Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has cancelled his trip to Barbados after the protests against a gas pipeline that crosses indigenous land escalated, leading to major rail disruptions and a brief stop of traffic at the US-Canada border. The threat of transport paralyses, that has become increasingly real after protesters against British Columbia’s Coastal GasLink pipeline briefly shut down a key border crossing between the US and Canada [...]
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Ongoing Demonstrations In Support Of Wet’swet’en Shut Down Rail Traffic By Anne Petermann , Globaljusticeecology.org February 13, 2020 Ongoing Demonstrations In Support Of Wet’swet’en Shut Down Rail Traffic2020-02-132020-02-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/02/dsc0447-copy-1-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-1024×558-500×272-1-e1581641267758.jpg200px200px Above Photo: Wet’suwet’en Supporter Toolkit 2020 A few weeks ago we got an update from Molly Wickham, a Gidimt’en Clan member, on Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod. Here’s the link to her interview in case you missed it. https://globaljusticeecology.org/new-earth-watch-with-gidimten-clan-member-molly-wickham/ [...]
Credit rating agency Moody’s has slashed senior unsecured debt ratings for US aerospace giant Boeing and its subsidiary after the company reported financial losses due to the grounding of its popular 737 MAX jets. Moody’s, one of the leading international agencies, downgraded its ratings for Boeing and Boeing Capital Corporation from A3 to Baa1 and warned that Boeing and its subsidiary “remain on review for downgrade.” [...]
Stocks on the Hong Kong exchange fell most among major Asian markets after Moody’s rating agency cut the financial hub’s rating from Aa2 to Aa3. The city’s government says it “strongly” disagrees with the decision. The Hang Seng Index lost 2.7 percent as trading closed on Tuesday. Meanwhile, other regional markets slid, with mainland China’s Shanghai Composite and Shenzhen component down more than one percent and [...]
Lawyers across France are discarding their robes in a dramatic show of solidarity, signaling they will not give up on what has become a two-month strike against unpopular pension reforms – even if it disrupts high-profile trials. Bar associations in cities all over France have staged theatrical demonstrations to draw the public’s attention to the longest general strike in decades, which has been underway since December [...]
Craig S. Wright, one of crypto’s most litigious engineers, struck a minor victory in court last Friday. United States District Judge Beth Bloom said that facts previously established in the trial were now in dispute, according to a court document filed Jan. 10 to the District Court of Southern Florida. This is the latest turn in an ongoing trial brought by Ira Kleiman, brother to Wright’s [...]
It’s “not totally unlike Trump to make a lot of noise” and then ultimately “back off a bit” when it comes to handling international conflicts — but that doesn’t mean the dangers have passed, former congressman Ron Paul told RT. Trump backed away from the idea of striking Iran in a much-anticipated address on Wednesday, as the two nations seemed to be on the brink of [...]
7 Jan, 2020 23:50 President Trump has been briefed on reports of attacks on U.S. facilities in Iraq and is monitoring the situation closely with his national security team, the White House says in a statement. “We are aware of the reports of attacks on US facilities in Iraq,” White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said on Tuesday. “The President has been briefed and is monitoring the [...]
Telegram will not integrate a crypto wallet into its messaging app, at least until it gets the green light from U.S. regulators, the company said Monday on its official website. The announcement comes ahead of Telegram’s CEO deposition in Dubai on Tuesday. The post, which appears to be the first official notice addressing the TON blockchain project, is signed by “The Telegram Team” and describes the [...]
American aerospace giant Boeing is eyeing to raise more debt in a bid to cope with the consequences of the groundings of its once best-selling airplane, the 737 MAX, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Apart from fundraising, which could amount up to $5 billion in extra debt, it may also have to put off some investment and planned acquisitions, as well as cut spending [...]