Thursday, November 23, 2023

Aid groups say Ottawa still hampering work in Afghanistan, despite legislation

Afghans wait for transport to depart for their homeland, in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. The U.N. health agency is warning that about 1.3 million Afghans are expected to return to Afghanistan from Pakistan where authorities earlier are expelling foreigners, mostly Afghans, living in the country illegally. It had forced at least 340,000 Afghans to leave Pakistan after spending decades, officials said Friday.

Canadian aid groups say Ottawa hasn't cleared roadblocks that bar them from getting aid into Afghanistan, despite Parliament passing legislation this spring and allies issuing carve-outs to their own terrorism laws nearly two years ago.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-afghanistan-aid-work-1.7037932?cmp=rss

Search resumes for the missing after landslide leaves 3 dead in Alaska fishing community

Some people at a roadblock look on as a helicopter prepares to land on the road.

Ground search teams returned Thursday to the site of a massive landslide that killed three to search for an adult and two juveniles who remain missing, officials said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/search-missing-people-alaska-landslide-wrangell-1.7037950?cmp=rss

IN PHOTOS | Festive floats and big balloons: It's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Parade performers lead the Tom Turkey float down a street in New York City during Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.

The 97th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features big balloons, floats and celebrities to usher in the holiday season.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/photos/in-photos-festive-floats-and-big-balloons-it-s-macy-s-thanksgiving-day-parade-1.7037410?cmp=rss

Geert Wilders, known for anti-Islam comments, gets 1st crack at forming Dutch government

A man in a suit and tie lifts his arms in a gesture of jubilation.

Geert Wilders, the Dutch populist whose anti-Islam comments have led to death threats, could become the next leader of the Netherlands following an election upset for his Freedom Party (PVV) on Wednesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/netherlands-election-wilders-1.7037301?cmp=rss

WHO seeks details from China on respiratory illness outbreaks

People wait in an outpatient area of a children's hospital in Beijing.

The World Health Organization has asked China for details on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children, which its China office on Thursday called a 'routine' check.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/world-health-organization-china-respiratory-illness-1.7037299?cmp=rss