Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Myanmar's U.K. ambassador locked out of London embassy in apparent 'coup' by his own deputy

Myanmar London

Kyaw Zwar Minn, Myanmar's ambassador to the United Kingdom, told Reuters he was locked out of the London embassy on Wednesday, with sources saying his deputy had shut him out of the building and taken charge on behalf of the military.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/myanmar-ambassador-london-locked-out-of-embassy-1.5978791?cmp=rss

New findings from 2 experiments boost support for new physics

Physics Fermliab muon

Preliminary results from two experiments suggest something could be wrong with the basic way physicists think the universe works, a prospect that has the field of particle physics both baffled and thrilled.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/new-physics-muon-1.5978372?cmp=rss

Icelandic volcano could erupt for years, creating 'perfect tourist' attraction

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Since the initial eruption, lava has steadily seeped out of the volcano at a rate of between five to 10 cubic metres per second — a flow strong enough to ensure the lava does not solidify and close the fissure



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/icelandic-volcano-tourist-attraction-1.5978109?cmp=rss

Chauvin needed to 'take some type of action' as Floyd's health failed, use-of-force witness says

George Floyd Officer Trial

Derek Chauvin had a responsibility to re-evaluate pressing his knee into George Floyd's neck during their fatal encounter as the health of the 46-year old Black man was clearly "deteriorating," an expert testified Wednesday as the former police officer's murder trial continued in Minneapolis.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-1.5978255?cmp=rss

Celebrity zookeeper Jack Hanna has dementia, will retire from public life

People Jack Hanna

Celebrity zookeeper and animal TV show host Jack Hanna has been diagnosed with dementia and will retire from public life, his family said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/jack-hanna-dementia-retiring-1.5978457?cmp=rss

Jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny has spinal hernias, losing sensation in hands, lawyer says

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A lawyer for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has complained of serious back and leg pain in custody, says prison doctors have determined his client is suffering from two spinal hernias.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/navalny-prison-torture-sick-1.5978245?cmp=rss

NYC doormen fired for failing to intervene in attack on Filipino American woman

Asian American Woman Assaulted

Two New York City apartment building workers have been fired for failing to help a Filipino American woman as she was being violently attacked on the sidewalk outside, the building's management company said Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nyc-anti-asian-attack-doormen-fired-1.5977994?cmp=rss

Tiger Woods was speeding before crashing SUV, sheriff says

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Authorities say Tiger Woods was speeding when he crashed an SUV in Southern California less than two months ago, leaving him seriously injured.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/golf/golf-tiger-woods-crash-cause-revealed-1.5978252?cmp=rss

EU regulator places no new restrictions on AstraZeneca vaccine due to 'possible' blood clot link

Virus Outbreak France

The European Union's drug regulator says it has found a "possible link" between the AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine and a rare blood-clotting disorder, but the benefits of the shot and the potential health consequences of suffering from COVID-19 still outweigh any risks.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ema-astrazeneca-vaccine-1.5977872?cmp=rss

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

Kenney and Hinshaw

People living in several provinces — including Alberta, Ontario and broad swaths of Quebec — are facing tighter public health restrictions as officials raise the alarm about more transmissible coronavirus variants and growing pressure on hospitals.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-april7-2021-1.5977698?cmp=rss

Iran says cargo ship anchored off Yemen was attacked

Persian Gulf Tensions

An Iranian cargo ship believed to be a base for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and anchored for years in the Red Sea off Yemen has been attacked, Iranian state television acknowledged Wednesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ship-attack-iran-yemen-1.5977689?cmp=rss

Is now the time to make global corporations pay their fair share?

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As you do your taxes, do you wonder why global companies don't pay more? So far, the long battle to make corporations pay their fair share of taxes has failed due to a lack of political will. COVID-19 could change that.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/yellen-tax-avoidance-don-pittis-column-1.5976437?cmp=rss