Section: US & Canada
Microsoft has crushed the economic hopes of Finland’s Salo as it closes its Nokia plant and jeopardises 1,100 jobs
HELSINKI (Reuters) – When U.S. software giant Microsoft bought Nokia’s struggling mobile phone business last year, the inhabitants of Salo – a town of 54,000 in southern Finland – thought the move would revive the local economy. But their hopes were crushed last week when Microsoft announced it would close Nokia’s former product...
Five stories in the news today, July 17
Five stories in the news today, July 17 from The Canadian Press:———PREMIERS EYE ENERGY STRATEGY AGREEMENT AS MEETING WRAPSSeveral premiers hope they can forge a national energy strategy today, despite regional differences on display at their annual meeting. Newfoundland and Labrador’s Paul Davis says the premiers made progress yesterday,...
Gen. Jon Vance, new chief of defence staff, takes military reins in Ottawa
OTTAWA – There will be a changing of the guard for the Canadian military today.Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Tom Lawson formally steps down and will be replaced by a former combat commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Jonathan Vance.The changeover is happening as the military conducts combat operations against the Islamic State in Iraq and the...
Inquiry into downed Malaysia Airlines jet closes in on cause, suspects
Families of the almost 300 people who were killed when a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was shot down over eastern Ukraine a year ago attend a sombre memorial service today. They are still looking for answers, Susan Ormiston reports. …read more Source:...
Ceremonies mark anniversary of Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash
Ukraine – Residents of the Ukrainian village where a Malaysian airliner was shot down with 298 people aboard a year ago joined a procession to the crash site on Friday. …read more Source: Global...
The World Marks the First Anniversary of the MH17 Aviation Disaster
Friday marks one year since Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over conflict-torn eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. The Boeing 777 was on route to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam when it crashed in pro-Russian rebel-held territory on July 17, 2014. The Dutch Safety Board is due to release the final report into the cause of the...
Flight MH17 One-Year Anniversary: Ukraine, Australia Hold Memorial Services For Crash Victims
Friday marks the one-year anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which was shot down over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine in July 2014, killing all 298 people on board. Countries around the world, from Netherlands to Australia, planned memorial services to honor the victims of the crash. …read more Source:...
Memorial Marks 1 Year Since MH17 Shot Down Over Ukraine
Mourners for the victims of last year’s downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 are gathered in the Ukrainian village of Hrabove to mark the first anniversary of the crash that killed 298 people. Relatives will read aloud the name of each of the victims, whose plane was shot down by a missile over Ukraine’s Donetsk region on July 17,...
Ukrainians, Australians mark anniversary of MH17 downing
Residents of the Ukrainian village where a Malaysian airliner was shot down with 298 people aboard a year ago joined a procession to the crash site on Friday, while Australia’s prime minister remembered the “savagery” of the disaster as he unveiled a plaque in Canberra that’s set in soil from where the wreckage fell....
Dutch City Struck By MH17 Tragedy Takes Solace In Sunflowers
Residents of the Dutch city of Hilversum remember those lost in the downing of MH17 by celebrating new life in the form of Ukrainian sunflowers. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
