LONDON (Reuters) -A $10 billion battle between reinsurers and aircraft leasing companies seeking payouts for more than 200 jets stuck in Russia should be heard in London rather than Moscow, London’s High Court ruled on Thursday. Aircraft lessors, including Ireland’s AerCap and U.S.-listed Carlyle Aviation Partners, are pursuing insurers for…

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Even before most Americans woke up Tuesday morning to news of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, wild conspiracy theories about what supposedly had “really” happened were running rampant online. The claims ranged from a cyber-attack or a ship captain impaired by side effects from Covid-19 vaccines being responsible for the crash – to claims that Israel, or even the Obamas had something to do with the bridge’s collapse. All of these claims are entirely baseless. Officials investigating the crash said early on that there was no indication it was a deliberate act. But that didn’t stop…

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Shares in JD Sports Fashion rose by mid-single digits on Thursday, after the athleisure retailer released more calming financials following January’s shock profit warning. At 123.6p per share, JD Sports’ share price was last 6.2% higher at the end of the trading week. Revenues at the FTSE 100 retailer rose…