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Eventually, China wants the schemes to be integrated into national emissions trading and generate credits that can offset emissions by industrial polluters, government plans show. PERSONAL CARBON TRADINGChina's carbon inclusion ambitions have been in gestation since 2015, when the southeastern province of Guangdong published rules on how to convert low-carbon activity into credits. Guangdong also allows enterprises to meet 10% of carbon reduction obligations through carbon inclusion credits. And there are worries the carbon inclusion schemes could let industrial polluters off the hook by shifting the burden of emission cuts to households. China climate official Su Wei told local media the green transformation of China would "inevitably involve profound changes in people's daily habits and consumption patterns", but he said carbon inclusion schemes would remain voluntary.

Persons: David Kirton, China's, Xie Zhenhua, Banks, Benjamin Sovacool, Li, Zhang Xin, people's, Yaqiu Wang, Su Wei, David Stanway, Sonali Paul Organizations: REUTERS, China, Communist, China Academy of Sciences, People's Bank of, Boston University, Environmental Studies, New, Thomson Locations: Pingshan district, Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, SHENZHEN, Dubai, Guangdong, People's Bank of China, Quzhou, Finland, British, Singapore, New York, Shanghai, Beijing

☆ Analysis-China Turns to Households in Fight to Slash Carbon Emissions
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +7 min

Eventually, China wants the schemes to be integrated into national emissions trading and generate credits that can offset emissions by industrial polluters, government plans show. PERSONAL CARBON TRADINGChina's carbon inclusion ambitions have been in gestation since 2015, when the southeastern province of Guangdong published rules on how to convert low-carbon activity into credits. Other countries have toyed with the idea of personal carbon trading, with pilot schemes set up in Finland and Australia's Norfolk Island. Guangdong also allows enterprises to meet 10% of carbon reduction obligations through carbon inclusion credits. And there are worries the carbon inclusion schemes could let industrial polluters off the hook by shifting the burden of emission cuts to households.

Persons: David Stanway, David Kirton, China's, Xie Zhenhua, Banks, Benjamin Sovacool, Li, Zhang Xin, people's, Yaqiu Wang, Su Wei, Sonali Paul Organizations: Communist, China Academy of Sciences, People's Bank of, Boston University, Environmental Studies, New Locations: China, Shenzhen, Dubai, Guangdong, People's Bank of China, Quzhou, Finland, British, Singapore, New York, Shanghai, Beijing

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa, Colombia and other countries that lost out in the global race for coronavirus vaccines are taking a more combative approach towards drugmakers and pushing back on policies that deny cheap treatment to millions of people with tuberculosis and HIV. The pills are especially important for South Africa, where TB killed more than 50,000 people in 2021, making it the country’s leading cause of death. In July, J&J’s patent on the drug expired in South Africa, but the company had it extended until 2027, enraging activists who accused it of profiteering. Back then, President Nelson Mandela’s government in South Africa eventually suspended patents to allow wider access to AIDS drugs. Bedaquiline was not rolled out as a standard treatment in South Africa until 2018.

Persons: they’ve, ”, Brook Baker, Johnson, Christophe Perrin, Peter Maybarduk, Petro Terblanche, Afrigen, Nelson Mandela’s, “ Mandela, Terblanche, Lynette Keneilwe Mabote, Andy Gray, Gray, Zolelwa, Bedaquiline, “, Sifumba, ___ Cheng Organizations: Health Organization, Northeastern University, One, Johnson, J, Viiv Healthcare, WHO, Public Citizen, Pfizer, Moderna, Terblanche, Big Pharma, South, University of KwaZulu, World Health Organization, AP Locations: CAPE, South Africa, Colombia, Belarus, Ukraine, Colombian, Washington, Africa, Natal, South African, London

☆ Rape at sea: How a broken system is failing passengers and darkening the cruise industry
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Cruise ship companies are failing sexual assault victims, lawsuits seen by Business Insider show. Carnival told the Washington Post last year that the alleged assailant was fired from the cruise line but that he was never charged. "The truth is, cruise companies don't know much about the employees they hire," he told BI. "I don't know how they sleep at night, I really don't"Jamie Barnett, from the organization International Cruise Victims (ICV), told BI that the behavior of cruise companies makes victims feel "lost and very isolated." Cruise companies, she said, "will fight tooth and nail before they would roll over and not do what they needed to do, to keep the public from knowing."

Persons: —, Ryan, Patrick Connolly, Ross Klein, They'll, they'll, Klein, they've, Justin Sullivan, Jane Doe, Jim Walker, Walker, Jamie Barnett, Barnett, Democratic Sen, Richard Blumenthal Organizations: Business, Service, MSC, MSC Cruises, MSC Meraviglia, Orlando Sentinel, Tribune, Getty, BI, US Department of Transportation, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Cruise, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Cruise, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Vessel Security, Safety, FBI, Princess Cruises, BuzzFeed, Carnival, Washington Post, International Cruise, Democratic Locations: Port Canaveral, Port of Oakland, California, Caribbean, Miami, Key West , Florida

☆ BTS members RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook enlist for military service
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Four more members of South Korean boy band BTS are set to start their compulsory military service as the group’s hiatus continues. This means all seven members of BTS are now either serving in the South Korean military or in the process of enlisting. “We would like to inform our fans that RM, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook have initiated the military enlistment process,” the band’s music label BIGHIT Music wrote in a statement. “The artists are preparing to fulfill their military service duties. “We ask you for your continued love and support for RM, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook until they complete their military service and safely return.

Persons: “, Jung Kook, –, Jin, Suga Organizations: CNN, South Korean, BTS, BIGHIT Music, Spotify Locations: Jimin, South Korea, South Korea’s

The war is approaching the end of its second year, and Ukraine’s military needs more manpower to sustain a bloody war of attrition against Russia, a country with more than three times the population of Ukraine. In a recent essay, Ukraine’s top military commander, Valery Zaluzhny acknowledged that training and recruiting troops was becoming a serious challenge. The essay acknowledged a bleak reality: Ukraine needs more people in uniform, and it needs them now. Ukraine fills its ranks with volunteers but also has a system of conscription that allows the state to draft men of military age. If the war continues with the same intensity as it is today, there is no way to avoid conscription.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Valery Zaluzhny, ”, Andriy Demchenko, it’s, Maj, Viktor Kysil, won’t, Mark Holovei, I’m, I’ve, we’re, Maria Zaika, Maria Zaika “, ’, “ I’ve, “, Oleksandr Dyadyushkin, Vlad, Dmytro Kostyuk Organizations: CNN, Russia, State Border Service of, It’s, 5th Assault Brigade, Foreigners Locations: Ukrainian, Washington, Ukraine, Kyiv, State Border Service of Ukraine, Moscow, North Korea, Israel, Gaza, Europe, Russia, Bakhmut

☆ US lawmakers pressure FDIC chief over misconduct allegations
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Friday's announcements suggest lawmakers will continue to pile pressure on Gruenberg over revelations about a key agency in the Biden administration's financial reform agenda. In a letter, Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee on Friday publicly notified Gruenberg of a probe announced earlier this week. An FDIC spokesperson told Reuters the agency would be "fully transparent and cooperative" with the committee's investigation. An FDIC OIG representative told Reuters on Friday the office had received the Senate Democrats' request and was reviewing it. "Chairman Gruenberg, the viability of your leadership is in question," wrote House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry and senior members Bill Huizenga and Andy Barr, all Republicans.

Persons: Martin Gruenberg, Yuri Gripas, Gruenberg, Patrick McHenry, Bill Huizenga, Andy Barr, Douglas Gillison, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, REUTERS, Companies U.S . House, U.S . Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Biden, Financial, FDIC, Reuters, Democratic, Banking, FDIC's, Democrats, Thomson Locations: Washington

☆ Smugglers are helping Ukrainians pretend they have injuries or kids to get out of going to war
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Smugglers are using Telegram groups to sell their services to Ukrainian draft dodgers, per the BBC. AdvertisementSmugglers are using Telegram to sell their services to Ukrainian men trying to flee the army's compulsory military conscription, according to a BBC investigation . The reporter, named Andrey by the outlet, spent a month corresponding with smugglers as a prospective Ukrainian draft dodger. Services being offered included creating fake medical exemptions, adding pretend children to families, and organizing illegal border crossings, Andrey told the outlet. Smugglers told Andrey that the price included a bribe for the official making them, he said — a sign of the persisting corruption among Ukrainian officials.

Persons: —, Andrey, Ukraine's Ministry of Defence didn't, Venislavskyi Organizations: dodgers, BBC . Services, Service, BBC, dodger, Services, Ukraine's Ministry of Defence, National Security Locations: Ukrainian, Ukraine, Romania, Moldova, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia

"This super pre-emptive right will work only in specific cases, with specific companies," Chebeskov said on the sidelines of a financial forum in Moscow on Nov. 14. "The idea was that this concerns only those strategic companies in which the state already has a share," Chebeskov said. The lack of clarity and uncertain timeline highlights the unpredictable nature of regulatory changes facing investors and businesses seeking to adjust their exposure to Russia. This compares with net outflows of around $48 million in March 2022 and $69 million in February this year. Western investors have already struggled to get assets out of Russia.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Ivan Chebeskov, Chebeskov, Rybalkin, Tskhakaya, Thomas J Brock, Carlsberg's, Putin, JP Morgan, JPM, Vijay Marolia, Brock, Sinead Cruise, Alexander Marrow, Elena Fabrichnaya, Darya Korsunskaya, Jane Merriman Organizations: Ukraine LONDON, Reuters, Nato, Dyakin, Partners, Kaiser Consulting, Investors, Morningstar Direct, Federal Property Agency, Assets, Deutsche Bank, Regal Point Capital, HSBC, Expobank, Thomson Locations: Russia, Ukraine, MOSCOW, Moscow, Russian, Magnit, London

☆ As a kid she posed with her pilot dad in the cockpit. Years later they recreated the photo, with a twist
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The first time Jasmijn van Waalwijk van Doorn accompanied her pilot father, Jorrit van Waalwijk van Doorn, to work was a day to remember. Jorrit van Waalwijk van Doorn and Jasmijn van Waalwijk van DoornThe 2006 flight to Uganda was the first of many times young Jasmijn accompanied Jorrit on flights. Jorrit van Waalwijk van Doorn and Jasmijn van Waalwijk van DoornJasmijn trained at the KLM Flight Academy, qualifying in 2018 when she was 20. Jorrit van Waalwijk van Doorn and Jasmijn van Waalwijk van Doorn“She’s a new generation pilot,” he says. Jorrit van Waalwijk van Doorn and Jasmijn van Waalwijk van DoornFor Jasmijn and Jorrit, working together also means getting to travel the world together.

Persons: Doorn, Jorrit, Jasmijn, Ellen, She’s, she’d, “, ‘, Jorrit van, ”, “ We’d, Jasmijn’s, “ It’s, I’m, ’, Doorn Jasmijn, they’ve, what’s, they’re, she’s, he’s, I’ve, Jasmin Organizations: CNN, KLM, Boeing, CNN Travel, KLM Flight Academy, ” Aviation Locations: Netherlands, Uganda, Hong Kong, Jorrit, Doorn, Machu Picchu, Peru, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jasmijn

☆ ‘Erase Gaza’: War Unleashes Incendiary Rhetoric in Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Mark Landler | More About Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Shock, grief and pain have cascaded across Israel since Hamas gunmen poured out of Gaza to kill an estimated 1,200 Israeli civilians and soldiers on Oct. 7. Mr. Netanyahu suspended Mr. Eliyahu, saying that his comments were “disconnected from reality.”Mr. Netanyahu says that the Israeli military is trying to prevent harm to civilians. Such reassurances are also belied by the language Mr. Netanyahu uses with audiences in Israel. “Gaza nakba 2023.”The rise in incendiary statements comes against a backdrop of rising violence in the West Bank. It will also make Israelis more inured to the civilian death toll in Gaza, which has isolated Israel around the world, he added.

Persons: ”, Yoav Gallant, We’re, Naftali Bennett, “, Benjamin Netanyahu, FakeReporter, Ghazi Hamad, Israel, Itamar Ben, Netanyahu’s, Amichay Eliyahu, Netanyahu, Eliyahu, Mr, Amalek, Michael Sfard, Sfard, ” Yehuda Shaul, Eyal Golan, Sara Netanyahu, Yinon, Don’t, ” Mr, Golan, Ms, Magal, —, Avi Dichter, Eran Halperin, Halperin, erodes, ’ ” Adam Sella Organizations: Twitter, Mr, Human Rights, West Bank, United Nations, Hebrew University, “, ” Locations: Israel, Gaza, United States, Palestine, Jerusalem, Israeli

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana lawyer who objected to the state bar association’s public statements on several issues including health tips and LGBTQ rights can no longer be forced to join or pay dues to the association, a federal appeals court has ruled. Circuit Court of Appeals order, dated Monday, blocks the Louisiana State Bar Association from forcing attorney Randy Boudreaux to join the LSBA or pay its dues, at least for now. Boudreaux's is one of more than two dozen cases playing out around the country challenging state requirements that attorneys join and pay dues to state bar associations. Organizations including the Goldwater Institute and, in Louisiana, the Pelican Institute, are challenging mandatory bar association membership as violations of free speech rights. The association's promotion of an article on the effects of student loan debt on young lawyers was not germane, the court found.

Persons: Randy Boudreaux, Boudreaux's, Monday's, LSBA, Jerry Smith, Boudreaux, ”, Smith, ” Smith, “, Dane Ciolino, Ronald Reagan, Carolyn Dineen King, Jimmy Carter, Jennifer Walker Elrod, George W, Bush Organizations: ORLEANS, —, U.S, Circuit, Louisiana State Bar Association, Goldwater Institute, Pelican Institute, Twitter, LGBT Locations: Louisiana, Texas

Broken Ethernet cable is seen in front of binary code and words "cyber security" in this illustration taken March 8, 2022. "We're also seeing a greater interest from state actors in Australia's critical infrastructure." In May, the Five Eyes intelligence alliance and Microsoft (MSFT.O) said a state-sponsored Chinese hacking group was spying on U.S. critical infrastructure organisations. Techniques used by the China hacking group could be used against Australia's critical infrastructure including telecommunications, energy and transportation, the report said. Marles said Australia's relationship with China, its largest trading partner, was "complex" and the government had never pretended the relationship would be easy.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, cybercrime, Richard Marles, We're, Marles, Matthew Warren, Nigel Phair, Renju Jose, Byron Kaye, Lincoln, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Australian Cyber Security, ABC Radio, Microsoft, RMIT University Centre, Cyber Security Research, Australian Securities and Investments, Australia, Monash University, DP, Optus, Thomson Locations: Britain, U.S, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, China, Sydney

☆ What Long-Term Care Looks Like Around the World
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Jordan Rau | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Provinces and territories fund long-term care services through general tax revenue. Notably, Canada’s long-term care system is separate from its national health care system, which pays for hospitals and doctors with no out-of-pocket costs to patients. on long-term care, 80 percent more than the United States spent. Britain has also taken steps to shield people from losing all of their wealth to pay for long-term care. Singapore recently instituted a system of mandatory long-term care insurance for those born in 1980 or later.

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☆ Adam Johnson: Ice hockey players have been ‘stubborn’ about wearing neck protection. That might be about to change
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —A “crazy amount of emotions” ran through TJ Oshie’s mind as he watched footage of what would be American hockey player Adam Johnson’s final moments on the ice. The English Ice Hockey Association has announced that all players must wear neck guards from the start of next year, and the Pittsburgh Penguins, Johnson’s former NHL team, are mandating neck guards for their minor league players, coach Mike Sullivan has said. In the NHL, neck guards – let alone neck coverings of any kind – are not a common sight. “I think there is a machismo within ice hockey where you’re seen as being something less if you choose to wear more protective equipment,” ice hockey broadcaster Seth Bennett tells CNN Sport. Warroad’s neck guards are fitted with Kevlar and steel components, ensuring that they have enough stiffness to stay upright and offer effective coverage around the neck.

Persons: ”, Adam Johnson’s, Johnson, Oshie, –, ” Oshie, “, “ I’m, Johnson’s, Mike Sullivan, Bruce Bennett, Tanyka Rawden, Seth Bennett, Bennett, Gary Bettman, Stanley, ” TJ Oshie, Patrick Smith, Jason Olden, Olden, we’ve, it’s, ” Mary, Kay Messier, Messier, aren’t, Teddy Balkind, Richard Zednik, Clint Malarchuk, ” Malarchuk, Rick Stewart, Dr, Mike Stuart, ” Stuart, there’s, Stuart Organizations: CNN, TJ, NHL’s Washington Capitals, CNN Sport, Capitals, New York Islanders, Sheffield, Nottingham Panthers, Panthers, Sheffield Steelers, Ice Hockey Association, Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL, New York Rangers, Madison, Garden, Getty Images, ”, Ice Hockey Federation, USA Hockey, Washington Capitals, Columbus Blue Jackets, “, Bauer Hockey, ” Bauer Hockey, Florida Panthers, Buffalo Sabres, Athletic, Montreal Canadiens, Memorial, Protective, National Hockey League Locations: American, Sheffield, Buffalo

Souring relations between Asian rivals Japan and China now seem to be snagged on calm-inducing beauty in spas, museums and gardens. In recent years, koi have become hugely popular in Asia, with Japan's koi exports doubling over the past decade to 6.3 billion yen ($43 million) — one-fifth of them shipped to China, the top Japanese koi importer, followed by the United States and Indonesia. Fisheries Agency official Satoru Abe, in charge of koi quarantine, said China has not provided any explanation as to why it hasn't taken the necessary steps to continue koi shipments. IS THIS RELATED TO FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI'S TREATED WASTEWATER RELEASE? Abe, the koi quarantine official, said Fukushima’s wastewater release is unlikely to be the cause of the koi export stoppage, noting that China allowed Japanese koi in for two months after the water discharge began.

Persons: Satoru Abe, Abe, Ichiro Miyashita, “, Hirokazu Matsuno Organizations: TOKYO, CHINA, Japan . Fisheries Agency, International Atomic Energy Agency, Forestry, Fisheries Locations: Japan, China, Asia, United States, Indonesia, Beijing, Tokyo, JAPAN, CHINA, East China

☆ The world is turning against Israel’s war in Gaza – and many Israelis don’t understand why
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The bands symbolize solidarity with the roughly 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. It’s a feeling that cuts across the deep divisions within Israeli society: the world does not understand us. In the early days after the Hamas terror attack, many of the hostages’ families were reluctant to criticize the government of Netanyahu. Public displays of solidarity with Gaza or criticism of Israel’s military response are few and far between. “This conflict (between Israel and the Palestinians) isn’t black and white, but this war (with Hamas) is,” he added.

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☆ Private Schools Rethink China Future After Flunking Growth Test
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +6 min

Dozens of international and private schools in China are closing or merging, industry executives said, weighed down by tighter regulation, a slowing economy and dwindling foreign student numbers. Dulwich College operates nine schools in China including bilingual schools catering to Chinese nationals that have been hit hardest by regulatory changes. Strategic plans for growth of its high schools in China were "scaled back in light of changing government regulations", Dulwich said in its 2022 annual report. Authorities have also moved to control the number of private schools. Dozens of schools, from kindergartens to high schools, have shut or stalled in the past two years.

Persons: Farah Master, Kane Wu, Julian Fisher, Fisher, Dulwich, Xi, It's, Frank Feng, Jimmy Chin, Nicholas Burns, Mathias Boyer, Casey, Roxanne Liu, Dorothy Kam, Muralikumar Anantharaman Organizations: Reuters, Dulwich College, Venture Education, Strategic, Education, Motion, Dulwich, British, Authorities, Dulwich's, Victoria Kid House, Western International School of, Everpine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, University of Science, Technology of, International School of Beijing, Casey Hall Locations: Kane Wu HONG KONG, British, China, Asia, China's, Beijing, Dulwich, Singapore, South Korea, U.S, Britain, Canada, Shanghai, Lucton, Greater Bay Area, Shenzhen, Eton, Guangzhou, Western International School of Shanghai, Xi'an, Technology of China, Anhui, Hong Kong

Dozens of international and private schools in China are closing or merging, industry executives said, weighed down by tighter regulation, a slowing economy and dwindling foreign student numbers. A rapid expansion prior to the COVID-19 pandemic drove a surge of privately run bilingual schools in China offering a western exam curriculum. Dulwich College operates nine schools in China including bilingual schools catering to Chinese nationals that have been hit hardest by regulatory changes. It mandated that Chinese compulsory education be taught in private schools, aligning the curriculum more closely to public schools and making parents question the need to pay private school fees when their children can attend free government schools. Authorities have also moved to control the number of private schools.

Persons: Aly, Julian Fisher, Fisher, Dulwich, Xi, It's, Frank Feng, Jimmy Chin, Nicholas Burns, Mathias Boyer, Casey, Roxanne Liu, Dorothy Kam, Muralikumar Organizations: REUTERS, Dulwich College, Venture Education, Strategic, Education, Motion, Dulwich, British, Authorities, Dulwich's, Victoria Kid House, Western International School of, Everpine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, University of Science, Technology of, International School of Beijing, Casey Hall, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, HONG KONG, British, Asia, China's, Beijing, Dulwich, Singapore, South Korea, U.S, Britain, Canada, Lucton, Greater Bay Area, Shenzhen, Eton, Guangzhou, Western International School of Shanghai, Xi'an, Technology of China, Anhui, Hong Kong

☆ DouYu CEO Chen Shaojie: Yet another CEO is missing in China
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Diksha Madhok | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New Delhi CNN —The CEO of a Chinese live-streaming service backed by Tencent has become the latest high-flying executive to fall mysteriously silent in the world’s second largest economy. According to a Monday report from the Cover News, a state-owned media outlet, DouYu (DOYU) CEO Chen Shaojie has been unreachable in recent days. It also cited unconfirmed reports that Chen was being investigated and had been missing for nearly three weeks. DouYu listed on the Nasdaq in 2019, where it raised about $775 million in one of the largest share offerings by a Chinese company on Wall Street that year. Chen’s unexplained absence comes as China continues an anti-corruption crackdown that has ensnared top executives, particularly in the finance and tech sectors.

Persons: Tencent, Chen Shaojie, Chen, DouYu, Zhang Hongli, Zhang, Bao Fan, Bao, haven’t, Xu Jiayin Organizations: New Delhi CNN, CNN, Nasdaq, Wall, Industrial, Commercial Bank of China, Central Commission, Inspection, Evergrande Locations: China, New Delhi, Hong Kong

☆ US FAA to hold new round of runway-safety meetings after close calls
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A commercial aircraft approaches to land at San Diego International Airport in San Diego, California, U.S., January 6, 2022. The new meetings with the FAA, airlines, pilots, airport vehicle drivers and others will take place by Dec. 31. On Thursday, a U.S. Senate Commerce subcommittee will hold a hearing on recent incidents that raised questions about FAA air traffic control operations. The hearing will include FAA Air Traffic Organization head Tim Arel, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy, National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) President Rich Santa, Air Lines Pilots Association President Jason Ambrosi and former FAA administrator Randy Babbitt. The FAA said in September it was seeking recommendations on making it compulsory for airports to include cockpit-alerting technologies that could improve runway safety.

Persons: Mike Blake, Washington Reagan, Tim Arel, Jennifer Homendy, Rich, Jason Ambrosi, Randy Babbitt, Homendy, Bernadette Baum Organizations: San Diego International Airport, REUTERS, Rights, U.S . Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, National Transportation Safety Board, Fort, U.S, Senate, FAA Air Traffic Organization, Transportation, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, Rich Santa, Air Lines Pilots, Southwest Airlines, Boeing, Cessna, FedEx, Southwest Boeing, Thomson Locations: San Diego , California, U.S, Boston, Newark, Washington, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin , Texas

☆ Shani Louk became the face of Hamas' brutal massacre. Her family says they'll remember her as a 'pacifist' with a pure soul.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Shani Louk was a German-Israeli tattoo artist who was thought to have been kidnapped by Hamas. Shani Louk, dressed in an olive green two-piece, is one of them. AdvertisementAdvertisementRicarda Louk sits in front of a placard of her daughter Shani Louk Tuesday Oct. 17, 2023 in Tel Aviv. Evelyn Hockstein/Reutersn the early years of her life, Louk's family moved to Portland, Oregon, after her father, Nissim, got a job at Intel. In other photos posted by her sister, the Louk family appears to be very close.

Persons: Shani Louk, Louk, —, Akbar, Alleruzzo, Amit, Louk's, Ricarda, Der Spiegel, Adi, Nissim, Ricarda Louk, Li, Evelyn Hockstein, Devorah Spilman, Spilman, Evenlyn Hockstein, didn't, Orión Hernández Radoux, Radoux, Amir Cohen, Netanyahu, Gallant, Ammar Awad, isn't, Shani Organizations: Service, Nova, Hamas, Sky News, Intel, Portland Jewish Academy, Orly, Reuters, Defence, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Israeli Locations: German, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Tel Aviv, Ravensburg, Germany, Srigim, Portland , Oregon, Orly, Greece

☆ A gay Israeli soldier says he's going to fly the LGBTQ+ flag on his tank while fighting Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A gay Israeli soldier plans to take an LGBTQ+ flag to fight against Hamas. Atzmoni told Insider that he's worried that a Hamas victory could set Israel's progress on LGBTQ+ rights back several decades. Meanwhile, in Jordan, public opinion is overwhelmingly opposed to LGBTQ+ rights, according to the LGBTQ+ collaborative knowledge base, Equaldex . Under Hamas, LGBTQ+ Palestinians suffer "severe persecution and ostracism," per UN Watch's 2022 report. Nadav Yitzhaki and Yoav Atzmoni holding an Israeli flag with LGBTQ+ colors Courtesy of Yoav AtzmoniBut the progress has been hard-won, according to Azmotovi.

Persons: Yoav Atzmoni, —, Atzmoni, Nadav Yitzhaki, Azmotovi, Eytan Marmelstein, Omer Bauman, Yulav Shtaigel, Benyamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Yitzhak Pindrus Organizations: Hamas, Service, Israel Defense Forces, Gaza, Tel Avid Pride, Dignity, Israel's Defense Ministry, Torah Judaism Party, Hilltop, West Bank Locations: Israeli, Israel, Jerusalem, Gaza, Jordan, Egypt, Europe

☆ Israeli commander says her unit of mostly women killed 100 Hamas militants
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Female soldiers with the Israeli Defence Forces fought back Hamas militants on October 7. The soldiers killed around 100 Hamas militants, their commander told the Jerusalem Post. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn Israeli commander told the Jerusalem Post that her battalion, made up of mostly female soldiers, killed around 100 Hamas militants during the terrorist attacks on October 7. Israeli Caracal commander Lt.-Col. Or Ben-Yehuda told the outlet the women "emerged as heroes" for their actions near the Gaza Strip. During its surprise terrorist attacks, Hamas militants took more than 200 people hostage and left more than 1,300 Israelis and foreign nationals dead, according to Israeli officials.

Persons: —, Ben, Yehuda Organizations: Israeli Defence Forces, Service, Ben, Caracal Battalion, Israel Defense Forces, IDF Locations: Jerusalem, Gaza, Sufa, Israel, Israel's

When Planet Fitness CEO Chris Rondeau was fired, it was a surprise to nearly everyone. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhen Chris Rondeau , ten-year CEO of Planet Fitness, was fired by the company's board of directors, he told Insider he was "seriously blindsided." AdvertisementAdvertisementInsider spoke with six former Planet Fitness employees. Former Planet Fitness CEO Chris Rondeau on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in 2015, after the company's IPO. AdvertisementAdvertisementA spokesperson for Planet Fitness previously told Insider Rondeau's departure was not because of "any material or unexpected financial events."

Persons: Chris Rondeau, —, Rondeau, Richard Drew, Casey Willard, Beers, Peers, Dunkin, Willard Organizations: Planet, Service, Planet Fitness, Fitness, New York Stock Exchange Locations: Hampton , New Hampshire

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