French provider of environmental management services Veolia Environnement SA (VE) has announced a $620 million deal to sell a North American subsidiary. Veolia said on Wednesday its subsidiary Veolia North America has agreed to sell Veolia North Americ…
Profit down in first quarter for Japanese electronics giant Panasonic
Profit fell sharply in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period of the previous year for Japanese electronics major Panasonic Holdings. Panasonic reported on Wednesday that its first-quarter net profit attributable to stockholders plun…
T-Mobile US beats market expectations with higher Q2 results
T-Mobile US, the telecom firm, beat market estimates on Wednesday for both its second quarter earnings and revenues. The company further updated its outlook for fiscal 2024 core adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (E…
Boeing reports higher loss in second quarter, missing estimates
US aircraft manufacturer Boeing on Wednesday reported higher losses in the second quarter than the previous year. The company’s bottom line totalled -$1.439 million, or -$2.33 per share. This compares with -$149 million, or -$0.25 per share, in last ye…
Smith and Ceccon start double bids ahead of star-studded finals
South Africa’s Tatjana Smith led the 200 metres heats on Wednesday as she aims to become the first swimmer in 28 years to claim a women’s breaststroke double at the Olympics. Smith won the 100m on Monday and paced the 200m heats from main rivals Tes Sc…
Blinken says US not involved in Hamas leader Haniyeh’s killing
The United States was not involved in the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported. Blinken, during a visit to Singapore, also reiterated the need for a cease…
Storm disrupts French high-speed rail service, with 80,000 affected
Severe storms caused widespread diruptions to a section of France’s high-speed rail network on Wednesday. Traffic on the South-East line, which connects Paris with Marseille and Montpellier, is seeing major service interruptions, national rail operator…
CAS dismisses Canada women footballers’ appeal in drone affair
Canada’s appeal against a six-point deduction in the Olympic women’s football tournament in connection with a drone affair has been dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The world’s highest sports court said on Wednesday that its ad-ho…
German airport passenger numbers climb over 10% in first half of year
German airports were significantly busier in the first half of 2024 than in the same period last year, with 90.8 million passengers arriving and departing. This was 10.5% more than in the first half of 2023, but still 14.6% less than in 2019 before the…
Kari Lake’s election denial obsession was too much even for Trump: new book
Arizona MAGA stalwart Kari Lake’s obsession with bogus claims about voter fraud was so strong that even former President Donald Trump got tired of hearing about it, a new book claims. The Guardian has obtained a copy of a new book from Politico journal…