Sunday, November 21, 2021

More than 20 injured after SUV speeds through Wisconsin holiday parade, police say

Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson

A vehicle drove through a crowded holiday parade in Waukesha, Wis., on Sunday, injuring more than 20 people, the local police chief said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/holiday-parade-waukesha-wisconsin-1.6257693?cmp=rss

Tiger Woods posts video swinging wedge 9 months after car accident

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One swing, two words and three seconds of a video was all it took from Tiger Woods to get everyone talking Sunday about his future on the golf course.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/golf/tiger-woods-wedge-practice-1.6257563?cmp=rss

2 people from kidnapped missionary group freed in Haiti, U.S. organization says

APTOPIX Haiti US Kidnapped Missionaries

Christian Aid Ministries, based in Ohio, says two of 17 abducted members of a missionary group have been freed in Haiti.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/abductees-freed-haiti-us-missionary-group-1.6257567?cmp=rss

Russia accuses West of 'artificially' raising tensions over Ukraine border situation

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The Kremlin on Sunday accused the West of "artificially" whipping up tensions around Ukraine with repeated statements suggesting Russia was poised to launch an attack on its neighbour — and told the U.S. and its allies to stop a military buildup nearby.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-accuses-west-artificially-raising-tensions-ukraine-1.6257516?cmp=rss

Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai tells Olympic officials she's 'safe' in Beijing home

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Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has taken part in a 30-minute video call from Beijing with International Olympic Committee officials and told them she was safe and well, the Olympic body said on Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/china-peng-shuai-tennis-olympic-officials-1.6257445?cmp=rss

U.K. taxi driver calls it a 'miracle' he survived passenger's bomb blast

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A taxi driver injured when his passenger's homemade bomb exploded in the northwest England city of Liverpool a week ago said Sunday that it's a "miracle" he is alive.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/uk-taxi-driver-blast-hospital-liverpool-1.6257465?cmp=rss

U.S. admiral warns of China threat and urges allies to work and train more closely

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The United States and its allies should move more urgently in the face of rapidly evolving Chinese military tactics, the new U.S. commander of the Indo-Pacific region has warned the Halifax International Security Forum.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/indo-pacific-aquilino-warning-1.6257200?cmp=rss

Sudan's military leaders reinstate deposed PM, say political detainees will be released

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Sudan's deposed prime minister signed a deal with the military on Sunday that will see him reinstated, almost a month after a military coup put him under house arrest. According to the deal, the military will also release government officials and politicians arrested since the Oct. 25 coup.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sudan-coup-deal-pm-reinstated-1.6257291?cmp=rss

Passing the royal baton: How more duties are gradually shifting from the Queen to the younger generations

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Recent events involving senior members of the Royal Family offer the latest insight into a gradual transition unfolding within the House of Windsor.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/royal-progression-sharing-responsbilities-mary-simon-harry-meghan-1.6255568?cmp=rss

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

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The British government is investigating whether built-in racial bias in some medical devices led to Black and Asian people getting sick and dying disproportionately from COVID-19.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-nov21-2021-1.6257273?cmp=rss