At least 60 killed in Nigeria boat accident, dozens more feared dead

Nigerian authorities confirmed that at least 60 people have died in a boat accident on the Niger River and that 83 missing passengers are also feared dead.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nigeria-boat-accident-1.6045352?cmp=rss

British PM Boris Johnson says he doesn't believe COVID-19 escaped from a lab

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he does not believe the COVID-19 virus escaped from a Chinese lab in Wuhan province but is keeping an eye on new evidence as it emerges.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/boris-johnson-rosemary-barton-lab-leak-1.6044543?cmp=rss

U.S. Senate Republicans block commission into Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Republicans in the U.S. Senate have blocked the creation of a bipartisan panel to study the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/republicans-block-capitol-attack-commission-1.6044235?cmp=rss

Japan extends COVID-19 state of emergency with safe Olympics at stake

Japan extended a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas for 20 more days on Friday, with infections still not slowing as it prepares to host the Olympics in just over 50 days.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/japan-pm-tokyo-covid19-olympics-1.6043845?cmp=rss

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

Top officials in Nova Scotia are set to unveil the province's reopening plan later Friday, a day after Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick presented multi-step plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-may28-2021-1.6043815?cmp=rss

Hong Kong media tycoon gets 14-month jail term for 2019 anti-government protest

Hong Kong media tycoon and outspoken pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was sentenced to more jail time Friday over his role in an anti-government protest in 2019, as authorities crack down on dissent in the city.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/jimmy-lai-hong-kong-democracy-1.6043802?cmp=rss

Why the Wuhan lab-leak origin theory of the COVID-19 virus is being taken more seriously

The Wuhan lab-leak theory of COVID-19 isn't new, and no major evidence has suddenly appeared. What has changed is calls from scientists in the field, the Biden administration, and others to investigate it properly — because even the head of the World Health Organization says that hasn't happened yet.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-19-wuhan-lab-leak-theory-1.6042038?cmp=rss