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Ethiopian Airlines chief stands by Boeing despite crash
The chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines stood by Boeing on Monday despite the crash of the carrier’s 737 Max 8 aircraft earlier this month and insisted its pilots had been “fully trained”…
Spotify enters high-stakes licensing talks with music industry
For the first time since going public, Spotify is entering high-stakes licensing talks with music rights owners that will impact its profit margins for several years.
The New York-listed…
Germany’s home front: Berlin revolts against big private landlord
Nearly 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Michael Prütz thinks Germany’s capital city is ready for a new socialist revolution.
An insurance broker by day, Mr Prütz is one of the…
How the EU leaders reached a decision on Brexit
The new April 12 date for Brexit was eventually decided in a 10-strong huddle of EU leaders, all desperately thinking of ways to avoid “a trap” laid by Britain.
It was around 9pm on…
Conservative rebellion against Theresa May builds after Brexit delay
Theresa May’s premiership is under increasing pressure after a week of shifting Brexit policies, in which she raised the prospect of a no-deal Brexit on March 29 only to accept an offer from…
What will it take to push May’s Brexit deal over the line?
It is likely to be another frenetic week in the Brexit process. Last week MPs rejected prime minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a second time, and also voted to delay the UK’s departure…
US consultants market the key to gates of the Ivy League
The young woman was nearly hyperventilating 30 minutes later.
“So, it’s been like half an hour, and I’m like, semi-calmed down — to the point where I’m not shouting expletives any more .…
France warns EU against rushing into US trade talks
France has warned that the EU should not rush into trade talks with President Donald Trump, as Paris seeks guarantees that sensitive economic sectors will be protected in negotiations that…
Payments group Worldpay to be taken over in $43bn deal
FIS, a US-based financial services technology company, has unveiled plans to buy Worldpay in a $43bn deal that would create one of the largest providers of the plumbing and infrastructure…
Trump orders grounding of Boeing 737 Max jets
President Donald Trump has banned Boeing’s fleet of 737 Max aircraft from US airspace, days after the Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday, which killed 157 people, and after every other major…