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Usually a tourist attraction drawing millions of people a year, Tiananmen Square sits virtually empty, closed off as the Great Hall of the People in Beijing welcomes thousands of delegates from across China for the biggest political parliamentary meetings of the year. The annual “Two Sessions,” or liang hui, are …
Read More »Canada poised to become ‘one of the largest suppliers of LNG in the world’: Energy minister
Listen to this article Estimated 5 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. Canada’s energy minister says the country is poised to become one of the world’s biggest suppliers …
Read More »Xi Jinping’s purge of China’s top general spells uncertainty for world’s largest military
The surprise ousting of China’s highest-ranked general has the world’s largest military in turmoil and leaves the future of the Central Military Commission uncertain following years of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s sweeping purges. The ensuing investigation into Zhang Youxia — who was vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the …
Read More »Greenpeace calls for more transparency from Canada’s largest pulp and paper company
Environmental group Greenpeace is calling for more transparency on the part of Canada’s largest pulp and paper company, saying it has received millions of dollars in government funding without providing the public with details of how that money is being used or sharing its plans for the future of Canada’s …
Read More »How 4 different expansions are planned for Canada’s largest oil export pipeline system
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A handful of proposed expansions to major pipelines in the country could noticeably increase the amount of oil that can be exported out of Western Canada. In …
Read More »Fire that grew to become part of Nova Scotia’s largest wildfire started on this man’s property
Mervyn Perry recalls turning off the TV and going to bed one night in May 2023 with no idea that a tire was being lit on fire on his land in Barrington, N.S., and that the flame would grow to be part of the largest wildfire in the province’s history. …
Read More »Sudan’s civil war has faded from headlines, but monitors say it’s the largest humanitarian crisis in the world
The number of Sudanese risking their lives to make it out of the besieged city of El Fasher in North Darfur is rising as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensify their attacks on the regional capital, according to aid agencies, including Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). “The numbers are still …
Read More »Drones over Copenhagen shut Denmark’s largest airport to air traffic for hours
A skilled drone pilot flew two to three large unidentified drones over Copenhagen Airport on Monday night, shutting down the airspace for hours as the unknown perpetrator appeared to be showing off their capabilities over Scandinavia’s largest airport, police said Tuesday. Officials chose not to shoot down the drones because …
Read More »Russia launched its largest aerial attack since war began, Ukraine says
Russia launched its biggest aerial attack against Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said Sunday, part of an escalating bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the three-year-old war. Russia fired a total of 537 aerial weapons at Ukraine, including 477 drones and decoys and …
Read More »How the Dutch built the world’s largest freshwater wind farm
Viewed from above, 89 wind turbines form a striking hexagon of white pinpoints against dark blue water. What makes Windpark Fryslân unusual isn’t just its shape, but the fact that the offshore wind farm isn’t far out in the ocean. It’s just six kilometres from a shore dotted with villages in …
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