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Rolls-Royce has announced plans to axe up to 2,500 jobs across the company. It is the first major move by Tufan Erginbilgic who, on becoming chief executive in January, described Rolls-Royce as a “burning platform”. Rolls-Royce, which makes engines for aircraft, is based in Derby but employs 42,000 people around the world. It was hit hard by the pandemic when air travel was grounded for months and it axed 9,000 jobs. The company was also forced raise billions of pounds worth of funding to support the business through Covid Mr Erginbilgic, a former executive at oil giant BP, took over running…

Hundreds of members and staff of the European Parliament had a surprise when their train from Brussels to the French city of Strasbourg ended up at Disneyland Paris instead. The special train is chartered once a month to get MEPs between parliament’s seats in Brussels and Strasbourg. But a signalling error on Monday meant they briefly ended up with an unexpected view of rollercoasters. One MEP posted: “We are NOT a Mickey Mouse parliament.” While many made light of the mix-up, some said it highlighted the need to stay in Belgium to do business rather than travelling to the north-eastern…

A debate over the war between Israel and Hamas is raging on US college campuses. In a social media age that demands people pick a side on divisive issues, is there still space for young Americans to talk to each other? Hundreds of students gathered on the main quad at Columbia University in New York City last week to engage in duelling protests in support of Israel and the Palestinian people – and to condemn the loss of life. Pro-Israel protesters, most of whom were Jewish, draped themselves in white and blue Israeli flags. For much of the event, they…

“A fortnight ago we had a detection of a bedbug and it’s frightening,” says Max Malka, owner of the Montlhery Paris Sud Hotel, 15km south of Paris. You don’t know if bugs are moving between rooms, he said, and you risk being sued if a guest is bitten badly. His is one of many firms seeking solutions amid a rise in reported outbreaks in France and the UK. And firms are turning to tech – both old and new – to catch outbreaks early, which is vital to stopping the spread. There is growing public concern about the insects, with…

Two Swedish nationals have been shot dead and a third person injured in Brussels, in an attack which prosecutors are treating as terrorism. The Belgium-Sweden Euro 2024 qualifier football match being played in the city was abandoned. Brussels is on its highest terror alert as the gunman, who appeared to have an assault rifle, remains at large. French President Emmanuel Macron, who was on a visit to Albania, said: “Europe has been shaken.” A spokesman for the Belgian federal prosecutor, Eric van Duyse, urged the public to “go home and stay at home as long as the threat has not…

The last words of a six-year-old US Muslim boy stabbed to death in a suspected hate crime over the weekend were “Mom, I’m fine”, his uncle said as hundreds gathered to lay the child to rest. On Monday, the Mosque Foundation in the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview was filled to overflowing, with some paying their respects on the pavement outside. Police say Wadea al-Fayoume was attacked because he was Muslim. His funeral was held as the family’s landlord appeared in court charged with the boy’s murder. The 71-year-old accused was allegedly upset about the Israel-Hamas war. Mourners came from all…

This week, China is throwing a huge party to celebrate one of its biggest experiments in engaging with the world: its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Officials and leaders from all over the globe are in Beijing to attend a high-level summit marking the BRI’s 10th anniversary. Participants expected to show up range from Vladimir Putin to the Taliban. Chinese media is awash with coverage of the BRI’s achievements, including a six-part documentary on state TV. A signature policy of President Xi Jinping, the BRI is aimed at stitching China closer to the world through investments and infrastructure projects. With…

Social Security benefits pump a large chunk of change into the US economy – with about $1.4 trillion going to more than 67 million Americans last year alone. The program, equivalent to 5% of the country’s gross domestic product, provides a cash infusion that helps keep the economy afloat – recipients purchase goods and services with their benefits resulting in more revenue for businesses and jobs for workers. That’s why it’s a big deal when Social Security recipients receive their annual cost-of-living adjustment. Starting in January they’ll see a 3.2% increase in their Social Security checks, that’s a much smaller increase than the inflation-fueled…

When the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states sued Amazon last month in a landmark antitrust case, Lina Khan, chair of the FTC, described it as a “cutting-edge” lawsuit that captures “state-of-the-art thinking” about modern monopolies in the tech industry. The closely watched case may be the biggest of the 34-year-old’s career. It symbolizes the toughest regulatory challenge Amazon has faced in recent memory; for Khan, however, it is also the culmination of a years-long effort to challenge decades of received wisdom about how governments can protect competition, particularly in the tech sector. If the Khan-spearheaded suit succeeds, it could mean…

Center-right candidate Daniel Noboa, the 35-year-old son of a banana tycoon, will become Ecuador’s next president, following an election driven by concerns over rising violence and a worsening security situation in the Latin American nation. More than 10 million people have voted in the presidential election, and data from the National Electoral Council of Ecuador (CNE) shows Noboa obtained 52.3% of the votes (4,829,130). His main political rival, leftist candidate and first round front-runner Luisa González, obtained 47.7% of votes (4,404,014), the CNE said. Noboa was a lawmaker before outgoing President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the legislature and called for early elections.…