Monday, May 24, 2021

Victims of cable car disaster in Italy identified as investigation focuses on why brake failed

Italy Cable Car Deaths

The investigation into Italy's cable car disaster that killed 14 people will focus on why the lead cable snapped and why the emergency brake didn't engage and prevent the cabin from careening back down the mountain until it pulled off the support line and crashed to the ground, the lead prosecutor said Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/italy-cable-car-disaster-investigation-1.6038605?cmp=rss

Iran agrees to keep cameras at its nuclear sites for 1 more month

Iran Nuclear

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran has agreed to a one-month extension to the deal on surveillance cameras at its nuclear sites.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-extends-cameras-nuclear-sites-1.6038568?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Monday

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/WHO

The COVID-19 pandemic is being perpetuated by a "scandalous inequity" in vaccine distribution, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday as he set new targets for protecting people in the poorest countries.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-may24-2021-1.6038485?cmp=rss

U.S. secretary of state to push for peace talks during Middle East trip

US South Korea Biden

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to the Middle East to press the Israelis, Palestinians and regional players to build on last week's Gaza ceasefire by laying the groundwork for a resumption in long-stalled peace talks.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/antony-blinken-peace-talks-gaza-truce-1.6038502?cmp=rss

EU calls for investigation after Belarus diverts plane, arrests opposition journalist

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Western leaders are decrying the diversion of a plane to Belarus that ended with the arrest an opposition journalist as an act of piracy and terrorism, as the European Union and others on Monday demanded an investigation into the dramatic forced landing of the Ryanair jet.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/eu-investigation-belarus-flight-diverted-1.6038479?cmp=rss