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Belarusian wheelchair barista “makes the world a better place” | National


Belarusian wheelchair barista “makes the world a better place” | National

With its elegant interior and freshly ground coffee, the café run by exiled Belarusian Sasha Avdevich might at first glance seem like just another trendy meeting place in Warsaw. But the lowered, wheelchair-accessible counter and a sticker reading “The barista on duty is hard of hearing” in Polish, English and Belarusian show that this is […]

China appeals to WTO against EU tariffs on electric vehicles | National


China appeals to WTO against EU tariffs on electric vehicles | National

Beijing announced on Friday that it had appealed to the World Trade Organization against additional tariffs imposed by the European Union on imports of electric vehicles from China. In July, the EU imposed additional provisional tariffs of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric vehicles after its executive concluded in an investigation that they were […]

E-commerce tycoon Huang tops China’s richest people list | National


E-commerce tycoon Huang tops China’s richest people list | National

E-commerce tycoon Colin Huang has become China’s richest man, according to an index released Friday, capping the rise of the former Google employee whose shopping site Temu lured consumers with low prices and all-powerful algorithms. Huang, the founder of PDD Holdings – which owns Temu and Chinese retail app Pinduoduo – is currently worth $48.6 […]

Inspired by past success, new CEO Kelly Ortberg wants to try to turn Boeing around | National


Inspired by past success, new CEO Kelly Ortberg wants to try to turn Boeing around | National

The appointment of 64-year-old Ortberg to succeed outgoing Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun was announced on July 31, the same day the U.S. aerospace giant reported a second-quarter loss of more than $1.4 billion. “I am extremely honored and humbled to join this iconic company,” Ortberg said in a statement. He has not made any public […]

Inspired by past success, new CEO Kelly Ortberg wants to try to turn Boeing around | National


Inspired by past success, new CEO Kelly Ortberg wants to try to turn Boeing around | National

Aviation experts and analysts are singing the praises of Kelly Ortberg, who is returning from early retirement on Thursday to take on the challenge of getting Boeing back on track after a series of quality and financial problems. The appointment of 64-year-old Ortberg to succeed outgoing Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun was announced on July 31, […]

Inspired by past success, new CEO Kelly Ortberg wants to turn Boeing around | Nation


Inspired by past success, new CEO Kelly Ortberg wants to turn Boeing around | Nation

Aviation experts and analysts are singing the praises of Kelly Ortberg, who is returning from early retirement on Thursday to take on the challenge of getting Boeing back on track after a series of quality and financial problems. The appointment of 64-year-old Ortberg to succeed outgoing Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun was announced on July 31, […]