Saturday, January 11, 2020

Queen Elizabeth calls family meeting for Monday to discuss 'next steps' for Harry and Meghan

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Queen Elizabeth will meet with members of the Royal Family on Monday at her Sandringham estate in eastern England to agree on "next steps" after Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, decided to "step back" as senior royals, Buckingham Palace said Saturday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/queen-calls-monday-meeting-harry-meghan-1.5423918?cmp=rss

'Everyone is out on the street': Latest Puerto Rico quake causes further damage

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A magnitude 6.0 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing further damage along the island's southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/puerto-rico-earthquake-1.5423695?cmp=rss

'It was clearly a war zone': Aviation experts question why Flight PS752 was cleared to fly

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Just hours after Iran fired ballistic missiles at two bases in Iraq housing U.S. troops, it shot down Flight PS752 shortly after takeoff from Tehran's airport, killing all 176 people on board including 57 Canadians. Some aviation experts question why the flight was ever cleared for takeoff.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ps752-flight-iran-missile-1.5422912?cmp=rss

Why Trump's call for an expanded NATO presence in the Middle East will be a hard sell

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A NATO team has been meeting at the U.S. State Department in recent days to draft proposals on what an expanded alliance presence in the Middle East would like.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-iraq-iran-nato-1.5423203?cmp=rss

Taiwan's independence-leaning president leading vote count

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Taiwan's independence-leaning President Tsai Ing-wen appeared headed for a landslide victory and a second term on Saturday with more than 70 per cent of precincts reporting election tallies.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/taiwan-election-1.5423657?cmp=rss

Boeing's ousted CEO departs with $62M, even without severance pay

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Boeing Co's ousted chief executive officer is leaving the company with $62 million US in compensation and pension benefits but will receive no severance pay in the wake of the 737 Max crisis.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/boeing-dennis-muilenburg-compensation-1.5423648?cmp=rss