Category: PMN Business

Oct 16

Interfor selling Quebec operations for $30M, closing Montreal corporate office

Article content BURNABY, B.C. — Interfor Corp. is selling its three manufacturing facilities in Quebec and closing its corporate office in Montreal as the lumber producer plans to leave the province and focus on other parts of the company. Interfor chief executive Ian Fillinger said Wednesday the decision to exit its Quebec operations was influenced […]
Oct 15

Meta’s Oversight Board says viral video left on Facebook threatened LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria

Article content ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Meta’s oversight board expressed serious concern Tuesday over the company’s failure to take down a viral graphic video showing two men bleeding after they were apparently beaten up for being allegedly gay. The video was posted in Nigeria, one of more than 30 of Africa’s 54 countries where homosexuality […]
Oct 14

China’s premier inaugurates a Beijing-funded airport at the start of a Pakistan trip

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Munir Ahmed Published Oct 14, 2024  •  3 minute read Article content ISLAMABAD (AP) — China’s Premier Li Qiang on Monday inaugurated a Beijing-funded airport built in restive southwestern Pakistan a week after militants killed two Chinese workers, as he arrived for […]
Oct 13

Profiles in clean energy: Once incarcerated, expert moves students into climate-solution careers

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Isabella O’malley Published Oct 13, 2024  •  Last updated 2 hours ago  •  4 minute read Article content PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Inside a converted warehouse in one of Philadelphia’s poorest neighborhoods, students circle around Jackie Robinson as he quizzes them about a 1980s […]
Oct 13

China’s premier talks trade in Vietnam despite differences over South China Sea

Article content BANGKOK (AP) — China agreed Sunday to assist Vietnam on cross-border railway development and take steps to expand agricultural imports from its smaller neighbor, Vietnam’s official media said. Premier Li Qiang, on an official visit to Vietnam, pledged that China would further open its market to high-quality fruits, seafood and other Vietnamese products, […]