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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian drones struck a large military base in a town deep in Russia overnight, starting a large fire and forcing some local residents to flee, Ukrainian officials and Russian media reported Wednesday. The attack came after a senior U.S. diplomat said a recently announced but still secret plan to win the war by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could “work” and help end the war with Russia. The conflict is in its third year. Ukraine claimed the attack destroyed a military warehouse in the town of Toropets in Russia’s Tver region, about 240 miles northwest of Moscow and…

Boeing’s CEO said Wednesday that the company will begin furloughing a “significant number” of employees. Save cash This comes amid a machinists union strike that began last week.Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg said those who will have to take unpaid leave over the next few days include U.S.-based executives, managers and other employees.”This is a difficult decision that will affect everyone, but it is part of our efforts to protect our long-term future and navigate these extremely challenging times,” Ortberg said in a company-wide employee message. Boeing has not said how many employees will be furloughed, but the number is…

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s vital technology industry has unwittingly become embroiled in Middle East politics after it was revealed that thousands of explosive pagers used to kill members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group were manufactured using Taiwanese company branding. Taiwanese tech company Gold Apollo denied on Wednesday that it manufactured the AR-924 pagers involved in the mass explosion in Lebanon, saying they were made by a European company called BAC under a license agreement. “According to the agreement, we have licensed BAC to use our brand trademarks to sell products in certain territories, but BAC remains fully responsible for the design…

BMW’s investment in the Golf continues to rage on, even at a time when sponsorship money is becoming increasingly hard to come by, writes David Facey. The PGA Tour’s demand for $20 million in prize money for signature events has cost it long-time blue-chip sponsors such as Farmers Insurance, Wells Fargo and Honda. But the German car giant has increased its financial backing for the sport by taking over as title sponsor of the Australian PGA, in addition to guaranteeing continued backing for the BMW Championship, the second of the tour’s three FedEx Cup playoffs. This expands the company’s…

‘Only consequential presidents get shot,’ says Trump, at first public event after assassination bidGood morning and welcome to our coverage of the run-up to the US presidential election.The fallout from Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt on Republican nominee Donald Trump is continuing. Last night the former president made his first public appearance since the incident, which occurred while he was playing golf in Florida.“It’s been a great experience,” the Republican presidential nominee said in an evening town hall in Flint, Michigan, about holding events with thousands of supporters. But he also went on to call running for president “a dangerous business”…

Text Size UN investigators said on Tuesday that an “unprecedented” crackdown, including arbitrary use of power, has plunged Venezuela into a severe human rights crisis as the country steps up efforts to crush all opposition. Protests by opposition groups and parts of the international community against the re-election of President Nicolas Maduro in July have left 27 people dead, 192 injured and around 2,400 arrested, government sources said. The crackdown, which has reached “unprecedented levels of violence”, has been “orchestrated by civilian and military officials at the highest levels of government, including President Maduro”, the mission’s head, Marta Barinas, said…

As you’ll see in this issue, there are still plenty of good reasons for regional airlines to continue operating Tuboprop aircraft. Low operating costs, the ability to use short takeoff and landing runways, and lighter engines with fewer moving parts than comparable jets all make a sound business case for continuing to use this technology. Unfortunately, customers don’t think so.There’s something about propellers that drives passengers into a rosary-counting frenzy. Is it because we (falsely) associate open-air fans with the old piston engines of pre-war aircraft? Or is it because they add noise and vibration to the cabin? Perhaps it’s…

The PGA has announced that six members have been awarded new titles within one of the membership categories: PGA Professional, PGA Coach or PGA Manager. The following PGA Members received awards in the following categories: Professional colleaguesMark Norton – Northamptonshire County Golf ClubGordon Goldie – Chingford Golf Range LimitedDarren Webster Clark – Zen Green Stage Coaching FellowBobby King – Cistercian College Golf AcademyGreg Roustan – Swingfit Academy Senior CoachSenor Bay – Gloria Golf Resort “Congratulations to the six PGA members who have earned their new titles through their dedication and significant impact on the industry,” said Tristan Crews, PGA…

LIV Golf’s Majestics Golf Club has announced a multi-year extension of its partnership with technology provider Seamless Digital, continuing to use dynamic displays integrated into the golf bags of team members Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, Henrik Stenson and Sam Horsfield. Since 2023, Majesticks GC has utilized seamless digital technology for sponsor activation, brand rotation, fan engagement and regular media content creation and messaging. As the LIV Golf Team Championship gets underway in Dallas this weekend, Seamless Digital and Majesticks have announced new advanced capabilities generated by a live cloud connection and providing real-time content control, allowing displays to be…

Marios, Vangelis, Panos and Markos Daktilides run the famous Myconian collectionMyconian Collection / Christos Drazos It all began in the 1960s, when Mykonos started to attract the attention of famous writers and bohemian artists, attracted by its simple and authentic Greek lifestyle. After Aristotle Onassis started hosting a parade of the rich and famous on his giant yacht, carrying celebrities like Jackie Kennedy, Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor, wealthy Greeks from Athens started building villas by the sea. Mykonos was one of the first islands to gain popularity as an international travel destination, and in the early 1970s it also…