Israel has deliberately made northern Gaza unlivable, say Palestinians. What comes next?
Israeli attacks have created deplorable conditions across Gaza, but humanitarian groups say the month-long siege of towns in the north have essentially rendered the area unlivable. And they accuse Israel’s military of inflicting starvation and destruction to ensure hundreds of thousands of Palestinians can never return to their homes. In the Yarmouk sports stadium in Gaza […]
From Apple to Coke, global brands are having a tougher time in China
Western brands are having to work harder to win over customers in China. Where American or European companies could once expect to find an enormous market hungry for their products, changing tastes and the challenge from new Chinese rivals are forcing them to adopt new strategies to succeed in the world’s second biggest economy. The […]
Chris Packham settles net zero legal action against government
Chris Packham has reached a settlement with the government over two legal challenges against its decision to remove or delay some environmental policies. The TV presenter took legal action against the previous Conservative government in late 2023, arguing it acted unlawfully by delaying some policies aimed at helping the UK reaching net zero emissions by […]
Bloc Québécois leader has received security clearance, party confirms
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet has received the necessary security clearance to review classified national security files, his party has told Radio-Canada. That makes Conservative Pierre Poilievre the only party leader in the House of Commons who doesn’t have the proper clearance to review top-secret documents, including intelligence the prime minister said he’s seen indicating […]
Toys ‘R’ Us brand may be brought back to life
New York CNN Buiness — Toys “R” Us may be coming back. The company closed all of its US stores in June as part of a bankruptcy liquidation. But the owners of the company’s remaining assets are looking into restarting the business, as well as the related Babies “R” Us brand, the company disclosed in […]
Strictly’s Wynne Evans ‘heartbroken’ over fallout over ‘stupid joke’ with Katya Jones
Strictly Come Dancing star Wynne Evans has said he’s “heartbroken” after the fallout from “a stupid joke that went wrong” on Saturday’s show. Viewers noticed some apparently awkward moments between the opera singer and his dance partner Katya Jones, when she seemed to decline a high-five and later appeared to move his hand from her […]
Rents went up just 2.1% in September, continuing monthly price slowdown
A new report says growth in average asking rents across Canada last month slowed to the lowest rate since October 2021, at 2.1 per cent year-over-year. The report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation finds average asking rents sat at $2,193 for September, marking the fifth straight month that the annual rate has slowed from May’s nine […]
Aston Martin IPO values James Bond’s favorite car brand at $5.6 billion
Aston Martin is joining the ranks of listed automakers with an IPO that values the British company at more than $5 billion. But its first day of trading in London got off to a rocky start. The favorite carmaker of fictional British secret service agent James Bond priced its shares at £19.00 ($24.70), giving it […]
Stop squabbling, Sunak urges Tories in final speech as leader
Rishi Sunak has urged the Conservative Party to unite behind whoever wins the contest to replace him as leader. In a speech at the party’s conference in Birmingham, Sunak said: “We must end the division, the backbiting, the squabbling. “We mustn’t nurse old grudges but build new friendships.” In a break with tradition, Sunak will […]
Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 vaccine approved, Health Canada says
Pfizer-BioNTech’s updated vaccine to protect against a recently circulating COVID-19 variant is authorized, Health Canada said on Tuesday. The federal vaccine and treatment portal lists authorization of the product Comirnaty, saying it includes an updated composition to target the KP.2 subvariant of Omicron. Pfizer said the newly formulated vaccine will be available in pharmacies and vaccination centres […]
