Thursday, July 15, 2021

Haiti police reject reports implicating government officials in assassination

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Authorities in Haiti on Thursday forcefully pushed back against reports that current government officials were involved in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, calling them "a lie."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/haiti-assassination-government-1.6104534?cmp=rss

Israeli firm sold tools to hack Windows, says Microsoft and Citizen Lab

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An Israeli technology company sold a tool to hack into Microsoft Windows, Microsoft and technology human rights group Citizen Lab said on Thursday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/candiru-sold-tools-hack-windows-microsoft-1.6104434?cmp=rss

California to push forward with 1st state-funded guaranteed income program in U.S.

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California lawmakers on Thursday approved the first state-funded guaranteed income plan in the U.S., which will see $35 million US for monthly cash payments go to qualifying pregnant people and young adults who recently left foster care.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/california-guaranteed-income-program-1.6104472?cmp=rss

Renaming Asian carp: Concern over racism, waterways inspires push for new moniker

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Minnesota state Sen. Foung Hawj was never a fan of the “Asian carp” label commonly applied to four imported fish species that are wreaking havoc in the U.S. heartland, infesting numerous rivers and bearing down on the Great Lakes.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/asian-carp-renaming-fish-racism-1.6103742?cmp=rss

South Africa's army starts large deployment to restore order

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South Africa's army has begun deploying 25,000 troops to assist police in quelling the weeklong riots and violence sparked by the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/south-africa-army-riot-1.6103652?cmp=rss

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

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As many Asian countries battle their worst surge of COVID-19 infections, the slow flow of vaccine doses from around the world is finally picking up speed, giving hope that low inoculation rates can increase and help blunt the effect of the rapidly spreading delta variant.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-july15-2021-1.6103608?cmp=rss

At least 7 dead, many missing in Germany as homes collapse in severe flooding

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At least seven people have died and several people are missing in Germany after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars and causing some buildings to collapse.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/germany-flooding-missing-1.6103602?cmp=rss

As Cuba erupts, Cuban-Canadians accuse the Trudeau government of turning its back

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The gap between the Biden administration and the Trudeau government this week on Cuba was wider than the straits that separate Havana from Key West.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cuba-canada-justin-trudeau-1.6102440?cmp=rss