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UNITED STATES

Boeing flags potential delays after new issue

Boeing reported another problem with fuselages on its 737 jets that might delay deliveries of about 50 aircraft in the latest quality gaffe to plague the manufacturer. Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal said in a letter to Boeing staff seen Monday that a worker at its supplier discovered misdrilled holes in fuselages. Spirit AeroSystems, based in Wichita, Kansas, makes a large part of the fuselages on Boeing Max jets. The problem was discovered by an employee of the supplier of the fuselages who notified his manager that two holes might have not been drilled according to specifications, Deal said.

FRANCE

Paris votes to triple parking fees for SUVs

Parisians voted in a referendum on Sunday in favor of subjecting large SUVs to a threefold increase in parking charges as the French capital presses on with long-term plans to become a fully bikeable city. Some 54.5 percent of Parisians voted in favor of the measure, while 45.5 percent rejected it. The referendum, less than a year after city residents voted to ban e-scooters, aims to triple parking fees for cars of 1.6 tons and more to 18 euros ($19) an hour to discourage "bulky, polluting" cars, City Hall said.

SOUTH KOREA

Samsung chairman acquitted in suit

A South Korean court on Monday acquitted Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong of charges, such as stock price rigging and accounting fraud, linked to his management succession. The Seoul Central District Court ruled that no evidence was shown for all charges in this case, according to multiple local media reports. Thirteen more defendants, including former Samsung executives, were found not guilty of similar charges. Lee was indicted in September 2020 on charges of stock price manipulation.

PAKISTAN

10 killed in attack on police station

At least 10 police officers were killed and six others were injured in a terrorist attack at a police station in the Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province early on Monday, said the police. A group of unknown terrorists attacked the Chaudhwan police station in the Dera Ismail Khan district by using sniper guns, automatic rifles and hand grenades, Xinhua reported.

GRAMMYS

Taylor Swift wins album of the year

Taylor Swift won album of the year at the Grammy Awards for Midnights, breaking the record for most wins in the category with four. She began her speech by thanking her producer and friend Jack Antonoff and added, "I would love to tell you this is the happiest moment of my life," she told the crowd but said she feels happy when she creates music and plays shows. Billie Eilish won song of the year for writing the Barbie hit, What Was I Made For?

Agencies - Xinhua