Thursday, April 25, 2024

Bombardier gets federal exemption from sanctions on Russian titanium

Employees work on aircraft during a media preview of the Bombardier Aircraft Assembly Centre in Mississauga, Ont., Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.

Bombardier is now the second large Canadian corporation known to have been granted an exemption from federal government sanctions on Russian titanium.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bombardier-airbus-titanium-russia-ukraine-1.7185311?cmp=rss

Dubai deluge likely made worse by warming world, scientists find

Vehicles drive through standing floodwater

A powerful rainstorm that wreaked havoc on the desert nation of the United Arab Emirates last week was likely made more intense because of climate change, a team of international scientists has found.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/dubai-uae-rain-wwa-1.7185054?cmp=rss

Venice is struggling with overtourism: Will a €5 fee help?

VENICE tourist fee April 25, 2024

Tourism officials in the popular Italian city of Venice are introducing a new €5 fee that will apply to day trippers on busy summer days as the city tries to balance the desires of tourists with the needs of locals.



source https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.4211629?cmp=rss

UN team in Gaza shaken after pier site came under fire during visit, spokesperson says

A soldier's silhouette is visible against the side of a concrete building. Blue flags for the United Nations are visible on the building.

A United Nations team in the Gaza Strip visiting the site for a pier and the staging area for maritime aid operations had to seek shelter in a bunker "for some time" on Wednesday after the area came under fire, a UN spokesperson said on Thursday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-un-airstrike-pier-1.7185025?cmp=rss