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French air traffic controllers cancel three-day strike
French air traffic controllers cancel three-day strike
by  AFP

French air traffic controllers have called off a three-day strike that threatened to disrupt European skies next week, a top union said on Saturday. In early July, French air traffic controllers staged a strike that brought chaos to European skies.

Flights resume at Munich airport after second drone scare
Flights resume at Munich airport after second drone scare
by  AFP

Flights resumed "progressively" on Saturday at Munich airport, but delays were expected after a drone scare caused a second shutdown in as many days, affecting over 6,500 passengers, the operator said. Forty-six departures from the airport had to be cancelled or delayed until Saturday, with a total of 6,500 passengers affected.

'First of its kind' power surge behind Iberia blackout: experts
'First of its kind' power surge behind Iberia blackout: experts
by  AFP

A power surge that caused a paralysing blackout across all of Spain and Portugal in April was an unprecedented event in Europe and possibly the world, but the root cause remains unknown, an expert panel said Friday. Cortinas added that "we think (it is unprecedented) in the world as well", but cautioned that the experts did not have information from every country.

US delays key jobs report due to government shutdown
US delays key jobs report due to government shutdown
by  AFP

The United States suspended the publication of a key employment report Friday as a partial government shutdown entered its third day, casting a fog over the health of the world's biggest economy. If the shutdown persists through October 15, the next consumer inflation report could also be delayed.

UN-backed climate banking alliance ceases operations
UN-backed climate banking alliance ceases operations
by  AFP

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance, a UN-backed initiative seeking carbon neutral investments by banks, announced Friday its immediate shutdown -- at a time of faltering climate commitments in the United States and Europe.

Munich airport resumes flights after drone sightings trigger closure
Munich airport resumes flights after drone sightings trigger closure
by  AFP

Germany's Munich airport said normal service resumed Friday after several drone sightings forced its closure overnight, the latest in a string of similar aviation disruptions across Europe. An airport spokesman said in a statement sent to AFP that "flight operations resumed as normal from 5:00 a.m. on Friday morning".