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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission told Lufthansa on Wednesday it would order the German flag carrier to reinstate charter airline Condor’s access to Lufthansa’s short-haul network to feed Condor’s Frankfurt-New York route. The expected interim measure is part of the Commission’s investigation into the joint venture between Lufthansa, United, and Air Canada, which the EU executive believes may restrict competition for Frankfurt-New York flights. The Commission said Lufthansa should reinstate […]

After a Lull, Jordan Again Confronts Syrian Drug Trafficking  Syrian drug trafficking slowed down during the war between Israel and Hezbollah, but a recent clash on the Syria-Jordan border suggests that the trade is back  Rizik Alabi / The Media Line  [Damascus] Over the past two days, the Syria-Jordan border has witnessed what military officials described as intense clashes between Jordanian forces and groups of smugglers.  Jordan announced that its […]

Amnesty International Event in Venice Sparks Outrage Over Gaza Report  The event’s use of the term “genocide” drew backlash from Venice’s Jewish community, leading to venue changes and rising tensions  By Giorgia Valente / The Media Line  Venice has become the center of a heated debate following Amnesty International’s recent event aimed at presenting its findings on alleged genocide in Gaza. The controversy erupted over the event’s original title, “You […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sitting in a quiet dressing room on Tuesday night after another blown lead turned into another crippling loss in a season increasingly filled with them, Evgeni Malkin spoke quietly. The Pittsburgh Penguins star has long served as the franchise’s emotional core, the Russian’s passion serving as the yin to longtime captain Sidney Crosby’s more reserved yang. Malkin is well aware his historic partnership with Crosby and Kris […]

Jayden Daniels, meet Slinging Sammy Baugh. The Commanders’ dynamic rookie quarterback accomplished a feat in his playoff debut that no quarterback in the NFL had done since Baugh during the franchise’s first season in Washington back in 1937. Daniels threw two touchdown passes to lead the Commanders to a 23-20 win at Tampa Bay on Sunday night, joining Russell Wilson (2012), Mark Sanchez (2009) and Joe Flacco (2008) as the […]

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers will be featured on four of ESPN’s first 10 “Sunday Night Baseball” broadcasts along with a March 27 appearance on the sport’s main opening day. ESPN said Wednesday it will broadcast the Dodgers’ Sunday night games against the Chicago Cubs (April 13), Atlanta Braves (May 4), New York Mets (May 25) and New York Yankees […]

Female family ties were at the heart of social networks in Celtic society in Britain before the Roman invasion, a new analysis suggests. Genetic evidence from a late Iron Age cemetery shows that women were closely related while unrelated men tended to come into the community from elsewhere, likely after marriage. An examination of ancient DNA recovered from 57 graves in Dorset in southwest England shows that two-thirds of the […]

MONTREAL (AP) — Peeps trickle out of a soundproof chamber as its door opens. Female zebra finches are chattering away inside the microphone-lined box. The laboratory room sounds like a chorus of squeaky toys. “They’re probably talking about us a little bit,” says McGill University postdoctoral fellow Logan James. It’s unclear, of course, what they are saying. But James believes he is getting closer to deciphering their vocalizations through a […]

News reports say that social media company Meta Platforms is planning to cut 5% of total staff this year by terminating staff based on performance and hiring new workers to replace them. Bloomberg News reported that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement in an internal note to employees, saying he wants to “raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster.” Meta employs about 72,000 people, according […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department said Wednesday that it’s expanding the web of sanctions on companies and institutions supporting Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine, re-designating about 100 entities for sanctions and placing sanctions on 15 new entities. A senior Treasury Department official said that under the sanctions any company that does meaningful business with parts of Russia’s military industrial complex would also face the risk of penalties. The […]