Sunday, November 14, 2021

U.K. counterterrorism police arrest 3 after deadly Liverpool car blast

Britain Car Explosion

Counterterrorism officers arrested three people after a vehicle explosion outside the Women's Hospital in Liverpool left one person dead and another injured on Sunday, police said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/liverpool-car-explosion-1.6248739?cmp=rss

New Delhi closes schools, construction sites as thick haze of smog blankets city

India air pollution

Schools will close, along with construction sites, on Monday as people in the Indian capital New Delhi cope with smog amid an air quality reading classified as "very poor."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-air-pollution-1.6248632?cmp=rss

Japan's former princess leaves to start life in New York with new husband

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A Japanese princess who gave up her royal status to marry her non-royal college sweetheart left for New York on Sunday, as the couple pursued happiness as newlyweds and left behind a nation that has criticized their romance.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/japan-princess-mako-leaves-japan-for-new-york-1.6248604?cmp=rss

With Canada set to announce 5G networks policy, what will it do about Huawei?

China Tech Expo

Security experts say Canada must act to restrict Huawei's involvement in its 5G infrastructure, if only to stay in the good graces of allies.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/with-canada-set-to-announce-5g-networks-policy-what-will-it-do-about-huawei-1.6248558?cmp=rss

Austria orders COVID-19 lockdown for unvaccinated people

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/AUSTRIA

The Austrian government ordered a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people starting Monday to slow the country's fast spread of COVID-19.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-nov14-2021-1.6248516?cmp=rss

Son of former Libyan ruler running for president

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The son of Libya's late dictator Moammar Gadhafi registered on Sunday as presidential candidate in December's planned election as disputes rage over the rules of a vote proposed as a way to end a decade of violence.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gadhafi-son-runs-for-president-1.6248507?cmp=rss

Queen Elizabeth has sprained her back, won't attend Remembrance service in London

Britain Queen

Queen Elizabeth has sprained her back and will not attend the Remembrance Sunday service in central London to remember Britain's war dead, Buckingham Palace says.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/queen-elizabeth-1.6248505?cmp=rss

Group of 50 migrants broke through Belarus border, Polish police say

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A group of about 50 migrants broke through defences on the border with Belarus and entered Poland near the village of Starzyna, police say, as the situation on the frontier becomes increasingly tense.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/poland-belarus-migrant-crisis-1.6248502?cmp=rss