Thursday, March 14, 2024

Left with few options, major U.S. airlines are using Boeing's safety crisis as leverage

A Boeing plane is shown taxiing on a runway.

Airline executives are frustrated with Boeing as its safety crisis has upended their business plans. But in a tight market for large aircraft supplied by two companies, they have little choice but do business with the U.S. plane maker.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/airlines-leverage-boeing-woes-lack-of-alternatives-1.7143521?cmp=rss

Reddit, birthplace of the meme stock, is going public. Here's what to expect

A logo of a small alien in a red circle appears next to the word Reddit.

When Reddit goes public later this month, it will be the first major social media platform to do so in years. The company is aiming for a target valuation of up to $6.4 billion US when it launches its IPO (initial public offering) on the New York Stock Exchange, giving the public an opportunity to invest in the company's stock for the first time.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/reddit-ipo-explainer-1.7140286?cmp=rss

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Israel says Hamas commander killed in Rafah strike that UN agency alleges hit its site

UN workers are seen working at an UNRWA warehouse and distribution centre in Rafah, in the Gaza Strip.

Israel said on Wednesday that its airstrike on a UN food distribution centre in southern Gaza killed a Hamas commander who had been targeted. Palestinian health officials said it also killed four more people, including a UN worker.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-gaza-hamas-commander-food-centre-1.7143107?cmp=rss

India's new citizenship law for religious minorities leaves Muslims out

A group of young people stand outside holding signs. One in front, in hand-drawn block letters, reads: "We stand united against CAA."

India is providing a fast-track to citizenship for religious minorities seeking refuge in the country — except, that is, for Muslims.  



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/india-citizenship-law-1.7142959?cmp=rss

Detroit author Mitch Albom, 9 others evacuated by helicopter from violence-torn Port-au-Prince

A middle aged man with dark hair and eyes laughs while talking

Detroit Free Press columnist Mitch Albom and nine others have been rescued by helicopter from Haiti after becoming stranded in the poverty-stricken and violence-torn Caribbean nation while visiting an orphanage.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/alborn-haiti-1.7142729?cmp=rss