Friday, February 18, 2022

U.S. Congress asks Facebook: What role did fake overseas accounts have in promoting Canada convoys?

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U.S. Congress has asked Facebook: Who used fake overseas accounts to promote Canada's protest convoys? The chair of a powerful committee sent a letter to company founder Mark Zuckerberg that mentions past Russian behaviour as a concern.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/congress-convoys-facebook-1.6357381?cmp=rss

Ship carrying thousands of luxury cars to be towed after catching fire at sea near Azores

Felicity Ace ship seen burning at sea, more than 100 km from the Azores

A ship carrying around 4,000 vehicles, including Porsches, Audis and Bentleys, that caught fire near the coast of the Azores will be towed to another European country or the Bahamas, the captain of the nearest port told Reuters on Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ship-fire-luxury-cars-lithium-batteries-azores-1.6357274?cmp=rss

Israel says it won't co-operate with UN human rights probe

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Israel announced Thursday it would not co-operate with the UN Human Rights Council's investigation into alleged abuses against Palestinians, saying it was unfairly biased against Israel.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-rejects-un-human-rights-probe-feb-2022-1.6357134?cmp=rss

Classified documents found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, U.S. archives agency says

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The 15 boxes of White House records that were stored at former U.S. president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence contained items marked as classified national security information, the National Archives and Records Administration said Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-records-classified-information-1.6352670?cmp=rss

Thousands of Hong Kong hotels identified as COVID-19 quarantine centres

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Hong Kong has identified more than 20,000 hotel rooms for quarantine accommodation, leader Carrie Lam said on Friday, as hospitals in the financial hub hit 95 capacity.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-feb18-2022-1.6356420?cmp=rss

Canada considers sending more troops to Europe as threat of Russian invasion of Ukraine persists

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source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ukraine-russia-putin-anand-1.6355888?cmp=rss

Hundreds rescued after flames engulf ferry near Greek island

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Hundreds of people were rescued from a ferry that caught fire between Greece and Italy in the early hours of Friday, the Greek coast guard said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/greece-ferry-fire-1.6356393?cmp=rss