Sunday, November 7, 2021

Teen dancer, engineering student among those killed at Travis Scott concert

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Clearer pictures began to emerge Sunday of some of the eight people who died after fans at the Astroworld music festival in Houston suddenly surged toward the stage during a performance by rapper Travis Scott.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/astroworld-fans-dead-identified-travis-scott-1.6240753?cmp=rss

Elon Musk asked Twitter about selling 10% of his Tesla stock. Survey says: yes

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Tesla, Inc. CEO Elon Musk should sell about 10 per cent of his Tesla stock, according to 57.9 per cent of people who voted on his Twitter poll asking users of the social media network whether he should offload the stake.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/elon-musk-sell-tesla-stock-twitter-1.6240616?cmp=rss

Canada withdraws Ethiopian embassy staff's families, non-essential personnel amid Tigray crisis

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Canada is withdrawing the families of embassy staff and non-essential personnel from Ethiopia as fighting in the country's northern region of Tigray intensifies.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-withdraw-ethiopia-tigray-family-embassy-staff-non-essential-personnel-1.6240584?cmp=rss

As countries and the private sector make climate pledges, this island nation fears for its future

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As developed countries negotiate more ambitious climate pledges, and private-sector groups worth $130 trillion US promise to make efforts go green, the president of Seychelles is urging more aggressive action to save his island nation.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/seychelles-action-climate-finance-carney-1.6240453?cmp=rss

Starting Monday, U.S. rules on international travel are changing

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More than a year and a half after COVID-19 concerns prompted the United States to close its borders to international travellers, restrictions are shifting to focus on vaccine status.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-nov7-2021-1.6240338?cmp=rss

Instead of writing big cheques to fight climate change, billionaires should just pay taxes: environmentalist

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Billionaires, celebrities and royalty were front and centre at this week’s COP26 climate conference, where Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pledged $2 billion to fight climate change. But some experts say the billions pledged are little more than a distraction from the real issues at hand.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/fighting-climate-change-wealthy-donors-1.6239230?cmp=rss

At least 19 dead after road accident near Mexico City

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A transport truck smashed into a toll booth and six other vehicles on a highway in central Mexico Saturday, leaving at least 19 people dead and three injured, authorities said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-toll-booth-traffic-accident-1.6240334?cmp=rss