By The New York Times By Keith Bradsher | Visuals by Qilai Shen Dec. 17, 2025 As an American reporter living in Beijing, I’ve watched both China and the rest of the world flirt with cutting-edge technologies involving robots, drones and self-driving vehicles. But China has now raced far beyond the flirtation stage. It’s rolling […]
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Ex-BBC editor stopped from flying due to Parkinson’s felt ‘humilated’
Journalist and former BBC presenter Mark Mardell was left feeling “humiliated” after he was told he could not board a Turkish Airlines flight due to having Parkinson’s disease and no doctor’s report. The broadcaster was unaware of this requirement and was shocked when he could not board his flight home from Istanbul to Gatwick. “Let’s […]