One dead, 30 injured as Singapore Airlines flight encounters severe turbulence
One person died and 30 people were injured aboard a Singapore Airlines flight that was hit by severe turbulence and forced to land in Thailand, the carrier said Tuesday.
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Britain's inflation rate could be about to drop below the Bank of England's 2% target
LONDON — U.K. inflation could be about to hit a major milestone, with some forecasting that a sharp fall in the April print will take the headline rate below the Bank of England's 2% target.
British man may have suffered fatal heart attack when turbulence hit Singapore Airlines flight
BANGKOK (AP) — A Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean and descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in a span of about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday, leaving a British man dead and more than two dozen other passengers injured.
UK’s 7th-gen fighter is the future of airpower
The UK is pushing the boundaries of aerial combat technology with its “7th-generation” fighter project despite debates over the necessity and cost of such a high-tech venture.
Ambitious India-UK trade deal could be on hold amid political uncertainty over Sunak’s losses in local polls
An ambitious trade deal between India and Britain is likely to be delayed until a general election is held to form a new UK government, observers say, amid political uncertainty after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered a string of defeats in local polls.
UK stocks are outperforming the U.S. and one CIO says they look 'very cheap'
U.K. stocks are finally turning a corner after years of underperformance, according to one chief investment officer, who stressed that valuations are looking "very cheap."
Britain expands AI Safety Institute to San Francisco amid scrutiny over regulatory shortcomings
LONDON — The British government is expanding its facility for testing "frontier" artificial intelligence models to the United States, in a bid to further its image as a top global player tackling the risks of the tech and to increase cooperation with the U.S. as governments around the world jostle for AI leadership.
Australia bluntly weaponizes a Chinese student’s visa
Over the weekend, Queensland University of Technology PhD student Xiaolong Zhu became national news – and not for a good reason.