Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Criminal gangs thought their messages were encrypted — but messaging system came from the FBI

FBI App Sting

Criminal gangs divulged plans for moving drug shipments and carrying out killings on a secure messaging system secretly run by the FBI, law enforcement agencies said Tuesday, as they unveiled a global sting operation they said dealt an "unprecedented blow" to organized crime around the world.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/fbi-encrypted-network-global-sting-1.6057831?cmp=rss

Canada opens 2 new permanent residency pathways for Hong Kong residents

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Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says Canada is offering two new paths to permanent residency for Hong Kong residents who work here or are recent graduates already living in the country.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/hong-kong-permanent-resident-pathways-1.6057799?cmp=rss

Huge new dinosaur from Australian outback unveiled

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Australian scientists have confirmed the discovery of one of the largest dinosaur species ever.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/titanosaur-australia-1.6057518?cmp=rss

Ratko Mladic's genocide conviction in UN court over Srebrenica massacre upheld

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United Nations war crimes judges on Tuesday upheld a genocide conviction and life sentence against former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic, rejecting all grounds of his appeal against a lower tribunal's verdict.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hague-mladic-war-crimes-appeal-denied-1.6057316?cmp=rss

Major internet outage briefly hits multiple sites including Reddit, Amazon, New York Times

Global Internet Outage

Thousands of government, news and social media websites across the globe were coming back online Tuesday after being hit by a widespread hour-long outage linked to U.S.-based cloud company Fastly Inc.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/internet-outage-1.6057268?cmp=rss

U.S. Senate report details litany of police, intelligence failures in Jan. 6 riot

Electoral College Protests

A Senate investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has uncovered broad government, military and law enforcement missteps surrounding the violent attack, but doesn't delve into the root causes of the attack.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/senate-report-capitol-riot-1.6057301?cmp=rss

Canada eyeing multi-stage approach to reopening the border to travellers

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Canadian officials envision a multi-phase reopening of the border that would begin with fully vaccinated travellers being allowed to enter starting this summer. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alluded to some details of the plan Monday. Talks with the U.S. have ramped up as criticism of Canada's restrictions escalates.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trudeau-international-visitors-restrictions-1.6056584?cmp=rss

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

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The emergencies chief of the United Nations health agency says COVID-19 vaccination coverage of over 80 per cent is needed to significantly lower the chance that an imported coronavirus case could generate new cases or spawn a wider outbreak.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-canada-world-canada-june8-2021-1.6057237?cmp=rss