Sunday, January 16, 2022

North Korea fires projectile into sea for 4th time this month, South says

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North Korea on Monday fired at least one suspected ballistic missile into the sea in its fourth weapons launch this month, officials in South Korea and Japan said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/north-korea-fires-projectile-1.6317203?cmp=rss

Texas synagogue captor grew 'belligerent' late in standoff, says freed rabbi

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A rabbi who was among four people held hostage at a Texas synagogue said Sunday that the British man who held them captive became "increasingly belligerent and threatening" toward the end of the 10-hour standoff.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/texas-synagogue-hostage-rabbi-1.6316971?cmp=rss

Pacific tsunami threat wanes, but volcanic ash from eruption hinders response

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The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption receded on Sunday, but the massive ash cloud covering the tiny island nation of Tonga prevented surveillance flights from New Zealand from assessing the extent of damage.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tonga-volcano-eruption-tsunami-damage-1.6316914?cmp=rss

Texas synagogue hostage-taking 'an act of terror,' says Biden

Texas Synagogue Standoff

A hostage taker killed at a Texas synagogue got his weapons off the street, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday, a day after the safe release of four people held there by a gunman in what Biden called "an act of terror."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/texas-synagogue-hostage-biden-1.6316971?cmp=rss

Novak Djokovic loses chance to defend Australian Open title as court upholds deportation

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Novak Djokovic's hopes of playing at the Australian Open were dashed Sunday after a court dismissed the top-ranked tennis star's appeal against a deportation order.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/djokovic-australian-open-loses-case-1.6316641?cmp=rss