Thursday, April 15, 2021

Chicago police board releases body camera video of fatal shooting of 13-year-old

Chicago Violence

Chicago's police review board released body camera video footage on Thursday of a police officer's fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy late last month.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/chicago-body-cam-video-police-shooting-adam-toledo-1.5989388?cmp=rss

Former Minnesota police officer who shot Daunte Wright during traffic stop makes 1st court appearance

Police Shooting-Minnesota

The former Minnesota police officer charged with the shooting death of a Black man during a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center made her first court appearance Thursday. Kim Potter is charged with second-degree manslaughter.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/minnesota-daunte-wright-officer-charged-court-1.5989281?cmp=rss

Google Earth adds time lapse video to depict climate change

Google Earth-Climate Change

The Google Earth app is adding a new video feature that draws upon nearly four decades of satellite imagery to vividly illustrate how climate change has affected glaciers, beaches, forests and other places around the world. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/google-earth-time-lapse-climate-change-1.5989230?cmp=rss

Princes William, Harry won't walk in unison at Prince Philip's funeral

Prince Philip with grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry in 2006

Prince William and Prince Harry won't walk side-by-side Saturday as they follow their grandfather's coffin into the church ahead of Prince Philip's funeral, minimizing the chances of any awkward moments between the brothers.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/prince-philip-funeral-william-harry-1.5988938?cmp=rss

Beijing official in Hong Kong warns against foreign meddling

Hong Kong

Beijing's top official in Hong Kong is warning foreign forces not to interfere with the "bottom line" of national security in the city, threatening retaliation amid tensions between China and Western powers.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-warning-1.5988767?cmp=rss

Derek Chauvin won't testify at own murder trial, defence rests after just 2 days of testimony

George Floyd Officer Trial

The defence at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd wrapped up its case Thursday without putting Chauvin on the stand, presenting a total of two days of testimony to the prosecution's two weeks.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-1.5988712?cmp=rss

U.S. expels Russian diplomats, imposes dozens of new sanctions

Biden, Putin

The U.S. administration on Thursday announced the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats and sanctions against dozens of people and companies as it moved to hold the Kremlin accountable for interference in last year's presidential election and the hacking of federal agencies.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-russia-new-sanctions-diplomats-expelled-1.5988561?cmp=rss

India's biggest cities shut down as new coronavirus cases hit 200,000

Virus Outbreak India

India's two largest cities imposed stringent restrictions on movement and one planned to use hotels and banquet halls to treat coronavirus patients as new infections in the country shot past 200,000 Thursday amid a devastating surge that is straining a fragile health system.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-200k-new-coroanvirus-cases-1.5988508?cmp=rss

Canadian in St. Vincent on the crisis after volcanic eruption

Canadian in St. Vincent on the crisis after volcanic eruption

'It's crisis upon crisis,' says Canadian/Vincentian lawyer Louise Mitchell about the conditions in St. Vincent and the Grenadines after the volcanic eruption of La Soufrière that filled the sky with ash and displaced thousands of people.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canadian-in-st-vincent-on-the-crisis-after-volcanic-eruption-1.5988689?cmp=rss

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

COVID Nunavut 20201118

Health officials in Nunavut reported the territory's first confirmed case of COVID-19 in weeks on Wednesday, while Yukon's top doctor said that the P1 variant of concern has been detected in the territory.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-april15-2021-1.5988430?cmp=rss

Biden calls a halt to America's war in Afghanistan — but it's a long way from over

Afghanistan Media Killings

Saying it was "time to end America's longest war" after two decades, U.S. President Joe Biden has announced his country's pending military withdrawal from Afghanistan. For Americans, the war will soon end. For Afghans, however, it will continue — and may even get worse.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/biden-afghanistan-taliban-1.5988151?cmp=rss