The Wire actor Michael K. Williams died of drug intoxication, says medical examiner

Actor Michael K. Williams died of acute drug intoxication in what New York City's medical examiner said Friday was an accidental death.

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Hundreds mourn slain London teacher Sabina Nessa at vigil, denounce violence against women

Hundreds gathered to light candles and mourn slain primary school teacher Sabina Nessa on Friday in southeast London, while demanding an end to violence against women. Nessa's death is the second high-profile killing of a young woman this year in London.

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Some gasoline stations in U.K. run out of fuel as pandemic supply chain crisis deepens

BP had to close some of its gas stations due to the driver shortages while queues formed at some Shell stations as pumps ran dry in some places. 

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From Berlin to New Delhi, climate activists take to streets worldwide

Environmental activists, many of them students taking time off school, staged rallies around the world on Friday to demand leaders take stronger action to curb climate change amid dire warnings about global warming.

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Catalan separatist leader released from Italian jail, awaits hearing on Spain extradition

Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont left a jail in Sardinia on Friday after a judge ruled that he could go free pending an Oct. 4 hearing on his extradition to Spain, where the political firebrand is wanted for sedition.

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Meng Wanzhou enters deferred prosecution agreement in U.S., clearing a path to drop her extradition

Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou is expected to appear virtually in an American federal courtroom today to resolve U.S. fraud charges against her, clearing the way for Canada to drop its extradition proceedings.

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Firefighters retreat, 3 more towns evacuated as Spanish volcanic eruptions intensify

Intensifying volcanic explosions on the Spanish island of La Palma forced firefighters to retreat and authorities to evacuate three more towns on Friday, while airlines cancelled flights due to a cloud of gas and ash, the biggest since the volcano first erupted.

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China declares cryptocurrency trading illegal, beefs up mining crackdown

China's central bank on Friday declared all transactions involving cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin illegal and stepped up a crackdown on illegal mining of them in the country.

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

Portugal is scrapping many of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions, after becoming the world leader in vaccination rollout — though the prime minister cautioned that the pandemic isn't over and "the risk is still there."

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-sept24-2021-1.6187955?cmp=rss

Oldest human footprints in North America found in U.S. park

Fossilized footprints discovered in New Mexico indicate that early humans were walking across North America around 23,000 years ago, researchers reported Thursday.

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German parties make final push to win support as Merkel era ends

Germany's political parties prepared to rally their supporters and win over undecided voters Friday, two days before a national election that will determine who succeeds Chancellor Angela Merkel after 16 years in power.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/germany-politial-party-election-merkel-1.6187957?cmp=rss

North Korea proposes talks if South Korea abandons 'hostility,' says sister of Kim Jong-un

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said Friday her country is willing to resume talks with South Korea if it doesn't provoke the North with hostile policies and double standards.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/north-korea-talks-kim-yo-jong-1.6187943?cmp=rss