Wednesday, April 6, 2022

'Completely unacceptable': Qatar World Cup organizers admit workers were exploited

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Qatar World Cup organizers have admitted that workers were exploited while contracted for FIFA's preparation tournaments in the Gulf State.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fifa-world-cup-qatar-workers-exploited-1.6411094?cmp=rss

Police believe at least 5 people fired weapons in deadly Sacramento, Calif., mass shooting

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Police said Wednesday that investigators believe at least five shooters were involved in the mass shooting in downtown Sacramento last weekend and that it was gang-related violence.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sacramento-shooting-investigation-1.6410607?cmp=rss

No charges filed in killing of Black man Amir Locke during no-knock raid

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Minnesota prosecutors have declined to file charges against a police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant in February.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/no-charges-killing-amir-locke-1.6410425?cmp=rss

China sends in military to help with Shanghai COVID outbreak

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China has sent more than 10,000 health workers from around the country to Shanghai, including 2,000 from the military, as it struggles to stamp out a rapidly spreading outbreak in its largest city under its zero-COVID strategy.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-shanghai-covid-outbreak-pandemic-military-1.6407382?cmp=rss

Elon Musk buys minority stake in Twitter

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Tesla boss Elon Musk revealed a 9.2 per cent stake in Twitter Inc. on Monday, prompting a massive run-up in shares of the company of which he is now the largest owner.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/elon-musk-twitter-1.6407417?cmp=rss

Zelensky accuses Russia of torture and 'genocide' after bodies of civilians found

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Moscow faced a new wave of revulsion and accusations of war crimes Monday after the Russian pullout from the outskirts of Kyiv revealed streets strewn with corpses of what appeared to be civilians, some seemingly killed deliberately at close range.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-war-bucha-1.6407343?cmp=rss

Zelensky accuses Russia of torture and 'genocide' after bodies of civilians found

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Moscow faced a new wave of revulsion and accusations of war crimes Monday after the Russian pullout from the outskirts of Kyiv revealed streets strewn with corpses of what appeared to be civilians, some seemingly killed deliberately at close range.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-war-bucha-1.6407343?cmp=rss

Car rams Russian embassy gate in Romania, driver dead

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A car crashed into the gate of the Russian Embassy in the Romanian capital early Wednesday, bursting into flames and killing the driver, police said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/romania-russian-embassy-crash-1.6409864?cmp=rss