Friday, January 21, 2022

Thich Nhat Hanh, influential Zen Buddhist monk and peace activist, dead at 95

 Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh, a Zen Buddhist monk, poet and peace activist who in the 1960s came to prominence as an opponent of the Vietnam War, died on Saturday surrounded by his followers in the temple where his spiritual journey began. He was 95.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/thich-nhat-hanh-obit-1.6323955?cmp=rss

Boyfriend admitted in notebook to killing Gabby Petito, says FBI

Gabby Petito

The boyfriend of slain cross-country traveler Gabby Petito admitted killing her in a notebook discovered near his body in a Florida swamp, the FBI announced Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/brian-laundrie-gabby-petito-notebook-1.6323473?cmp=rss

Tonga 'Aquaman' says he survived being swept into ocean by tsunami

Tonga Volcano Eruption Survival

The incredible story of a retired carpenter who survived overnight in the ocean after the Tonga tsunami swept him out to sea appeared to fit with events at the time, a New Zealand diplomat said Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tongo-volcano-tsunami-ocean-aquaman-1.6323300?cmp=rss

Saudi-led airstrike on prison leaves dozens dead, Yemeni rebels say

TV image showing birds-eye view of extent of airstrike in Saada, Yemen

A Saudi-led airstrike targeting a prison run by Yemen's Houthi rebels killed at least 70 detainees and wounded dozens Friday, a rebel minister said. The strike was part of a pounding aerial offensive that hours earlier saw another hit take the Arab world's poorest country off the internet.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/yemen-prison-airstrike-1.6323070?cmp=rss