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FAA issues airworthiness directive for 222 Boeing 787 planes By Reuters

(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday issued an airworthiness directive for certain Boeing (NYSE:BA) Co 787 airplanes, asking for inspection of the jets following reports of torn decompression panels in the bilge area. The directive comes as Boeing grapples with multiple production flaws on its 787 Dreamliners that have triggered intensive inspections and more than 80 undelivered planes. (https://...

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EU civil rights groups want ban on biometric surveillance ahead of new laws By Reuters

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Civil and digital rights groups on Wednesday launched a petition seeking the support of one million Europeans to help pressure the European Union to ban biometric mass surveillance ahead of laws on artificial intelligence (AI) due this year. Surveillance tools such as facial recognition systems have triggered concerns about risks to privacy and fundamental rights...

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UK to set out ‘cautious and prudent’ route out of lockdown on Monday – PM Johnson By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would outline a "cautious and prudent" route out of lockdown on Monday, and until then he urged people not to pay too much attention to speculation. "We'll be setting out what we can on Monday 22nd about the way ahead and it'll be based firmly on a cautious and prudent approach to coming...

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Proterra to supply batteries for Volta Trucks’ electric vehicles By Reuters

By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Commercial electric vehicle startup Volta Trucks said on Wednesday it has picked U.S. electric bus maker Proterra to provide batteries for its fully-electric trucks designed for urban freight distribution that will go into production in 2022. Volta Trucks is headquartered in Stockholm, but has most of its operations centred in the United Kingdom. The company recently...

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Chinese buyers help push Bentley orders up by 50%, CEO says By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Bentley began the year with 50% more orders than the start of last year and built more luxury cars in January than the same time in 2020 as China boosted demand despite challenges from the pandemic, its boss told Reuters on Wednesday. The Volkswagen-owned brand said it had not faced major disruption from Britain's exit from the European...

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Special Report: Amazon documents reveal company’s secret strategy to dodge India’s regulators By Reuters

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - It was early 2019, and senior Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) executive Jay Carney was preparing for an important meeting. The former press secretary to U.S. President Barack Obama, Carney was scheduled to talk with India's ambassador to the United States in Washington, D.C. In Delhi, the Indian...

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Comic: Mario Draghi Saved the Euro. Can He Save Italy? By Investing.com

By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com -- After saving the euro from speculative attack eight years ago, Mario Draghi has accepted arguably an even bigger challenge – saving Italy from itself. Italian assets have been on a tear since his name was first mentioned as the likeliest candidate to replace Giuseppe Conte as Prime Minister at the head of a government of national unity. The...

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Ryanair loses legal fight against French, Swedish airline state aid By Reuters

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ryanair on Wednesday lost its fight against state aid granted to virus-hit rivals Air France and SAS via national schemes after Europe's second-top court backed EU competition regulators who had allowed the support under loosened rules. "That aid scheme is appropriate for making good the economic damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and does not constitute discrimination," the Luxembourg-based...

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