Top official admits China's COVID-19 vaccines have low efficacy

In a rare admission of the weakness of coronavirus vaccines developed in China, the country's top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is considering mixing them to get a boost.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/china-vaccines-covid-19-low-efficacy-1.5983594?cmp=rss

'You cannot claim any more:' Russia seeks bigger piece of Arctic

Russia wants to stretch out imaginary lines on the ocean floor — and below it — and that has one northern security expert worried about consequences for other Arctic countries like Canada.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/russia-arctic-ocean-canada-united-nations-continental-shelf-1.5983289?cmp=rss

8 killed in Indonesia quake, president orders rescue effort

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Sunday ordered swift rescue and relief efforts after eight people died in an earthquake that hit off southern Java island.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/indonesia-earthquake-1.5983186?cmp=rss