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A Lufthansa First Class “Allegris” cabin, which was set up outside the show. Peter Kneffel | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesHeated or cooled seats. Ultra-high-definition TV screens. Benches. Convertible beds. All-aisle access. And of course, the coveted privacy door.Ever-more luxurious first- and business-class cabins that have hundreds of parts and require regulator approval are the latest hold-up as new airplanes arrive late to customers, according to the heads of the world’s biggest airplane manufacturers.Boeing has 787 Dreamliners, a twin-aisle jetliner used on some of the world’s longest flights, on the ground at its South Carolina factory “that are held up for…

India have beaten New Zealand by 44 runs in a low-scoring contest at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium to top group A in the Champions Trophy and set up a semi-final tie with Australia in the same arena.Electing to field, New Zealand restricted India to 9-249 on Sunday with Matt Henry (5-42) leading their superb bowling display, backed up by their characteristic sharp catching.Shreyas Iyer (79), Axar Patel (42) and Hardik Pandya (45) scored valuable runs but India still had to settle for a below-par total.Varun Chakravarthy’s fine spin bowling then earned him 5-42, helping India bundle out New Zealand…

SEOUL: South Korea’s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, said on Saturday (Mar 1) he hoped his country and Japan could “open a new chapter” in their relations.His comments came during a speech at the Mar 1 Independence Movement Day ceremony, a holiday marking the anniversary of the 1919 Korean uprising against Japanese colonial rule.”In order to effectively respond to the grave international situation, the cooperation between South Korea and Japan is a necessity,” Choi said in his speech.The acting president led events in the absence of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who have both been impeached…

In SummaryAfrica’s economic growth is projected to improve 2025 by 3.7% with further potential to reach 4.0% by 2026.The economic growth in Africa is driven mainly by regional integration through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).Events like the 2014 commodity price downturn and the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted investment in Africa, causing economic contractions. The inflation rate in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to decline from 7.1% in 2023 to 4.9% and further until 2023, based on the current economic policies being adopted by African countries.Deep Dive!!As we step into the second quarter of 2025, several African nations are experiencing tangible…

A wife, wearing a nightgown and her hair uncovered, lies down next to her husband in bed. An older man and woman, drunk on red wine, dance wildly and discuss the complexities of sex and nudity at their age. A distressed young woman navigates the sexual advances of a male employer in a job interview.These scenes may seem to be simply ordinary life snippets on the big screen. But their existence — in three Iranian films released over the last few years — is nothing short of extraordinary, representing a new era of filmmaking in Iran’s storied cinema.These movies, and…

The following is the transcript of an interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on March 2, 2025.MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning to you, Mr. Treasury Secretary. SECRETARY SCOTT BESSENT: Good morning Margaret. MARGARET BRENNAN: So let’s dig on- in on this, because it seems there’s a bit of a perception gap there. Our polling also shows at least half the country reports concern about paying for food and groceries and housing. They continue to call the economy bad, even more so than last month, and 49% told us the economy is getting worse. When…

Justice Department lawyers, confronting an onslaught of legal challenges, have made a case in court that expansive executive power inherent in the Constitution buttresses the lawfulness of President Trump’s aggressive unilateral actions.Outside the courtroom, however, legal niceties have little to do with the strategies pursued by White House officials and their allies as they attack individual judges, question the legitimacy of the courts — and undermine the separation of powers that has been at the core of American governance since the nation’s beginning.The two-pronged defense of Mr. Trump’s actions may be an understandable reaction to the run of successes that…

Mark Mullen was one of the first people on scene at a Friday home explosion and fire in Langley. The thunderous blast rocked his normally quiet neighbourhood on 196th Street, just north of 72 Avenue, around 10:40 a.m. on Friday.“When we got there, there was nobody around and we heard some popping, so we were telling everyone back up, back up,” Mullen said.“We heard some noise and we looked over, and these two guys climbed out of the rubble.”Other neighbours likened the sound and rumble to an earthquake or a vehicle smashing into their home.Yellow flowers were laid at the…

Dylan Naidoo’s victory in the rain-hit South African Open is the first win by a player of Indian heritage in the tournament and has been achieved on the course where one of the uglier incidents in apartheid sport played out decades earlier.The 27-year-old Naidoo took the biggest prize in South African golf in Sunday’s play-off against Laurie Canter of England at the Durban Country Club.It was at this venue where another South African golfer of Indian ethnicity once had to collect his prize in the rain because racial laws meant he was not allowed in the club house.Papaw Sewgolum had…

HANOI: Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on Saturday (Mar 1) he had directed authorities to quickly grant a license to Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide satellite internet services in the country under a pilot scheme.Hanoi is trying to avoid US duties on its ballooning exports, which contributed to a record trade surplus with Washington last year, making the Southeast Asian nation vulnerable to reciprocal tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump.”The PM has directed the Ministry of Science and Technology to quickly issue a license to Starlink internet (services) on a trial basis,” the government said on its website, reporting…