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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Boeing’s new chief executive Kelly Ortberg has many active fronts in his battle to “reset" the company, including addressing labor strikes, re-establishing a culture of accountability, fixing ongoing problems at the defense division and figuring out how to build innovative plane models again. Now he also has to seriously worry about the company’s deteriorating balance sheet.

Shares of McDonald’s fell nearly 6% in premarket trading on Wednesday after an E. coli outbreak linked to the restaurant chain’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers resulted in the death of one person and sickened 49 people in the U.S.

E. coli outbreak across 10 states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The outbreak, caused by E. coli O157, sent 10 people to the hospital. This strain was also responsible for the deadly 1993 outbreak at Jack in the Box restaurants. The CDC reported that everyone affected had eaten at McDonald's prior to their illness, with most recalling having a Quarter Pounder. Investigators are focusing on slivered onions and fresh beef patties as potential sources, though the exact ingredient has not yet been identified. McDonald's has removed the slivered onions and beef patties from stores in the affected states, including Colorado and Nebraska, as a precaution. U.S. food safety attorney Bill Marler noted that onions have been tied to past E. coli outbreaks, while beef contamination is rarer due to strict food safety measures.

mpox strain that has spread from Democratic Republic of Congo to neighboring countries may affect girls and young women, a new study has revealed. Girls and young women may be more susceptible to an infectious subvariant of the virus that causes mpox, reported Bloomberg. Hundreds of children have already died of this deadly strain in eastern Congo. The details of the subvariant of the virus were published in the scientific journal Eurosurveillance, according to which 154 people have tested positive for mpox in Burundi, an area in eastern Congo. Of 154 mpox cases that were reported from July 3 to September 9, the median age was 9.5 years. ALSO READ: New Mpox variant detected in Germany: Health authority

The conflict at the border had significantly strained relations between the two countries, especially following a fierce clash in the Galwan Valley in June 2020, which was the most serious military conflict between China and India in decades. China spokesperson Lin Jian said during a media briefing that both nations have been in close communication through diplomatic and military channels regarding issues at the China-India border.

Tokyo: Naomi Osaka's season appears to be over after she said she will not play at next month's Billie Jean King Cup finals because of injury. The four-time Grand Slam singles champion said in Tokyo on Sunday that she had ruptured abdominal muscles. «I thought I strained my back, but I did an MRI in Beijing and they said that I bulged a disc in my back and I also ruptured abdominal muscles,» Japan's Kyodo News agency reported the 27-year-old as saying.

foreign policy experts have expressed their views on how Canada's rogue allegations have strained the relationship between the two countries. In an interview to ANI, defence expert Shiwalee Deshpande said that the relations have soured significantly between the two countries. «The matters are very, very serious and the relations are strained because of the comments made by Justin Trudeau.» Commenting on the Indian government's decision to call back Indian diplomats from Canada and expelling Canadian diplomats from India, she noted that it was, «A very strong step taken by the Indian government. It showed to the whole world that don't mess with India, otherwise India would come out to be very, very strong.

Workers in Italy’s troubled automotive sector are holding a national strike for the first time in 20 years, with a massive demonstration being held in the center of Rome

In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama Prefecture, a small group of rice farmers began their most recent harvest in sweltering heat, two weeks sooner than usual

Tech giants Amazon and Google are investing in the next generation of nuclear reactors

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Edible oil prices are on the boil again. The ‘oils and fats’ group in India’s consumer price index rose 2.5% year-on-year in September, marking the first increase in nearly two years and adding inflationary pressures at a time when the country is already reeling under the strain of high food prices.

An annual report says the rising number of injuries to top soccer players came at a cost of nearly $800 million across Europe’s leading leagues last season

India and Canada has caused significant uncertainty for visa applicants, particularly students and families with ties to both countries. Amid the strained relationship, India expelled six Canadian diplomats and announced the withdrawal of its High Commissioner, following Canada's withdrawal of over two-thirds of its diplomats. The fallout may impact visa processes further, affecting students, families, and businesses alike. As tensions rise, the strained diplomatic ties could hinder direct air connectivity and lead to fewer visa approvals.

Congress party has accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government of conspiring with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre to create a crisis around the storage of paddy crops, which could severely impact the state's economy. Tensions between Congress and AAP, already strained after the Haryana election results, have escalated following the new allegations. Leader of Opposition in the Punjab assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, claimed that the Punjab Chief Minister, Bhagwant Mann, misled farmers into sowing hybrid varieties of paddy, which has contributed to the ongoing issues. «I hold Arvind Kejriwal, Mann, and the central government responsible for this crisis, which will also create a law and order situation,» Bajwa said at a press conference in New Delhi. Bajwa highlighted that 185 lakh metric tonnes of paddy are expected to arrive in mandis (grain markets), but godowns in the state are already full due to uncleared stocks. He urged immediate intervention from the Centre, warning of a potential economic fallout.

inflation and recession, and amid the incoming US elections this November, the strength of the US dollar is also becoming a major factor for concern in the US markets. Nassim Nicholas Taleb, who wrote the book The Black Swan about the unpredictable events around finance and markets, has now voiced his opinion about the condition of the US dollar in the coming days, and the factors that may lead to its immense strain.

Economist Steve Moore looks at the economic outlook in the U.S. on ‘The Bottom Line.’

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Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu will hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi as he aims to repair relations between their countries that have been strained since he came to power last year

King Charles misses 'darling boy' Prince Harry, but William is adamant about the absolute ban.' A royal expert has suggested that as their rift grows, King Charles misses his darling boy Prince Harry terribly. The strained duo did not spend time together during Harry's brief visit to London earlier this week. As a result, the 75-year-old monarch has only seen Harry once this year when he travelled to the UK in February following the news of his father's cancer diagnosis.

Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro fell to 1.8% in September, below the European Central Bank’s target of 2% for the first time in more than three years

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear analyzes the short and long-term macroeconomic impacts as dockworker strikes could disrupt major shipping ports on the East Coast.