Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Dozens feared missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine

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Dozens of people are feared missing after a landslide early on Wednesday at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, according to a civil society group and media reports.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/it-s-feared-about-80-people-have-been-swept-into-a-lake-by-mining-waste-1.6294784?cmp=rss

Striking Kellogg's workers approve tentative deal with increased wages, benefits

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Kellogg's employees who have been on strike since early October have voted to ratify a tentative labour contract at the company's four U.S. cereal plants.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/kelloggs-workers-ratify-contract-1.6293822?cmp=rss

Dubai ruler must pay ex-wife, children $940M in divorce, U.K. court rules

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A British court on Tuesday ordered the ruler of Dubai to pay his ex-wife and their children close to 550 million pounds (roughly $942 million Cdn), in one of the most expensive divorce settlements in British history.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sheikh-mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-divorce-dubai-united-kingdom-1.6293467?cmp=rss

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

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Tighter public health restrictions on gatherings and capacity for both vaccinated and unvaccinated Manitobans have come into force.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-dec21-2021-1.6293448?cmp=rss

Omicron variant threatens to jeopardize another season in India's tourist-dependent Goa

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This was supposed to be the year that international tourism bounced back, but the Omicron variant is changing that. And for many in Goa, India, who depend on tourist dollars for their income, the pandemic hardships they've endured to date is now mixed with additional uncertainty.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/covid-omicron-tourism-goa-1.6288447?cmp=rss