Sunday, January 28, 2024

Hong Kong court orders Chinese property developer Evergrande to liquidate

A lit sign atop a commercial building shows Chinese characters and English that reads, 'Evergrande Group.'

A Hong Kong court on Monday ordered the liquidation of property company China Evergrande Group, a move likely to send ripples through China's crumbling financial markets as policy-makers scramble to contain the deepening crisis.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/evergrande-liquidation-property-developer-china-1.7097624?cmp=rss

Iranian regime launches satellites into space amid rising tensions rise in Middle East

A night view of a rocket blasting off from a launch pad surrounded by towers.

Iran's government said Sunday it successfully launched three satellites into space with a rocket that had multiple failures in the past, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran's ballistic missiles.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-satellites-middle-east-tensions-1.7097289?cmp=rss

Royal privacy and public life: Health concerns for King and Princess of Wales reveal different priorities

A composite shot of two people looking straight ahead.

When word spread recently that both King Charles and his daughter-in-law, Catherine, Princess of Wales, were dealing with health concerns, different approaches to the line between private and public life for senior royals were on display.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/princess-of-wales-king-charles-health-privacy-influence-1.7092190?cmp=rss

Saturday, January 27, 2024

Alaska Airlines flying Boeing Max 9 planes again following panel blowout

A plane takes off from a runway.

Alaska Airlines has begun flying Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners again for the first time since they were grounded after a panel blew out of the side of one of the airline's planes.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/boeing-max-9-alaska-airlines-flying-again-1.7097097?cmp=rss

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, leaders urge rejection of antisemitism, forms of hate

A while rose is seen lying at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin.

As International Holocaust Remembrance Day events were held across the globe, leaders pointed to a rising and unwelcome presence of antisemitism in the conflict-riven moment of today.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/holocaust-remembrance-day-2024-1.7097030?cmp=rss