Trump taps ex-lawmaker and Fox Business host for transportation secretary | US Election 2024

Trump taps ex-lawmaker and Fox Business host for transportation secretary | US Election 2024

US president-elect says former Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy will usher in a ‘golden age of travel’. United States President-elect Donald Trump has named a former congressman-turned-Fox Business host as his pick for transportation secretary. In a statement announcing the nomination on Monday, Trump described Sean Duffy as a “tremendous and…

Canada orders binding arbitration to end port lockout | Workers’ Rights News

Canada orders binding arbitration to end port lockout | Workers’ Rights News

With the lockouts, $930m of goods are being affected daily, affecting supply chains and local economy, the government says. Canada’s labour minister is intervening to end the lockouts of workers at the country’s two biggest ports. Minister of Labour Steven Mackinnon said on Tuesday that the negotiations had reached an…

South Korea’s military blames North Korea on GPS signal ‘jamming attack’ | Aviation News

South Korea’s military blames North Korea on GPS signal ‘jamming attack’ | Aviation News

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, North Korean GPS jamming operation began on Friday and continued on Saturday, impacting several vessels at sea and dozens of civilian aircraft, South Korea said. North Korea has staged a Global Positioning System (GPS) jamming attack, Seoul’s military has said, an ongoing disruption operation that has impacted…

Canada’s largest port could see lockout of more than 700 workers | Al Jazeera News

Canada’s largest port could see lockout of more than 700 workers | Al Jazeera News

The dispute between port foremen and their employers could disrupt crucial international shipments. Employers at Canada’s largest port have said they would lock out their workers after a negotiating deadline with the union had passed, potentially disrupting key shipments of the country’s coal, potash and beef. The BC Maritime Employers…

Tokyo Metro shares soar in Japan’s biggest IPO since 2018 | Business and Economy

Tokyo Metro shares soar in Japan’s biggest IPO since 2018 | Business and Economy

Japanese subway operator’s shares soar as much as 47 percent in biggest listing since 2018. The main operator of Tokyo’s sprawling subway network has made a rip-roaring market debut in Japan’s biggest initial public offering (IPO) in six years. Tokyo Metro Co’s shares soared by as much as 47 percent…

New Zealand airport imposes three-minute limit on hugs | Transport News

New Zealand airport imposes three-minute limit on hugs | Transport News

Measure intended to prevent extended embraces from causing traffic jams, but airport won’t have ‘hug police’. An airport in New Zealand has imposed a three-minute limit on farewell hugs. The CEO of Dunedin airport, Dan De Bono, said on Tuesday the new regulation was imposed in September to “keep things…

‘We’ll never forget’: Town grieves after deadly Nigeria fuel tanker blast | Poverty and Development News

‘We’ll never forget’: Town grieves after deadly Nigeria fuel tanker blast | Poverty and Development News

Majia, Nigeria – Days after a fuel tanker explosion killed 170 mostly young people in Majia, a farming town in northern Nigeria’s Jigawa State, the close-knit community is still reeling from the overwhelming loss. “It was a terrible situation that we have never witnessed in this town; many people lost…