Monday, May 3, 2021

Subway train derails in Mexico City, killing at least 15 and injuring dozens

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An overpass in Mexico City's metro collapsed Monday night, sending a train plunging toward a road, trapping at least one car under rubble and killing at least 15 people, authorities said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/subway-train-derail-mexico-city-1.6012799?cmp=rss

Escher art exhibit premieres at Barcelona museum

Escher art exhibit premieres at Barcelona museum

More than 200 works from the Dutch artist M.C. Escher, known for his intricate optical-illusion lithographs, are on display at the Barcelona Maritime Museum as part of a new exhibit that runs until Sept. 26, 2021.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/escher-art-exhibit-premieres-at-barcelona-museum-1.6012455?cmp=rss

Mourners gather for funeral of Andrew Brown Jr., Black man shot dead by police in North Carolina

North Carolina Deputy Shooting

Mourners were gathering Monday for the funeral of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot and killed by deputies in North Carolina and the subject of demonstrations protesting police brutality.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/shooting-funeral-1.6011822?cmp=rss

Why India's coronavirus case and fatality numbers are likely undercounted

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As daily case counts in India soar far beyond what other countries have reported, experts caution the official COVID-19 numbers from the world's second most populous country are likely a massive undercount.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-coronavirus-counting-1.6011527?cmp=rss

Japanese nurses angered at call to work Tokyo Olympics amid COVID crisis

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Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of them dispatched to help with the Games. They say they're already near the breaking point dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/japanese-nurses-protest-tokyo-olympics-1.6011610?cmp=rss

Edmonton-born Greg Abel picked as Warren Buffett's successor as Berkshire Hathaway CEO

Greg Abel

Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, has named his successor, and the man he's picked was born and raised in Edmonton. However, Buffett has not indicated any plan to leave his post.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/berkshire-hathaway-1.6011602?cmp=rss

U.S. reuniting 4 families separated at Mexico border under Trump administration

Immigration Separated Families

The Biden administration said Monday that four families that were separated at the Mexico border during Donald Trump's presidency will be reunited in the United States this week in what Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calls "just the beginning" of a broader effort.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-trump-us-mexico-border-families-1.6011446?cmp=rss

U.S. wildlife crew makes 'once in a lifetime catch' of giant sturgeon

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Tipping the scales at about 108 kilograms (240 pounds), this adult lake sturgeon — considered one of the largest ever recorded in the U.S. — is a touch longer than the wildlife crew members who caught it.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/giant-sturgeon-100-years-old-detroit-river-1.6009186?cmp=rss