Chinese consumer electronics company Xiaomi revealed Thurs., Dec. 28, 2023, its long-awaited electric car, but declined to share its price or specific release date. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi announced Tuesday it would formally launch its long-awaited electric car on March 28. The company claimed in a social media post … Read more
(The Hill) — A prominent Boeing whistleblower who reported on safety and quality control concerns in the company’s production line was found dead Saturday, according to South Carolina authorities. John Barnett, 62, died of an apparent self-inflicted wound on Friday, the Charleston County Coroner’s office said. He was found in his truck at his hotel’s … Read more
Data released by Statistics Canada shows Chinese tourism is far behind pre-pandemic levels, reaching barely a third of those numbers last year as tensions remain fraught between Ottawa and Beijing. An industry spokesperson told Global News the visits had brought in billions of dollars in 2019. Statistics Canada figures show a rising number of visits … Read more
Disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is set to appear in a New York court to appeal against her sex trafficking conviction. The 62-year-old was found guilty in December 2021 of luring young girls to massage rooms for paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein to molest between 1994 and 2004. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison … Read more
House Republicans are moving ahead with a bill that would require Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the United States even as former president Donald Trump is voicing opposition to the effort. House leadership has scheduled a vote on the measure for Wednesday. A Republican congressional aide not … Read more
UK says DragonFire is a cost effective weapon. The UK’s defence ministry on Monday released a video of its first-ever laser weapon carrying out tests. Called “DragonFire”, the high-powered laser is designed to knock drones out of the sky, according to the BBC. The ministry hopes that the test will pave the way for a … Read more
Xi Jinping didn’t speak at China’s Two Sessions meetings this year, but his presence was still felt. His name appeared 16 times in the government work report delivered by the Premier Li Qiang, the number two leader, reportedly more than in any other year since Xi took office over a decade ago. Li was clear … Read more
Embattled Haitian prime minister Ariel Henry has issued his resignation, the president of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, announced on Monday, after a gang insurrection against the government. “We acknowledge the resignation of prime minister Ariel Henry upon the establishment of a transitional presidential council and the naming of an interim prime minister,” Ali said from a … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links Canada Author of the article: Published Mar 11, 2024 • 2 minute read Rows of fresh cut beef in the coolers of the retail section at the Wight’s Meat Packing facility in Fombell, Pa. is shown on June 16, 2022. Canada’s federal government as well as organizations representing some the nation’s beef producers … Read more
In 2023, New Zealand had the strongest board representation with more than 40% of female CEOs, according to MSCI. Shannon Fagan | The Image Bank | Getty Images New Zealand is showing the way for women participation in executive roles as well as compensation at a time when the rest of the world suffers from … Read more
