Train crashes in eastern Taiwan, killing 34

A train partially derailed along Taiwan's east coast, killing at least 34 people and injuring dozens, police said. Media reported 350 passengers were on board.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/taiwan-train-crash-1.5974277?cmp=rss

Police could have ended George Floyd's restraint after he was handcuffed, former sergeant testifies

A former Minneapolis police supervisor, on duty the night George Floyd died, testifies that officers could have stopped restraining him after he was handcuffed and no longer resisting.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/george-floyd-derek-chavin-1.5972626?cmp=rss

British regulators increase number of blood clot cases after AstraZeneca vaccine to 30

British regulators on Thursday said they have identified 30 cases of rare blood clot events after the use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, 25 more than the agency previously reported.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/u-k-regulators-blood-clot-astrazeneca-vaccine-1.5974071?cmp=rss

Brazil COVID-19 deaths top 66,000 in March alone

A number of states in Brazil are in critical condition and hospitals are overwhelmed by COVID-19, World Health Organization epidemiologist Maria van Kerkhove said Thursday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/brazil-covid-deaths-1.5973426?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday

Ontario's premier is expected to announce provincewide restrictions later Thursday in the face of rising COVID-19 cases and increasing strain on hospitals, a move that comes a day after Quebec Premier François Legault announced tighter rules in three cities he said are facing a "critical" situation.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-april1-2021-1.5972426?cmp=rss

Child among 4 dead in shooting at California office building

A child was among four people killed Wednesday in a shooting at a Southern California office building that left a fifth victim and the gunman critically wounded, police said.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/shooting-california-organe-child-1.5972418?cmp=rss