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France and Germany said on Monday they had agreed to abandon a joint fighter jet program due to disagreements between the companies involved, in a blow to European efforts to boost defence cooperation. The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme was launched in 2017 to replace France’s Rafale jets and the Eurofighter planes used by … Read more
As governments around the world struggle with ways to reverse plunging birth rates, new US studies suggest they have ignored a key culprit — the smartphone. “Is the iPhone Birth Control?” asked a paper published Monday by the National Bureau of Economic Research, delving into why US fertility rates have fallen by 22 percent since … Read more
After Christopher Nolan fans rushed to secure premium tickets last week for his highly anticipated epic “The Odyssey,” Tom Holland and Letterboxd are encouraging fans to take their love of film formats to the next level. “For the first time ever on Letterboxd, you’ll be able to track and share the way you experience the … Read more
Canada’s aerospace sector has long been defined by engineering excellence, global supply chain integration and a steady, if sometimes understated, role in the production of both commercial and business aircraft. Yet beneath this continuity, a more subtle transformation is underway: manufacturers are retooling production systems to respond to shifting demand, emerging defence priorities, and the … Read more
A strong earthquake struck off the coast of western Cuba on Monday, with AFP journalists in Havana reporting 20 seconds of shaking that forced Cubans out of buildings and into the streets. The US Geological Survey said that the quake was 6.1 magnitude and struck about 62 miles (100 kilometers) off the island’s western tip. … Read more
Apple held its annual Worldwide Developer Conference today. WWDC is the event in which the company uses its keynote address to announce lots of changes coming to its software platforms on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac. Apple has been chasing the artificial intelligence boom for the past few years, though many of its promised … Read more
President Donald Trump on Monday formally nominated his longtime loyalist and former personal defense lawyer Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general permanently. Blanche has been serving as the nation’s top prosecutor in an acting capacity after Pam Bondi was fired by President Donald Trump in April. Blanche was Bondi’s deputy at the time. The nomination has … Read more
On a windswept plain in southern Alberta, a field of mirrors now tracks the sun with quiet precision. Each panel tilts in unison, converting photons into electrons, sunlight into electricity. It is a scene more commonly associated with California or Spain than Canada—and yet it may offer a glimpse of the country’s energy future. A … Read more
Donald Trump spent much of last week railing against California’s recent statewide primaries, baselessly insisting the slow process of tallying ballots must reflect a “rigged” system. This week, the president picked up where he left off. In the early hours of Monday morning, he used his social media platform to argue there’s “no way” a … Read more
The threat of a potential labor crisis at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium continues to loom just days before the World Cup kicks off, after a union representing more than 2,000 hospitality workers voted to authorize a strike. The union representing concession workers, servers, bartenders, dishwashers, cooks and other SoFi Stadium workers voted overwhelmingly Friday in … Read more