📍 Washington, D.C., 5 September 2025 — JetBlue Airways will become the first airline to adopt Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite network to power its in-flight Wi-Fi, the companies announced this week. The partnership marks a significant milestone in aviation connectivity, with rollout scheduled to begin in 2027. Project Kuiper, Amazon’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite […]
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3 September 2025, Cairo, Egypt – In response to the urgent – and growing – threat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses to global health, development and security, the World Health Organization (WHO) is developing a new Global Action Plan on AMR (AMR GAP 2.0) in line with Resolution WHA77.6 and the 2024 UN Political Declaration on AMR. […]
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📍 Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas — American Airlines has reached a major milestone in its fleet expansion, welcoming its 1,000th mainline aircraft—a premium-configured Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The aircraft arrived at the airline’s Dallas–Fort Worth hub on August 29, 2025, as part of its ongoing modernization and long-haul service enhancement strategy. The new Dreamliner features American’s latest […]
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Ajith Sunghay, Head of OHCHR’s Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), told UN News that the escalation has caused extensive destruction to residential buildings in southern parts of North Gaza governorate and in northeastern areas of Gaza City. This has led to further civilian casualties and forced displacement. Local health authorities reported that 816 […]
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Speaking from the capital Kyiv which was rocked by some of the deadliest attacks of the war last week – and following a visit to the frontline region of Sumy – UN Women’s Representative in Ukraine Sabine Freizer Gunes described to UN News’s Nathalie Minard both the emotional exhaustion and the resilience she had witnessed. The […]
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📍 Milan, Italy — Giorgio Armani, the iconic Italian fashion designer and founder of the Armani Group, has died at the age of 91, the company announced on September 4. He passed away peacefully in Milan, surrounded by family, following a period of declining health. Widely regarded as a pioneer of modern Italian style, Armani […]
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📍 Canberra, Australia — The Australian government has entered into a $1.6 billion agreement with the Pacific island nation of Nauru to resettle up to 354 individuals deemed to have “no legal right to remain in Australia.” The deal marks a renewed phase in Australia’s controversial offshore migration policy. Under the arrangement, Nauru will receive […]
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📍 London, UK — Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the British luxury carmaker owned by Tata Motors, has confirmed a major cyberattack that has severely disrupted its global retail and manufacturing operations. The company said it took immediate action by proactively disconnecting its systems to contain the incident, which occurred over the weekend. In a statement, […]
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Up to 1,000 people are feared dead in the tragedy, which occurred on Sunday in Tarsin village, located in the Jebel Marra range on the border of Central and South Darfur states. The landslide was triggered by days of heavy rain. “I extend my heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and to the […]
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📍 Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $9.8 billion multiyear contract to produce nearly 2,000 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) interceptors, the company confirmed on Wednesday. The agreement, covering fiscal years 2024 through 2026, marks the largest contract in the history of Lockheed’s Missiles and Fire Control […]
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