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In Canada's Quebec, residents miffed over mining boom
In Canada's Quebec, residents miffed over mining boom
Economy
by  AFP

Canada's Quebec province is rich with minerals needed for everything from electric cars to cell phones, but residents living atop the potential windfall are worried their backyards will be dug up -- and they won't get a dime. The southern areas of the province -- where most of the population lives -- is the most sought after.

'Scolded' braless passenger wants meeting with US airline boss
'Scolded' braless passenger wants meeting with US airline boss
Economy
by  AFP

A woman who says she was threatened with being kicked off a US Delta Air Lines flight because she was not wearing a bra demanded a meeting with the company's top boss on Thursday over what she says is a discriminatory policy. Attorney Gloria Allred said she had written to Delta on behalf of Archbold demanding a meeting with the company's president to discuss the discriminatory policy.

UK's biggest water supplier plunges into deeper financial crisis
UK's biggest water supplier plunges into deeper financial crisis
Economy
by  AFP

Debt-plagued Thames Water has failed to raise a major cash injection from shareholders, it revealed Thursday, blaming industry regulations that made its rescue plan "uninvestable". The company on Thursday said it was in talks with industry regulator Ofwat over a plan that is "affordable for customers, deliverable and financeable for Thames Water, as well as investible for equity investors".