* CANADA'S PUBLIC SAFETY MINISTER SAYS GOVERNMENT WILL INTRODUCE NEW FRAMEWORK TO PROTECT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FROM CYBER THREATS. * CANADA'S INDUSTRY MINISTER SAYS PLANS TO BAN DOMESTIC TELECOMS COMPANIES FROM USING HUAWEI/ZTE (Shenzhen:000063) 5G GEAR. * CANADA'S INDUSTRY MINISTER SAYS PROVIDERS WHO HAVE HUAWEI/ZTE EQUIPMENT IN USE WILL HAVE TO REMOVE IT.
Britain said on Thursday it was introducing new sanctions against the Russian airline sector to prevent state-owned Aeroflot, Ural Airlines and Rossiya Airlines from selling their unused landing slots at British airports. "We've already closed our airspace to Russian airlines. The British government said it estimated the landing slots were worth 50 million pounds.
Australia's vast liquefied natural gas sector is betting its future on carbon capture and storage, a technology it says is vital to decarbonisation and is proven. Convincing everybody else is going to be the tricky part, especially since the only large-scale project of its kind so far hasn't exactly been a resounding success.
Permits for future U.S. homebuilding tumbled to a five-month low in April, suggesting the housing market was slowing as rising mortgage rates contribute to reduced affordability for entry-level and first-time buyers. But the report from the Commerce Department on Wednesday also showed a record backlog of houses still to be constructed, indicating the moderation in homebuilding would be marginal.
* Building permits decline 3.2% in April. * Single-family permits drop 4.6%; multi-family fall 1.0% * Housing starts slip 0.2%; single-family dives 7.3% By Lucia Mutikani. Permits for future U.S. homebuilding tumbled to a five-month low in April, suggesting the housing market was slowing as rising mortgage rates contribute to reduced affordability for entry-level and first-time buyers.
BlackBerry Ltd (BB): * BLACKBERRY AND MAGNA COLLABORATE ON NEXT-GENERATION ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM SOLUTIONS FOR GLOBAL AUTOMAKERS. * BLACKBERRY AND MAGNA COLLABORATE ON NEXT-GENERATION ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM SOLUTIONS FOR GLOBAL AUTOMAKERS Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
-Singapore Airlines Ltd on Wednesday posted a narrower annual loss of S$962 million, at a time when demand remained low due to the pandemic, but said the outlook was improving as travel restrictions were lifted.
India will not change upcoming cybersecurity rules that force social media, technology companies and cloud service providers to report data breaches swiftly, despite growing industry concerns, the government said on Wednesday.
China is in talks with automakers about extending costly subsidies for electric vehicles that were set to expire in 2022, aiming to keep a key market growing as the broader economy slows, three people familiar with the matter said.
By Clyde Russell. Australia's vast liquefied natural gas sector is betting its future on carbon capture and storage, a technology it says is vital to decarbonisation and is proven. Convincing everybody else is going to be the tricky part, especially since the only large-scale project of its kind so far hasn't exactly been a resounding success.
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