#UK #heathrowairport #ukairport - Airport Fire LIVE: 1,000 Flights Affected After Substation Fire Causes Power Outage | CNBC TV18

21 March 2025

Heathrow Airport Fire LIVE: 1,000 Flights Affected After Substation Fire Causes Power Outage | UK News | CNBC TV18

Helicopter aerials over Britain's Heathrow Airport, which closed Friday after an electrical substation fire caused a power outage

Some more details from Flightradar24, which says that more than 1,000 flights will be impacted by the sudden closure of Heathrow today.

“Today’s total closure of London-Heathrow will affect at least 1,351 flights to/from LHR,” the flight tracker said in a post on Bluesky, “That doesn’t include any flights that might be canceled or delayed due to aircraft being out of position.”

Due to a power outage in the London Heathrow area, London Heathrow Airport is currently closed.

As a result, customers due to travel from Heathrow on Friday are advised not to travel to the airport until further notice.

This will clearly have a significant impact on our operation and our customers and we’re working as quickly as possible to update them on their travel options for the next 24 hours and beyond.

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#investment #finance #oil - Why BP Learned to Love Oil Again: Bloomberg Originals

21 March 2025

Following environmental catastrophe, corporate missteps and plain bad luck, BP lags its peers. Now it’s scrambling to re-embrace fossil fuels while an activist circles. Is it too little, too late? What Went Wrong for BP? Why the Oil Major Hit Reset: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...

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#F1 - Can Aston Martin recover its pace in 2025?: The Inside Line

21 March 2025

Aston's Martin struggled during the F1 2025 season opener.

Aston Martin left Australia dejected, following a tough opening round that was saved by Lance Stroll, who finished down in sixth. The team completed testing as the seventh fastest, with Lance Stroll 10th on the timesheet, his double world champion teammate Fernando Alonso was 16th - with both laps set on day two with Pirelli’s C3s.

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#USA #finance #investment - 'Clear Possibility' that US Becomes Un-Investable under Trump: Peter Atwater: Bloomberg

20 March 2025

Financial Insyghts President Peter Atwater talks how investors should approach the volatility of policy changes in the Trump administration.

President Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve should cut interest rates, splitting with the US central bank as officials weigh the economic cost of his tariff push. 

“The Fed would be MUCH better off CUTTING RATES as U.S.Tariffs start to transition (ease!) their way into the economy,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “Do the right thing. April 2nd is Liberation Day in America!!!”

Trump’s post Wednesday evening comes as his administration prepares to unveil a fresh wave of tariffs, which Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled was hanging over forecasts. 

Fed officials held their benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday for a second straight meeting, as expected by economists. Powell downplayed simmering concerns about a slowdown but acknowledged tariff uncertainty was a factor and already contributing to goods inflation, but may prove transitory. Trump’s administration is preparing to announce a fresh wave of tariffs on April 2, though the exact scope isn’t clear. Trump has promised so-called “reciprocal” tariffs on at least some nations, though his administration has not specified which ones or at what rate, and his key economic advisers have competing views on the best way to approach tariff policy. 

The public push back on interest rates comes as the Trump White House tries to make its case for stiffer tariffs amid a mixed economic picture in the US. Inflation has not abated as much as American consumers would like. High interest rates are squeezing the housing market, and economists now see economic growth slowing in the upcoming months. 

Trump has sent repeated mixed messages on the Fed — at times calling for cuts and otherwise declining to intervene. Similarly, during the campaign, he vacillated on how independent he said the Fed should be from the White House.

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#usa #germany #border - Germany updates US travel advice following arrests | DW News

21 March 2025

Germany has updated its travel advisory for the United States after several German citizens were detained at the U.S. border.

This comes amid a broader crackdown on immigration by the Trump administration. Germany is now warning its citizens that holding a visa or entry waiver for the U.S. does not guarantee entry into the country.

A spokesperson for the German Foreign Ministry stated that Berlin is working to determine whether there has been a possible "change in American immigration policy."

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Officials in Paris are expressing their dismay after a French scientist was denied entry to the US, because of text messages on their phone containing a 'personal opinion' about the Trump administration. The British and German governments have updated their advice for travellers seeking to enter the U.S. with fresh warnings about the risk of arrest or detention. We speak to Veronica Cardenas, former assistant chief counsel at the US Department of Homeland Security.

#Ukraine #Russia - Trump’s plan or a wishlist for Putin: Who decides the future of Ukraine? | To the Point: DW News

20 March 2025

What’s the deal for a ceasefire in Ukraine? Two months into the Trump presidency, things are still largely unchanged on the front lines. Many say they want the war to end, but the crucial question remains: under what conditions?

After more than three years of war, the US president has made peace negotiations a top priority. He seeks a quick deal with the aggressor, Vladimir Putin.

But a highly anticipated phone call between the two achieved little so far: 30 days without attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, yet Russia continues its assaults.

Ukraine and its European partners fear a one-sided agreement at the expense of the embattled nation. On To the Point the question is: Trump’s plan or a wish list for Putin:

Who decides the future of Ukraine? Our guests: Nico Lange is a political consultant and security expert, and a Senior Fellow at the Munich Security Conference Anna Sauerbrey is a journalist and international editor at Germany’s weekly Die Zeit

#news - Top U.S. & World Headlines — March 20, 2025: Democracy Now

20 March 2025

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#Finland #happiness #rankings - Finland again ranked happiest country in the world as US falls to its lowest-ever position: France 24 English

20 March 2025

Finland has been named the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report 2025 published Thursday.

Other Nordic countries are also once again at the top of the happiness rankings in the annual report while the United States dropped to its lowest-ever position at 24, having previously peaked at 11th place in 2012.

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