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Argentina's 'troll' president: Milei takes aim at rivals online
Argentina's 'troll' president: Milei takes aim at rivals online
Technology
by  AFP

Phone in hand, Argentina's President Javier Milei has become a social media junkie who tears into opponents, shares bizarre memes, vents and retweets with a gusto that has seen him dubbed an online "troll." - 'Influencer troll' - After the governor of southern Chubut province, Ignacio Torres, threatened to cut oil supplies over funding reductions, Milei shared and liked various memes about him.

Sticky inflation to keep eurozone interest rates on hold
Sticky inflation to keep eurozone interest rates on hold
Economy
by  AFP

Sticky inflation is expected to prompt eurozone rate-setters to hold borrowing costs steady again Thursday, as they await clearer signs of a sustained easing of consumer prices before beginning to cut. The Frankfurt-based institution's governing council is widely expected to hold the benchmark deposit rate steady at a record four percent for a fourth straight meeting on Thursday.

Boeing slammed for dragging feet in Alaska Airlines probe
Boeing slammed for dragging feet in Alaska Airlines probe
Economy
by  AFP

The head of the federal investigation into a troubled January flight on a Boeing 737 MAX jet blasted the aviation giant on Wednesday for not providing key information quickly. "Early in the investigation, we provided the NTSB with names of Boeing employees, including door specialists, who we believed would have relevant information," the company said.