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Hundreds of passengers stranded in Colombia, Peru as Viva Air grounded
Hundreds of passengers were stranded Tuesday at airports in Colombia and Peru after low-cost airline Viva Air suspended operations due to financial difficulties. Viva Air, on its website, "regretfully announces the suspension of its operation, due to delays in the timely definition of the alliance that would allow its integration with a stronger and larger airline group."
How 5G disappointed 'pretty much everybody'
Driverless cars, fridges that talk to toasters, breathtaking immersive reality, mind-blowing gaming experiences –- 5G was going to enable it all, and telecom companies were going to make a packet.
Liechtenstein's oldest newspaper closing after 145 years
After 145 years chronicling the life and times of Liechtenstein, the tiny principality's oldest daily newspaper announced Tuesday that it would close down next month. An agreement has also been reached so that subscribers can now receive the country's other main daily newspaper, the Liechtensteiner Vaterland, which has been running since 1936.
Tesla to make big investment in Mexico plant, government says
Elon Musk's electric carmaker Tesla will open a plant in northern Mexico, making a significant investment in the Latin American nation, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced Tuesday. "The plant is going to be established in Monterrey," Lopez Obrador told reporters after speaking with Musk.
French court dismisses case against TotalEnergies E. Africa oil project
A French court on Tuesday dismissed a landmark case against TotalEnergies for a massive oil project in Uganda and Tanzania after several NGOs filed a suit to suspend the controversial project. The court on Tuesday ruled the case was "inadmissible", saying the plaintiffs did not correctly follow court procedures against the French energy giant.
Canada economy stalls in 2022 fourth quarter
Canada's economy stalled at the end of 2022 with zero growth, the government statistical agency said Tuesday, coming in below analysts' expectations. Economists had expected Canada would end the year with growth of up to 1.6 percent, while the Bank of Canada had forecast gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.3 percent.
Murdoch says Fox News hosts 'endorsed' false election claim
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch admitted in a deposition that hosts on his Fox News network promoted the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump, court documents show. It alleges that the 24-hour news behemoth promoted Trump's false claims that its machines were used to rig the election.
EU narrows probe into Apple's restrictions on apps
The EU on Tuesday narrowed its landmark antitrust case against Apple to focus on how the iPhone-maker prevents apps from giving users information about rival music subscription options. The Commission, in a statement, now says only that Apple restricts iPhone and iPad users from seeing other music subscription options at lower prices outside of the app.
Moroccans struggle to afford vegetables as Ramadan looms
Shoppers inspect vegetables at a huge market in Sale, near the Moroccan capital Rabat, but exploding prices mean they are keeping their eye on what they spend ahead of Ramadan. At the market in Sale, one full-throated stallholder hawks his potatoes at eight dirhams a kilogram -- almost $1 (one euro).
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