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Albacete, Spain – Airbus Helicopters has opened a new logistics hub in Albacete, Spain, equipped and operated by main logistics partner Daher. Airbus Helicopters has unveiled a new 50,000 square metre warehouse next to its production facility in Albacete, aiming to optimise its operations in the Castilla-La Mancha region. The new hub was designed by Daher, Airbus Helicopters’ logistics services provider, and features a highly automated and robotic storage system – a first for the aviation industry – utilising advanced technology from French specialist Exotec. Related: Airbus’ vision for future high-speed helicopters has fixed wings New technologies reduce storage space…
File Image Srinagar, July 11: Chairman People’s Conference Sajjad Lone on Thursday said it was essential that the state assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir be held as scheduled. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp The surge in militant attacks in the Jammu region has cast a pall over eagerly awaited assembly elections in the union territory, which was last held in 2014 and is now under direct central government rule.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Kashmir last month, said preparations had begun for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. In December last…
Abdul Majeed/AFP/Getty Images Afghan refugees in Pakistan walk towards Torkham on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on November 3, 2023, following Pakistan’s decision to deport illegal migrants from the country. CNN — Pakistani authorities have extended the stay of some 1.5 million registered Afghan refugees but said mass deportations of “illegal migrants” would continue. Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif’s office announced on Wednesday that Afghan refugees holding Proof of Registration (POR) cards will be allowed to stay in the country until June 30, 2025. The fate of 1.45 million refugees whose PORs expired at the end of June had been unclear, with many…
Washington, DC sports gamblers will have a new option when BetMGM rolls out its app citywide next week on July 15th. Washington, DC sports gamblers will have a new option when BetMGM rolls out its app citywide next week on July 15th. Currently, the BetMGM mobile app can only be accessed in and around Nationals Park. FanDuel is currently the only licensed gambling app in the District and only recently came online: The D.C. Lottery and Gaming Department selected it in April to replace the struggling city-run GambetDC. BetMGM plans to kick off its citywide expansion outside the Nats Park…
Theresa Edwards thought these would be the golden years of her life, but instead she wakes up at the crack of dawn, crisscrosses Los Angeles by bus, and ends her long day at home with her final patient, Edwards’ husband of 55 years, who is recovering from a serious car accident.Edwards began working as a caregiver at age 18 when her grandmother suffered from Alzheimer’s. Now 74, she finds herself tiring more easily than she used to. She has to stop and catch her breath every now and then, but taking a break isn’t an option. Every dollar counts. Edwards…
date July 11, 2024 4:22:49 AM (MENAFN) Russia’s consumer price inflation rate continued its upward trend in June, increasing for the sixth consecutive month and reaching its highest level since February 2023, according to the latest data from the Russian Federal State Statistics Service. On a year-on-year basis, inflation rose sharply to 8.59% in June from 8.3% in May, reflecting continuing pressures across various sectors of the economy.Food prices, a key component of consumer spending, saw a notable increase last month, with food inflation surging to 9.81%, while services sector inflation also rose to…
13 minutes agoEuropean stocks open higherSee the chart…Stoxx 600 Index.8 hours agoFederal Reserve Fines Citigroup $60.6 MillionThe Federal Reserve on Wednesday fined Citigroup $60.6 million for violating a 2020 enforcement action, according to a press release.”Citigroup failed to adequately remediate its data quality control issues and failed to implement compensation controls to manage ongoing risk,” the release said. “The Board will continue to monitor Citigroup’s actions in compliance with the 2020 Measures, which remain in effect.”The commission’s fine and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s penalty bring the bank’s total penalties to approximately $135.6 million.— Lisa Kailai Han9…
The polls held in the Bagda Assembly by-election in West Bengal reported a voter turnout of 68.01%, which is 10.91% lower than the voter turnout in the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, where the voter turnout in this constituency was reported as 78.92%.The by-election to Bagda Assembly seat in West Bengal was necessitated by the resignation of Biswajit Das. Bagda 94 constituency is a scheduled caste seat in North 24 Parghanth district and South East Bengal region of West Bengal. The local seat is part of the 14th Bangaon (Scheduled Caste) Lok Sabha constituency and by-elections were held on Wednesday…
China’s big technology companies are making little progress in meeting their renewable energy targets at a time when electricity consumption in these sectors is expected to soar due to demand for artificial intelligence and cloud services, according to a report from Greenpeace East Asia, which called on the tech giants to take stronger action to tackle climate change.The environmental group released a report on Thursday tracking the renewable energy usage of China’s top 25 cloud providers and data center operators, which account for more than half of China’s cloud market and more than 60 percent of its data center market.Alibaba…
NATO has accused China of playing a key role in Russia’s war in Ukraine and has expressed concern about China’s nuclear and space capabilities.China has warned NATO “not to provoke conflict” over its ties with Russia after the Western military alliance accused Beijing of being a “decisive supporter” of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Thursday’s warning came as NATO leaders meeting in Washington DC pledged to bolster the defense of Ukraine and Europe against Russia and made clear that China was also becoming a focus for the alliance. A spokesman for the European Union delegation in Beijing said NATO should “stop…