Sunday, October 31, 2021

Multiple injuries reported, major incident declared after trains collide in England

BRITAIN-CRASH/

The British Transport Police has declared a major incident after two trains collided in the southwestern English city of Salisbury on Sunday, injuring a number of people.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/salisbury-train-collision-derailment-major-incident-england-1.6232189?cmp=rss

Hope fading for G20 to be more ambitious on climate action as Trudeau warns of 'urgency'

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G20 nations struggled on Sunday to come to an agreement that would represent an ambitious commitment to curb greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/climate-action-challenges-g20-1.6232087?cmp=rss

Young Ugandan climate activist pushing for international crisis team to fight climate change

Nyombi Morris

After seeing the devastating effects of climate change in his country, Ugandan climate activist Nyombi Morris has a message for world leaders at COP26: "Put an end to fossil fuels and make polluters pay."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nyombi-morris-ugandan-climate-activist-1.6231919?cmp=rss

'Ambitious' but 'pragmatic': OECD head defends global tax deal after G20 approval

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OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann says a global deal reached on taxing rights and a minimum corporate tax is a broad consensus that represents an ambitious but pragmatic approach to the issue.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/oecd-head-defends-tax-deal-1.6232027?cmp=rss

Man stabs at least 10 passengers on Tokyo commuter train

Japan

A man brandishing a knife on a Tokyo commuter train on Sunday stabbed multiple passengers before setting a fire, police said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tokyo-train-stabbing-1.6232000?cmp=rss

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

Vaccine Walk-ins

Canada will donate 10 million doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to the COVAX vaccine-sharing alliance and another $15 million to help make mRNA vaccines in Africa.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-canada-world-canada-oct31-2021-1.6231963?cmp=rss

UN climate summit formally opens in Glasgow

Climate COP26 Summit

The UN climate summit in Glasgow has formally opened, kicking off two weeks of intense diplomatic negotiations by almost 200 countries on how to tackle the common challenge of global warming.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/glasgow-cop26-climate-summit-opens-1.6231973?cmp=rss