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EV giant BYD accused of forced labour violations at European factory

As Canada lowers its tariffs and imports more electric vehicles from China, an upcoming report from New York-based labour rights researchers is making new allegations of forced labour practices at the world’s bestselling EV manufacturer, BYD. China Labor Watch (CLW) received a complaint last fall from one of the thousands …

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Snowy owls, giant otters, hammerhead sharks considered for greater protection at UN conference

Some of the world’s most recognizable species are part of global talks happening in Brazil discussing whether to give them further protections.  Sharks, giant otters, hyenas and even the snowy owl are all among species proposed to be added to the appendices of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory …

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NASA rolls out giant rocket ahead of astronauts’ moon mission

Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. It’s been 52 years since humans last visited the moon, but that’s about to change. NASA’s …

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Up:विशालकाय अजगर से गांव में मचा हड़कंप, जान जोखिम में डाल कंधे पर लेकर घूमे युवा; वायरल हुआ Video – Giant Python Caused A Stir In Village Men Carrying It On Their Shoulders

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B.C. files civil claim against e-cigarette giant, alleges company fuelled youth addiction

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. British Columbia has filed a civil claim against e-cigarette giant Juul Labs, alleging the company developed …

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One small step for periods in space, one giant leap for research in long-term space missions

Before NASA astronaut Sally Ride’s historic launch aboard the space shuttle in 1983 as the first American woman in space, she was asked a question: Would 100 tampons be the right number for her week-long mission? “No,” she said. “That would not be the right number.” Even in this day …

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Why was ‘incredible’ giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.’s big-tree protection law?

Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was “incredible,” the largest he’d ever seen in a decade of hiking around Vancouver Island. The monumental cedar stood in what was one of the few intact or nearly intact old-growth valleys left on the island, says Wright, an advocate who also …

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Giant Russian gas plant suspends intake from Kazakhstan after Ukrainian drone strike

The Orenburg gas processing plant, the largest facility of its kind in the world, has been forced to suspend its intake of gas from Kazakhstan after a Ukrainian drone attack, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy said on Sunday. Orenburg’s regional governor, Yevgeny Solntsev, said earlier on Sunday that the plant had been …

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Video game giant Electronic Arts to be taken private in historic $55B buyout deal

Electronic Arts, maker of video games like Madden NFL, Battlefield and The Sims, is being acquired for $55 billion US, the biggest leveraged buyout attempt in history. Under the terms of a deal announced on Monday, the private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund PIF and Affinity …

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Labour giant, former Canadian Auto Workers head Buzz Hargrove has died

Canada’s largest private-sector union says former Canadian Auto Workers president Buzz Hargrove has died. He was 81. In a statement Sunday, Unifor says Basil (Buzz) Hargrove was “a beloved and iconic figure in Canada’s labour movement” who “was a tireless advocate for working people and a deeply respected leader.” Hargrove was …

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