Monday, April 18, 2022

U.S. will not enforce transportation mask mandate after judge rules order was unlawful

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA-MASKS

A mask mandate on public transportation and airplanes will not be enforced at present, an official in U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said on Monday, after a federal judge in Florida ruled that the order was unlawful.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-mask-mandate-us-judge-ruling-1.6422855?cmp=rss

Gaza militants fire rocket into Israel as tensions soar

Palestinians Israel

Palestinian militants fired a rocket into southern Israel for the first time in months on Monday, in a potentially major escalation after clashes at a sensitive holy site in Jerusalem and a wave of attacks and military raids elsewhere.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-israel-rocket-easter-ramadan-1.6422706?cmp=rss

German businesses, unions oppose boycott of Russian oil and natural gas

Germany Ukraine War

Germany's employers and unions have joined together in opposing an immediate European Union ban on natural gas imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, saying such a move would lead to factory shutdowns and the loss of jobs in the bloc's largest economy.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/germany-russia-natural-gas-imports-1.6422682?cmp=rss

Spyware used on separatists in Spain 'extensive,' Canadian cybersecurity group's investigation reveals

SPAIN-POLITICS/CATALONIA-SPYING

The phones of dozens of pro-independence supporters in Spain's northeastern Catalonia, including the regional chief and other elected officials, were hacked with controversial spyware available only to governments, a cybersecurity rights group based in Canada said Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/citizen-lab-catalan-spyware-1.6422658?cmp=rss

Twitter says 'poison pill' defence makes 'coercive' takeover difficult

US Elon Musk Twitter

Twitter's board of directors says it adopted a so-called "poison pill" defense in order to protect the social media platform from coercive or unfair takeover tactics.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/rights-agreement-twitter-1.6422562?cmp=rss

Infowars files for bankruptcy protection as founder Alex Jones faces defamation lawsuits

Newtown Shooting-Infowars

Infowars filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the website's founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones faces defamation lawsuits over his comments that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/infowars-bankrupt-sandy-hook-1.6422455?cmp=rss

First 3 deaths reported in Shanghai's current COVID-19 outbreak

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All three people who died were elderly, had underlying diseases such as diabetes and hypertension and had not been vaccinated against the coronavirus, Health Commission inspector says.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-shanghai-pandemic-covid-1.6422411?cmp=rss