British Airways I.T. outage caused by contractor who switched off power: Times
LONDON (Reuters) – A contractor doing maintenance work at a British Airways data center inadvertently switched off the power supply, knocking out the airline’s computer systems and leaving 75,000 people stranded last weekend, the Times newspaper report…
Abdication of Japan’s emperor moves a step closer
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Emperor Akihito’s abdication moved a step closer on Friday when the lower house of parliament approved a bill paving the way for the first such abdication in nearly two centuries.
EU, China to unite on global warming after Trump withdrawal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – China and the European Union will show unity in fighting global warming at a summit in Brussels on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump announced he would withdraw the United States from an international climate pact.
Greece clears out makeshift migrant camp in old Athens airport
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police on Friday began clearing out a makeshift migrant camp which sprung up in the former Athens airport over a year ago.
China says arson suspected in bus fire that killed 11 children
BEIJING (Reuters) – A fire on a bus in China that killed five South Korean and six Chinese children is suspected to have been started by the driver who was angry about overtime and night-shift pay being cut, the Xinhua state news agency said on Friday….
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to revive travel ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive his plan to temporarily ban travelers from six Muslim-majority nations after it was blocked by lower courts that found it was discriminato…
South Korea’s Moon struggles to form a cabinet meeting his ethics standards
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s quest for a squeaky-clean government is leading to delays in forming his cabinet more than three weeks into office, as efforts to find candidates free of even the slightest of ethics issues have pr…
Venezuela’s Maduro announces referendum on plan for new congress
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicholas Maduro said on Thursday a referendum would be held on his controversial plan to create a new super-body known as a constituent assembly with powers to rewrite the constitution.
China punishes over 30 people over deadly power plant blast: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – More than 30 people have been punished over a power plant blast that killed 22 people in central China last year and 14 more are awaiting trial, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.
Canada’s Quebec wants constitutional talks despite Trudeau opposition
MONTREAL (Reuters) – The mainly French-speaking province of Quebec, which came close to voting to leave Canada 22 years ago, said on Thursday it wants to reopen constitutional talks and be recognized for its distinct linguistic and cultural character.
