Saturday, October 16, 2021

17 U.S. missionaries including children kidnapped in Haiti, religious group says

Haiti Kidnappings

A group of 17 U.S. missionaries including children were kidnapped by a gang in Haiti on Saturday, according to a voice message sent to various religious missions by an organization with direct knowledge of the incident.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/haiti-missionaries-kidnapped-1.6214239?cmp=rss

Russian filmmakers headed for Earth from space station

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A Soyuz space capsule carrying a cosmonaut and two Russian filmmakers has separated from the International Space Station and is heading for the Earth.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/soyuz-return-russia-filmmakers-1.6214215?cmp=rss

Strike averted after union for U.S. film, TV crews reach deal with studios

IATSE Strike

An 11th-hour deal was reached Saturday, averting a strike of film and television crews that would have seen some 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers walk off their jobs and would have frozen productions in Hollywood and across the U.S.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/union-film-tv-strike-averted-deal-1.6214174?cmp=rss

Lawsuits in U.S. demand unproven ivermectin for COVID-19 patients

Virus Outbreak Ivermectin Lawsuits

At least two dozen lawsuits have been filed around the U.S. by people seeking to force hospitals to give their COVID-stricken loved ones ivermectin, a drug for parasites that has been promoted by conservative commentators as a treatment despite a lack of conclusive evidence that it helps people with the virus.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ivermectin-lawsuits-covid-us-1.6214131?cmp=rss

British political leaders pay tribute to slain MP David Amess

Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson arrive at Leigh-on-Sea church

David Amess was a man of the people, a hard-working British lawmaker who had no grand political ambitions beyond serving those who had elected him for nearly 40 years.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/british-lawmakers-honour-david-amess-1.6214073?cmp=rss

Convicted killer Robert Durst hospitalized with COVID-19, lawyer says

APTOPIX Robert Durst Murder Trial

Defence lawyer Dick DeGuerin said he was notified that Durst was admitted after testing positive for the coronavirus. DeGuerin said he didn't know Durst's condition and was trying to find out more details.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/robert-durst-covid-19-hospitalized-1.6214091?cmp=rss

College golf coach, ex-pro Casey Martin reportedly has right leg amputated

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Former PGA Tour pro Casey Martin, who won the right to use a golf cart in professional events, is now fighting to save his compromised leg.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/golf/casey-martin-leg-amputated-report-1.6214041?cmp=rss

'That was hell for us': Former Canadian Forces contractor on his flight from Afghanistan, debate over aid

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An Afghan man who worked as a contractor with the Canadian Armed Forces is safe with his family in Pakistan, one of thousands who have fled the country now in desperate need of international economic support.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thehouse/contractor-afghanistan-aid-1.6213900?cmp=rss

New Zealand dispenses national record number of COVID-19 vaccine doses at 'Vaxathon'

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Health-care workers in New Zealand administered a national record number of vaccine jabs Saturday as the nation held a festival aimed at getting more people inoculated against COVID-19.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-oct16-2021-1.6213846?cmp=rss

Does the U.S. need a trillion-dollar coin?

JFK Coin

As another showdown over the debt ceiling looms, experts say the whole thing could be put to rest by simply minting a $1 trillion coin.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/trillion-dollar-coin-1.6213180?cmp=rss

Taliban pledge to step up security at Shia mosques after attack kills more than 40

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Taliban authorities pledged to step up security at Shia mosques after the second Islamic State attack in a week on worshippers killed more than 40 people in the Afghan city of Kandahar on Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/afghanistan-kandahar-mosque-attack-1.6213852?cmp=rss