Saturday, June 4, 2022

North Korea fires missile toward sea a day after U.S. envoy leaves Seoul, South says

South Korea Koreas Tensions

North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast, the South Korean military said on Sunday, a day after a top U.S. envoy departed Seoul.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/north-korea-missile-fire-us-envoy-1.6478119?cmp=rss

Heavy police presence patrols Hong Kong on Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary

Hong Kong Tiananmen

Police maintained a heavy presence in Hong Kong's Victoria Park on Saturday after authorities for a third consecutive year banned public commemoration of the anniversary of the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, with vigils overseas the only place marking the event.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tiananmen-massacre-anniversary-police-hong-kong-1.6478012?cmp=rss

Production restarts at baby formula plant linked to U.S. shortage

Baby Formula Shortage

Abbott Nutrition has restarted production at the Michigan baby formula factory that has been closed for months due to contamination, the company said Saturday, taking a step toward easing a nationwide supply shortage expected to persist into the summer.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/baby-formula-shortage-abbott-1.6477898?cmp=rss

Ann Turner Cook, the original Gerber baby, has died at age 95

Ann Turner Cook, the original Gerber baby, photographed in 2004

Ann Turner Cook, whose cherubic baby face was known the world over as the original Gerber baby, has died. She was 95.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ann-turner-cook-original-gerber-baby-1.6477922?cmp=rss

Tropical storm Alex heads for Florida

Volkswagen awaiting to be towed away after being caught in flooding in Miami

Parts of Florida braced for heavy rain and wind Saturday as a storm system that battered Mexico moves across the state.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tropical-storm-alex-heads-for-florida-1.6477889?cmp=rss

U.S. spy agencies to review intel misses on Ukraine, Afghanistan

Ukrainian soldier on patrol on outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine

U.S. intelligence officials have begun a review of how their agencies judge the will and ability of foreign governments to fight, in the wake of shortcomings in forecasting outcomes Ukraine and Afghanistan.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-intelligence-forecast-outcomes-afghanistan-ukraine-1.6477845?cmp=rss

Deadly chemical factory fire claims 8 lives in northern India

India Fire

At least eight workers were killed and over dozen others injured after a fire erupted in a chemical factory in northern India, police said Saturday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-chemical-factory-fire-deaths-1.6477831?cmp=rss

To fight illegal fishing in the Galapagos, Ecuador turns to Canadian satellite and sensing technology

Ecuador fishing

June 5 is the UN's International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU), and officials say the issue is only getting worse globally. In Ecuador, they are turning to sophisticated technology to tackle the problem. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/galapagos-illegal-fishing-satellite-technology-1.6469424?cmp=rss