Major earthquake strikes off Taiwan, Japan issues tsunami alert for Okinawa islands

A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck off Taiwan. Japan issued a tsunami alert for the southern Japanese island group of Okinawa.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/taiwan-earthquake-japan-tsunami-warning-1.7161831?cmp=rss

Desperate to escape the war, Palestinians pay a private company thousands to leave Gaza

In the face of war, famine and homelessness, desperate Gazans are paying a private company in Cairo exorbitant “travel co-ordination fees” to help them escape into Egypt through the Rafah border. One international affairs expert says the system is war profiteering “at its worst.”

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-war-egypt-bribes-1.7152653?cmp=rss

5 aid workers killed in strike while delivering food in Gaza, Palestinian officials say

Five aid workers with the international humanitarian group World Central Kitchen (WCK) were reported to have been killed while delivering food in Gaza on Monday. The Hamas-run Gaza media office blamed the strike on Israel — while the Israeli military says it's investigating the "tragic incident."

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-food-delivery-workers-killed-1.7160711?cmp=rss

Trump posts $175M bond in civil fraud case, then hit with expanded gag order in hush money case

Donald Trump posted a $175 million US bond in his New York civil fraud case on Monday, as a judge in a separate case hit the former U.S. president with a gag order following online comments he made about the judge's daughter.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-civil-fraud-hush-money-gag-order-bon-1.7160724?cmp=rss

Person diagnosed with bird flu in Texas after contact with cows

A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu, an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows, health officials said Monday. The patient is being treated with an antiviral drug and their only reported symptom was eye redness, Texas health officials said.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/texas-person-gets-bird-flu-1.7160508?cmp=rss