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The initial results of an investigation into December’s devastating Jeju Air crash in South Korea showed that while both of the plane’s engines sustained bird strikes, its pilots turned off the less-damaged one just before its crash-landing. The finding, which implied human errors, drew quick, vehement protests from bereaved families and …
Read More »‘There was nothing we could do,’ says South African woman who watched floodwaters engulf her home
As It Happens6:30South African woman describes watching rising floodwaters swallow her home One moment, Zukiswa Mbuku and her husband were eating breakfast and having an ordinary Tuesday. The next, they were fleeing with nothing but the clothes on their backs as raging floodwaters swallowed their home. The elderly couple live …
Read More »Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of targeted killing of white farmers
U.S. President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to forcefully confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing the country of failing to address Trump’s baseless claim of widespread and targeted killing of white farmers. Trump even dimmed the lights of the Oval Office to play a video of a far-left politician …
Read More »White South Africans fast-tracked for refugee status set to arrive in U.S. on Monday
A group of 49 white South Africans are set to arrive at Dulles International Airport outside Washington on Monday, after having been offered refugee status under a new program from the Trump administration. Refugee groups have questioned why the white South Africans are being prioritized ahead of people from countries …
Read More »South Korea pitches Canada on $20B-plus plan for subs, armoured vehicles
A trio of South Korean companies have made a significant, multibillion-dollar pitch to Canada, promising to quickly replace the navy’s aging submarines, deliver more firepower to the army and help revitalize the country’s defence industrial base. A detailed overview of the unsolicited proposals, which were delivered to the federal government …
Read More »Moon Jae-in becomes 4th consecutive elected South Korean president to be indicted
South Korean prosecutors indicted former liberal president Moon Jae-in on bribery charges on Thursday, saying that a budget airline gave his son-in-law a lucrative no-show job during Moon’s term in office. Moon’s indictment adds him to a long list of South Korean leaders who have faced trials or scandals at …
Read More »Tourists among 4 killed in cable car crash south of Naples
Three tourists were among four people who died when a cable car crashed south of Naples, Italy, including a British and an Israeli woman, an Italian official said Friday. Only two of the three foreign victims have been identified since the accident on Thursday, said Marco De Rosa, the spokesperson …
Read More »South Korea, with its ‘cheaper’ version of the F-35, watches as Canada reviews U.S. fighter deal
The reception hall at Korean Aerospace Industries Ltd. is, in many respects, every plane and helicopter lover’s dream. Filled with model aircraft, there’s one in particular that stands out. At first glance, you’d be forgiven for confusing it for the now politically infamous — at least in Canadian terms — …
Read More »South Korea committed rights violations during overseas adoptions, truth commission finds
South Korean adoption agencies sent children abroad like “luggage” for decades, labelling some as orphans when they had parents and sending alternative babies when infants had died before heading overseas, a truth commission said on Wednesday. After a two-year inquiry, South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was empowered by the …
Read More »South Asian music will get its due at Junos this weekend, reflecting rising popularity in Canada
Yanchan Rajmohan, known professionally as Yanchan Produced, is on cloud nine. “It feels like a dream come true,” he said in an interview with CBC News about his recent Juno nomination. While an awards nod is a big deal to most artists, to Yanchan, this recognition has an added aspect. He is …
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