Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
Diver describes rescuing nephew from capsized Egypt boat
An Egyptian diver involved in the rescue operation of people scouring the wreckage of a tourist boat which sank in the Red Sea has described how he found his own nephew among the passengers trapped but still alive on the boat. Rescuers on Tuesday found five survivors on the vessel and four bodies. On the…
Read MoreImprisoned Kremlin critic stands a second trial for opposing Ukraine war
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Gorinov appeared in court on Wednesday for a second trial for opposing Russia’s war in Ukraine, an independent news site reported. The new trial against Gorinov, a 63-year-old former member of a Moscow municipal council who is suffering from a chronic lung condition, is the latest in…
Read MoreAustralia introduces bill to fine supermarkets for supplier misconduct
Australia has introduced a bill that could impose hefty fines on large supermarket chains failing to comply with a new industry code of conduct. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Fairer for Families and Farmers and Other Measures) Bill 2024 aims to prevent suppliers from being badly treated, by imposing fines on supermarkets that breach the voluntary…
Read MorePoland proposes protection of the Baltic Sea with naval deployment
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has proposed joint monitoring of the Baltic Sea by the navies of the Baltic NATO states following damage to undersea communication cables in the region. “Baltic Air Policing already exists for the airspace over the Baltic Sea,” Tusk said before a meeting in Stockholm with the heads of government of…
Read MoreReports of 17 dead in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip
At least 17 Palestinians have been killed in new Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, the territory’s Hamas-controlled civil defence force reported on Wednesday. Ten people were killed when a school building in the city of Gaza was bombarded, a civil defence spokesman said. Seven others were killed in an attack on a residential building…
Read MoreCygnett Hotels & Resorts opens new property in Kharagpur, West Bengal
Cygnett Hotels & Resorts has inaugurated Cygnett Inn Kharagpur in West Bengal, marking a significant step in its Indian market expansion strategy. The move aims to capitalise on the growing need for affordable yet high-quality accommodation options in the industrial hub of Kharagpur. The company has been focusing on secondary cities and towns across India,…
Read MoreHigh-stakes trial that could derail presidential ambitions of France’s Marine Le Pen wraps up
PARIS (AP) — Marine Le Pen’s trial is ending with one key question: will France’s leading far-right figure be able to run in the next presidential race? Defense lawyers are speaking Wednesday for the last time at the trial in Paris on charges of embezzling European Parliament funds. The Paris court is expected to render…
Read MoreOld photo misrepresented as coffins of ‘British soldiers killed in Ukraine war’
Misinformation about Western countries’ involvement in the war in Ukraine has continued to spread online almost three years after Putin’s full-scale invasion. In a recent case, a photo ricocheted across social media posts that falsely claimed it shows coffins of British soldiers killed in the conflict. However, the picture predates the war by more than…
Read MoreBrazilian police say Bolsonaro was part of coup plot against Lula
Brazil’s national police said that former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro “directly and actively participated” in plotting a coup to overturn the 2022 election along with his supporters, according to an official report made public on Tuesday. Bolsonaro, who was president from 2019 to 2022, was also “fully aware” of an alleged plan by soldiers to…
Read MoreStudy shows electric and petrol car prices narrowing in Germany
A man plugs an ID.5 GTX into the charging station. The price gap between electric cars and comparable combustion engine models in Germany is narrowing, according to a new car market study released on Wednesday. Jan Woitas/dpa/dpa-tmn The price gap between electric cars and comparable combustion engine models in Germany is narrowing, according to a…
Read MoreChina Oct industrial profits narrow decline but demand remains weak
By Qiaoyi Li, Joe Cash and Liangping Gao BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s October industrial profits narrowed their earlier declines, helped by a low base the previous year, official data showed on Wednesday, but headwinds on earnings remain stiff with the economy still battling weak demand and deflation pressures. China’s sprawling industrial sector, which includes mining, processing…
Read MoreAn-2 Biplane Caused Major Scare When Russians Thought It Was A Long-Range Kamikaze Drone
Videos purporting to show a Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian oil refinery may actually have been of a wayward civilian An-2 biplane. Whatever the exact circumstances were, the incident highlights the continued utility of the anachronistic, but venerable An-2, with or without a pilot. Clips, seen below, showing what looks to be an An-2…
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