen at $126.75, while other closely-watched tokens were also in the red, including Dogecoin, which slipped 8.4%.Stock Chart IconStock chart iconBTC.In Asia, a statement by the People’s Bank of China on Saturday warning of illegal activities relating to digital currencies heaped pressure on Hong Kong-listed shares of digital…

China’s fast-food and beverage chains have an opportunity to expand in the United States and escape cutthroat competition at home. Source link

US lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration for answers about military strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug boats, following reports that a follow-up strike was ordered to kill survivors of an initial attack.Republican-led committees overseeing the Pentagon have vowed to conduct “vigorous oversight” into the US boat strikes in the Caribbean, following the report.On Friday, The Washington Post reported that a US strike on a boat on 2 September left two survivors, but a second attack was carried out to comply with Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s orders to “kill everybody” on board.Hegseth decried the report as “fake news” and President Donald…

Chinese-made automobiles and construction machinery are assembled and shipped for export at Yantai Port in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China, on October 21, 2025. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesChina’s factory activity unexpectedly contracted in November, according to a private survey released Monday, as soft domestic demand continued to cast a pall over the world’s second-largest economy. The RatingDog China General Manufacturing PMI, conducted by S&P Global, dropped to 49.9 in November, missing analysts’ expectations of 50.5 in a Reuters poll. A reading above the 50 benchmark level suggests an expansion, while one below that indicates contraction. The official manufacturing…

Kostas KoukoumakasThessaly, central GreeceAFP via Getty ImagesSheep and goats across Greece have been hit by outbreaks of poxHundreds of thousands of sheep and goats are being culled in Greece, due to the outbreak of an infectious disease. It may affect production and exports of the country’s famous feta cheese.Anastasia Siourtou walks through her deserted farm on the outskirts of Karditsa, a city in the Thessaly region of central Greece.An eerie silence hangs over the place where 650 sheep were being raised.On 12 November veterinary officials culled all the livestock after a case of sheep and goat pox was detected.”There is…

Aerial view of vehicles being driven on the road through the central business district on October 5, 2020 in Beijing, China.Zhang Qiao | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets opened December on a mixed note Monday as traders awaited fresh manufacturing data from China and rising expectations of a U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut this month.Traders are pricing in an 87.4% rate cut for the upcoming Fed meeting on Dec. 10, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.Investors in Asia will be looking to China’s November manufacturing purchasing managers’ index from RatingDog, a private survey of mainly export-focused firms.The gauge…

Max Hudson,Oana MarocicoandSarah Buckley,BBC Eye InvestigationsShutterstockProtesters against the Georgian government have complained of long-lasting symptoms after being sprayed by water cannonGeorgia’s authorities used a World War One-era chemical weapon to quell anti-government protesters last year, evidence gathered by the BBC suggests.”You could feel [the water] burning,” one of the protesters said of water cannon turned on him and others on the streets of the capital Tbilisi. A sensation, he said, which could not immediately be washed off.Demonstrators against the Georgian government’s suspension of its European Union accession bid have complained of other symptoms too – shortness of breath, coughing, and…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says talks with Ukraine over a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war were productive, but there’s “more work to be done”. The talks, held in Florida, were attended by a Ukrainian delegation led by national security council secretary Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s new chief negotiator. Also at the meeting were President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Witkoff is due to visit Moscow for talks next week. Umerov was brought in to replace the Ukrainian president’s top negotiator, Andriy Yermak, after he quit following an anti-corruption raid on his home.Sunday’s meeting…