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Donald Trump says Saudi king has agreed to ramp up oil production
Trump's comments come as oil prices have edged higher as his administration pushes US allies to end oil purchases from Iran. Trump was vague about whether the two-million-barrel increase would be per day. "During the call, the two leaders stressed the need to make efforts to maintain the stability of oil markets and the growth of the global economy", the statement said, adding that oil rich co... [Full Article...]
New low-priced airline, LEVEL, to feature Vienna-Larnaca flights
These will include London Gatwick, Barcelona , Palma, Paris CDG and Milan Malpensa. A full list of destinations and route frequencies can be seen below. The blue-chip company, which also owns Aer Lingus and Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling, launched budget long-haul carrier Level a year ago in an effort to compete with low-cost transatlantic carries such as Wow Air and Norwegian. [Full Article...]
Delta passenger kicked off flight over argument about phone's 'airplane mode'
She then accused me of not turning on airplane mode after being "told to do so several times". "I told her 'I know how to turn on airplane mode, you don't have to stand over me , '" Rodgers said in the post . Delta has responded to users on Twitter accusing the flight attendant of racial discrimination, but Rodgers says she herself has yet to hear from the airline. [Full Article...]
USA customers had contact information, usernames exposed
The data that is potentially at risk includes customer contact information, like email addresses and physical addresses, as well as login information, like usernames and passwords. Adidas is working with law enforcement and data security experts to address the issue, and is alerting consumers who may have been affected, it said. [Full Article...]
'Crumpet crisis' predicted as carbon dioxide shortage hits production at Warburton's plants
You may have trouble finding crumpets in supermarkets as Warburton's suffers the effects of a carbon dioxide shortage. Bookers said: "Due to the worldwide shortage of CO2, we are experiencing some supply issues on soft drinks and beer ". [Full Article...]
Triple H opens WWE Performance Center doors to Toys R Us mascot
In the less than two days since Johnpiere posted the image on Facebook, it has been shared almost 300,000 times. The toy store chain announced in March they would be closing down and the few remaining stores are closing for good this week. [Full Article...]
How Facebook and Google nudge users to make anti-privacy choices
In this report , we analyze a sample of settings in Facebook, Google and Windows 10 , and show how default settings and dark patterns , techniques and features of interface design meant to manipulate users, are used to nudge users towards privacy intrusive options. [Full Article...]
'It is a dollar for dollar response': Canada strikes back at US
Officials say the measures are designed in part to pressure Trump by focusing on goods from states where his political allies hold sway. Freeland said there was no reason for the Trump administration to escalate the trade dispute and Canada would not back down in the face of American violations of WTO and NAFTA trade rules. [Full Article...]