Alberta Fire Disrupts Canada's Oil Sands Industry
A massive convoy evacuates oilfields as a huge fire forces Canada to relocate the people of Fort McMurray. We hear from the CEO of Alberta Forest Products Association.
A huge fire is disrupting the heart of Canada's oil sands operation, as workers are transported out of oilfields for safety, following the evacuation of Fort McMurray in Alberta. Paul Whittaker, the President of Alberta Forest Products Association tells us the rapid spread of the wildfire is extremely worrying.
The president of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi, faces a tough examination, as we ask him why his country hid loans of a billion dollars and how the country's economy will cope since the IMF and donor nations have cut off funding.
In China people looking for love used to rely on relatives and neighbours to help them make a match. But people who have moved to a big city cannot rely on personal networks to find a partner. Instead the Chinese dating game is played online and some of the companies offering these services have now moved into personalised matchmaking, which can cost thousands of dollars. 91热爆 reporter Jennifer Pak investigates matchmaking for love in Shenzhen, in Southern China.
(Picture: Wildfire in Alberta, Canada. Copyright Getty Images.)
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