Friday, February 11, 2022

Beijing's ambitious COVID-19 Olympic 'bubble' holding strong

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One week into the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games and China seems to be meeting its formidable COVID-19 challenge with a so-called 'bubble' that allows Games participants to skip quarantine but tightly restricts their movement so they don’t come into contact with the general population during the 17-day event.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/beijing-s-ambitious-covid-19-olympic-bubble-holding-strong-1.6348999?cmp=rss

Galvanized by Canadian trucker protests, convoy of vehicles descends on French capital

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Waving French flags and shouting "freedom," protesters angry over pandemic restrictions drove toward Paris on Friday, galvanized in part by truckers who have blockaded Canada's capital and blocked border crossings.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/galvanized-by-canadian-trucker-protests-convoy-of-vehicles-descends-on-french-capital-1.6348464?cmp=rss

Koalas declared endangered in eastern Australia

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Koalas were declared officially endangered Friday in eastern Australia as they fall prey to disease, lost habitat and other threats.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/koalas-endangered-1.6348449?cmp=rss

CIA has shielded secret data collection program from oversight, 2 U.S. senators say

CIA seal, seen on display at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Va., in April 2016

Two U.S. senators claim the Central Intelligence Agency is running a secret program aimed at scooping up massive amounts of data and has been shielding it from Congressional oversight, they said in a letter released on Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cia-secret-information-gathering-us-senators-1.6348472?cmp=rss

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

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Ontario is lifting the directive that put a pause on non-urgent procedures and surgeries, with the province citing a "steady decline in COVID-19 related hospitalizations and ICU admissions."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-feb11-2022-1.6347736?cmp=rss