Hong Kong suspends use of Pfizer vaccine over defective lids

Hong Kong suspended use of the Pfizer vaccine Wednesday after its Chinese distributor informed the city that one batch had defective bottle lids.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pfizer-vaccine-halt-1.5961532?cmp=rss

Ethiopia's leader publicly acknowledges reports of atrocities in Tigray war

Ethiopia's leader on Tuesday said atrocities have been reported in Tigray, his first public acknowledgement of possible war crimes in the country's northern region where fighting persists as government troops hunt down its fugitive leaders.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ethiopia-leader-atrocities-reports-tigray-1.5961146?cmp=rss

Mars helicopter Ingenuity expected to take flight in early April

The small robotic helicopter that will help the newest Mars rover explore the Red Planet has been freed from its debris shield and could conduct its first flight no earlier than April 8, NASA engineers said Tuesday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/mars-rover-helicopter-ingenuity-mission-1.5960637?cmp=rss

Canada neglecting duty to families of ISIS militants in detention camps, says Syrian Kurdish official

Kurdish authorities responsible for the prisons and detention camps holding ISIS militants and their family members in northern Syria have accused Canada of shirking its responsibility by failing to bring Canadian women and children home, despite offers of assistance.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/isis-syria-detention-camp-canada-1.5960160?cmp=rss

Airbnb pushed to drop Olympic ties over China rights issues

Airbnb Inc. is being called on to drop its sponsorship connections to next year's Beijing's Winter Olympics by a coalition of 150 human-rights campaigners opposing the human rights violations occurring in China.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/airbnb-asked-to-drop-olympic-ties-china-rights-issues-1.5960196?cmp=rss

Microsoft to allow more employees to work in office again starting next week

Microsoft Corp. will start allowing more employees to work from its headquarters in Redmond, Washington and nearby campuses as soon as next week.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/microsoft-office-1.5960239?cmp=rss

AstraZeneca trial results may have included 'outdated' information, U.S. health officials say

Results from a U.S. trial of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine may have included "outdated information" and that could mean the company provided an incomplete view of efficacy data, U.S. federal health officials said early Tuesday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/astrazeneca-us-trial-covid19-outdated-1.5960112?cmp=rss

Key allies watching closely to see how Canada handles sexual misconduct claims against Vance, McDonald

Canada may have the unfortunate distinction of being the first country to face the possibility of trying its top military commander — and possibly its former top general — for sexual misconduct offences. Experts say the situation has exposed gaps in the Canadian military justice system and it's being watched closely by allies.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/vance-mcdonald-canadian-armed-forces-sexual-misconduct-1.5959563?cmp=rss

At U.S.-Mexico border, a new U.S. president spurs hope and rush to enter

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has warned asylum seekers against trying to enter the country, but that has not deterred desperate migrants who are flocking the border in the belief his government will be more migrant-friendly than that of his predecessor.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-mexico-border-biden-migrants-1.5959566?cmp=rss