Doctors in England begin six-day strike after rejecting government's pay, workforce deal
WorldLONDON -- Resident doctors in England started a six-day walkout on Tuesday after rejecting an offer the government said would not get better, with the British Medical Association saying it failed to reverse years of pay erosion and staffing pressures.
Train driver killed, 27 people injured as French TGV collides with truck
WorldLILLE -- The driver of a high-speed TGV train was killed and 27 people injured in France on Tuesday when the train collided with a truck, officials said.
Final death toll 12 in Russian petrochemical plant accident
WorldRescue workers completed search operations five days after a large fire at a Russian petrochemical plant and the final death toll stood at 12, the company owning the plant said early on Tuesday.
Japanese food makers, others to jointly enhance cybersecurity
WorldTOKYO -- Ten Japanese companies, including food makers and retailers, said Monday that they will jointly set up an organization to enhance cybersecurity.
Japan govt oks bill to make digital textbooks official
WorldTOKYO -- The Japanese government Tuesday adopted a bill to designate digital textbooks as official materials on par with their conventional printed versions and to make them eligible for free distribution in elementary and junior high schools.
Indonesia raises jet fuel surcharge, flight ticket prices as oil soars
WorldIndonesia announced on Monday a 28-percentage point rise in the surcharge on jet fuel, and said it will allow airlines to raise the domestic ticket price, which the government caps, by up to 13 percent.
Apple's foldable iPhone faces engineering snags, potential shipment delays, Nikkei Asia reports
WorldApple (AAPL.O) has been encountering setbacks in the engineering test phase of its first foldable iPhone, which could lead to delays in its mass production and product shipment schedule, Nikkei Asia reported on Monday, citing sources.
Artemis II moon crew breaks Cold War-era spaceflight distance record
WorldHOUSTON - The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission flew deeper into space on Monday than any humans before them, as they cruised through a rare flyby of the shadowed far side of the moon that revealed a lunar surface under cosmic bombardment.
AirAsia X committed to opening Bahrain hub despite Middle East conflict
WorldKUALA LUMPUR -- Budget carrier AirAsia X (AIRX.KL) said on Monday that it remained set on opening a planned hub in Bahrain in June, though the airline's chief executive was non-committal on whether the plans would go ahead if the Middle East conflict drags on.
Japan's rice prices likely to fall in coming months
WorldTOKYO -- Many people in the Japanese rice industry expect prices for the staple food to fall over the next three months amid rising inventories, an industry group said Monday.
