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Tropical Storm Joyce forms in the Atlantic. Here’s the latest in the tropics
Tropical Storm Joyce formed in the Atlantic on Friday, just hours after Helene made landfall as a strong Category 4 hurricane in the Florida Big Bend Region.
Sheriff denies that officers responding to Maine mass shooting had been drinking
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Qantas expects global travel won't resume until mid-2021
Qantas Chief Executive Officer Alan Joyce walks through the airline's headquarters following a results announcement in Sydney, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. Qantas Airways announced that the pandemic cost it 4 billion Australian dollars ($2.9 billion) in revenue in the last fiscal year and warned that international travel won't resume before mid 2021. (Dean Lewins/AAP Image via AP)CANBERRA Qantas Airways said Thursday the pandemic cost it 4 billion Australian dollars ($2.9 billion) in revenue in the last fiscal year and warned that international travel won't resume before mid-2021. The airline recorded a AU$771 million ($554 million) pre-tax profit in the first half of the fiscal year before the pandemic struck. Joyce said Qantas was in a better financial position than many airlines to survive the pandemic.