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Brain-eating microbe: US city warned over water supply
Residents of Lake Jackson, Texas, have been warned about using tap water after a deadly brain-eating microbe was found in the city's public water supply.
Misc World | 88 hits | 6:32 AM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb
Residents of Lake Jackson, Texas, have been warned about using tap water after a deadly brain-eating microbe was found in the city's public water supply.Chen Qiushi: Chinese journalist missing since February 'under state supervision'
A Chinese citizen journalist who disappeared in February after reporting on the outbreak of the coronavirus has been found, a friend has said.
Misc World | 230 hits | 7:17 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
A Chinese citizen journalist who disappeared in February after reporting on the outbreak of the coronavirus has been found, a friend has said.The US is using the Guardian to justify jailing Assange for life. Why is the paper so silent?
Julian Assange is not on trial simply for his liberty and his life. He is fighting for the right of every journalist to do hard-hitting investigative journalism without fear of arrest and extradition to the United States. Assange faces 175 years in a US s
Misc World | 118 hits | 6:04 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Julian Assange is not on trial simply for his liberty and his life. He is fighting for the right of every journalist to do hard-hitting investigative journalism without fear of arrest and extradition to the United States. Assange faces 175 years in a US sNorth Korean troops killed missing S.Korean official, burned body, Seoul says
Misc World | 140 hits | 5:57 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Belarus: Water cannons disperse protesters denouncing Lukashenko's secret inauguration
Belarus authorities deployed water cannons on Wednesday to disperse protesters who had gathered in central Minsk to denounce the secret inauguration of President Alexander Lukashenko.
Several dozens of protesters were also arrested, AFP reported.
Misc World | 127 hits | 10:16 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Belarus authorities deployed water cannons on Wednesday to disperse protesters who had gathered in central Minsk to denounce the secret inauguration of President Alexander Lukashenko.
Several dozens of protesters were also arrested, AFP reported.China 'coercing' thousands of Tibetans into mass labour camps - report
Misc World | 169 hits | 9:24 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Carpenters wow public with medieval techniques at Notre Dame
With precision and boundless energy, a team of carpenters used medieval techniques to raise up -- by hand -- a three-ton oak truss Saturday in front of Notre Dame Cathedral, a replica of the wooden structures that were consumed in the landmark's devastati
Misc World | 91 hits | 6:26 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
With precision and boundless energy, a team of carpenters used medieval techniques to raise up -- by hand -- a three-ton oak truss Saturday in front of Notre Dame Cathedral, a replica of the wooden structures that were consumed in the landmark's devastati
China's 'hybrid war': Beijing's mass surveillance of Australia and the world for secrets and scandalMisc World | 79 hits | 6:08 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
A database of 2.4 million people, including more than 35,000 Australians, has been leaked from the Shenzhen company Zhenhua Data, which is believed to be used by China's intelligence service, the Ministry of State Security.Belarus protests: Maria Kolesnikova charged under security law
Belarusian protest organiser Maria Kolesnikova has been charged with incitement to undermine national security, officials say.
Three women have been leading a mass opposition movement, but she is the only one not to go into exile.
Misc World | 135 hits | 7:03 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Belarusian protest organiser Maria Kolesnikova has been charged with incitement to undermine national security, officials say.
Three women have been leading a mass opposition movement, but she is the only one not to go into exile.Hate Speech on Facebook Is Pushing Ethiopia Dangerously Close to a Genocide
Ethnic violence set off by the assassination of a popular singer has been supercharged by hate speech and incitements shared widely on the platform.
Misc World | 181 hits | 6:21 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Ethnic violence set off by the assassination of a popular singer has been supercharged by hate speech and incitements shared widely on the platform.Norway gripped as ex-minister's partner goes on trial over 'staged attacks'
The partner of Norway’s right-wing former justice minister has gone on trial in Oslo accused of making false threats and staging attacks – including vandalism and arson – against the couple while making it appear an anti-racist theatre group was to blame.
Misc World | 237 hits | 8:08 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The partner of Norway’s right-wing former justice minister has gone on trial in Oslo accused of making false threats and staging attacks – including vandalism and arson – against the couple while making it appear an anti-racist theatre group was to blame. Greece's overcrowded migrant camp on Lesbos evacuated after major fireMisc World | 163 hits | 7:59 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
A major overnight fire swept through Greece's largest refugee camp, which had been placed under COVID-19 lockdown, burning through container housing and leaving thousands of migrants in emergency need of shelter on the island of Lesbos on Wednesday. Brexit: U.K. confirms it will break international law by changing already-signed EU divorce dealMisc World | 227 hits | 7:41 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The admission, after the government had sought to play down the significance of its planned changes, sparked astonishmentPhilippines leader Duterte pardons U.S. Marine jailed for killing transgender woman
Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton was jailed in 2015 for killing Jennifer Laude near a former U.S. navy base
Misc World | 214 hits | 8:47 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton was jailed in 2015 for killing Jennifer Laude near a former U.S. navy baseAustralia flies journalists out of China after questioning by state security officials
Two Australian foreign correspondents were flown out of China for their safety after being questioned by China's state security ministry, the Australian government said on Tuesday.
Misc World | 134 hits | 8:31 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Two Australian foreign correspondents were flown out of China for their safety after being questioned by China's state security ministry, the Australian government said on Tuesday.'World’s loneliest elephant' allowed to leave zoo for better life
An elephant who has become a cause célèbre for animal rights activists around the world will be allowed to leave his Pakistani zoo and be transferred to better conditions, the animal welfare group helping with the case has said.
Misc World | 194 hits | 6:25 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
An elephant who has become a cause célèbre for animal rights activists around the world will be allowed to leave his Pakistani zoo and be transferred to better conditions, the animal welfare group helping with the case has said.Sudan declares state of emergency over deadly floods
Sudanese authorities declared their country a natural disaster area and imposed a three-month state of emergency across the country after rising floodwaters and heavy rainfall killed around 100 people and inundated over 100,000 houses since late July.
Misc World | 169 hits | 10:09 AM on Saturday | posted by Strutz
Sudanese authorities declared their country a natural disaster area and imposed a three-month state of emergency across the country after rising floodwaters and heavy rainfall killed around 100 people and inundated over 100,000 houses since late July.A month on, signal in Beirut rubble raises hope for survivor
Misc World | 163 hits | 9:02 AM on Friday | posted by llama66
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte orders customs chief to shoot and kill drug smugglers
Misc World | 164 hits | 7:42 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
How Angela Merkel’s great migrant gamble paid off
Misc World | 206 hits | 11:35 AM on Sunday | posted by BeaverFever
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist reportedly among those detained after China intercepts boat
Chinese authorities have arrested at least 10 people, including a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, after its coast guard intercepted a speedboat believed to be heading to Taiwan, media reports said Thursday.
Misc World | 136 hits | 9:08 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Chinese authorities have arrested at least 10 people, including a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, after its coast guard intercepted a speedboat believed to be heading to Taiwan, media reports said Thursday. Edmonton software engineer says Iranian regime attempted to make him their spyMisc World | 126 hits | 7:29 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Seven months after an Edmonton software engineer was arrested by Iranian intelligence agents, imprisoned, interrogated and coerced into becoming a state informant under threat of death, he still feels trapped.We Used Blank Spots In China's Maps To Investigate Xinjiang's Camps
In the summer of 2018, as it became even harder for journalists to work effectively in Xinjiang, a far-western region of China, we started to look at how we could use satellite imagery to investigate the camps where Uighurs and other Muslim minorities wer
Misc World | 218 hits | 6:06 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
In the summer of 2018, as it became even harder for journalists to work effectively in Xinjiang, a far-western region of China, we started to look at how we could use satellite imagery to investigate the camps where Uighurs and other Muslim minorities werNorth Korea's Kim Jong-un in a coma, diplomat says, claiming recent appearances 'faked'
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service previously reported that Kim had delegated authority to aides including his sister Kim Yo Jong
Misc World | 180 hits | 7:35 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service previously reported that Kim had delegated authority to aides including his sister Kim Yo Jong Belarus authorities detain 3 leading opposition activistsMisc World | 132 hits | 8:07 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Belarusian authorities on Monday detained three leading activists who have helped spearhead a wave of protests demanding the resignation of the country's authoritarian president following his re-election in a vote opponents say was rigged. How China Targets Scientists via Global Network of Recruiting StationsMisc World | 214 hits | 7:27 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
China is targeting top scientific and technological expertise in the U.S. and other advanced nations through an expanding network of 600 talent-recruitment stations world-wide, a new report partly funded by the U.S. State Department has found. Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny in coma after suspected poisoningMisc World | 128 hits | 6:01 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was in a coma in a Siberian hospital on Thursday after drinking a cup of tea that his spokesperson said she believed was laced with poison. Mali soldiers promise elections after coup condemned abroadMisc World | 109 hits | 5:53 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Soldiers who ousted Mali's president and government in a military coup that drew condemnation abroad promised on Wednesday to restore stability and oversee a transition to elections within a "reasonable" time.Rolling Blackouts in California Have Power Experts Stumped
As temperatures began to rise in California on Friday and again on Saturday, the manager of much of the state’s electric grid called on utilities to cut power to hundreds of thousands of customers.
But the rolling blackouts on those days left some of t
Misc World | 140 hits | 6:16 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
As temperatures began to rise in California on Friday and again on Saturday, the manager of much of the state’s electric grid called on utilities to cut power to hundreds of thousands of customers.
But the rolling blackouts on those days left some of t Israel, United Arab Emirates reach historic deal to normalize diplomatic relationsMisc World | 157 hits | 10:22 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates and Israel have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties as part of a deal to halt the annexation of occupied land sought by the Palestinians for their future state.Belarusian opposition leader flees to Lithuania after contesting Lukashenko's re-election
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya says she fled to Lithuania for the sake of her children, after two nights of clashes following the contested re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko.
Misc World | 117 hits | 5:51 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya says she fled to Lithuania for the sake of her children, after two nights of clashes following the contested re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko.Two beluga whales taken to sea sanctuary in Iceland
Two beluga whales have started a life closer to freedom after nearly ten years in captivity.
Misc World | 119 hits | 10:11 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Two beluga whales have started a life closer to freedom after nearly ten years in captivity. Opposition in Belarus says Lukashenko's re-election win was riggedMisc World | 117 hits | 7:12 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Belarusian opposition candidate Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya rejected on Monday official election results handing President Alexander Lukashenko a landslide victory, saying the vote was rigged and that protests that turned bloody on Sunday would continue.Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai arrested under national security law
The new national security regime installed by Beijing in Hong Kong has been used to arrest one of the city’s best-known advocates for democracy, with hundreds of police arresting media tycoon Jimmy Lai and raiding his newspaper’s headquarters.
Misc World | 165 hits | 6:11 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
The new national security regime installed by Beijing in Hong Kong has been used to arrest one of the city’s best-known advocates for democracy, with hundreds of police arresting media tycoon Jimmy Lai and raiding his newspaper’s headquarters.At least 17 dead in plane crash in southwestern India
At least 17 people were killed and more than 100 injured when an Air India Express passenger plane repatriating Indians stranded by the COVID-19 pandemic overshot the runway in heavy rain near the southern city of Calicut, officials said.
Misc World | 324 hits | 4:05 PM on Friday | posted by Strutz
At least 17 people were killed and more than 100 injured when an Air India Express passenger plane repatriating Indians stranded by the COVID-19 pandemic overshot the runway in heavy rain near the southern city of Calicut, officials said. Hiroshima survivor to mark 75th anniversary of atomic bomb attackMisc World | 118 hits | 11:40 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Keiko Ogura intends to commemorate August 6 in peaceful contemplation alongside the river at Peace Park — but will never talk about her experiences with her own children.Ningaloo Reef: Woman injured by humpback whale at Australian tourist spot
The woman is in a "serious but stable condition" after being hit by the whale during a group swim.
Misc World | 222 hits | 8:15 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
The woman is in a "serious but stable condition" after being hit by the whale during a group swim.Genoa has new bridge 2 years after collapse that killed 43
With a rainbow as a backdrop, Italy's president inaugurated a replacement bridge Monday in Genoa, but families of those killed when the Morandi Bridge collapsed boycotted the ceremony along with the firefighters who pulled many of the 43 dead from smashed
Misc World | 150 hits | 6:33 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
With a rainbow as a backdrop, Italy's president inaugurated a replacement bridge Monday in Genoa, but families of those killed when the Morandi Bridge collapsed boycotted the ceremony along with the firefighters who pulled many of the 43 dead from smashedGiant SOS on Pacific island leads to rescue of stranded sailors
Three Micronesian sailors stranded on a remote Pacific island drew a giant SOS message in the sand to attract the attention of rescuers, who found them three days after they went missing at sea.
Misc World | 133 hits | 6:32 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Three Micronesian sailors stranded on a remote Pacific island drew a giant SOS message in the sand to attract the attention of rescuers, who found them three days after they went missing at sea.Chinese scientist with military ties was arrested after leaving San Francisco consulate for medical care
Misc World | 276 hits | 7:52 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Belarus accuses 'Russian mercenaries' of election plot
Authorities in Belarus say they have arrested 33 suspected Russian mercenaries believed to be plotting "terrorism" ahead of the country's 9 August presidential election.
Misc World | 219 hits | 7:28 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Authorities in Belarus say they have arrested 33 suspected Russian mercenaries believed to be plotting "terrorism" ahead of the country's 9 August presidential election.China orders U.S. consulate closure as ‘diplomatic war’ breaks out
Misc World | 371 hits | 6:52 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Black box transcript confirms illegal interference with jet downed in Iran, says UkraineMisc World | 1254 hits | 6:23 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
The transcript from the black boxes from a Ukrainian jet accidentally shot down by Iran on Jan. 8 confirm the fact of illegal interference with the plane, Ukraine's deputy foreign minister wrote on Twitter on Friday. Unmasking China's invisible fleetMisc World | 298 hits | 7:37 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
For years, no one knew why dozens of battered wooden "ghost boats" were routinely washing ashore along the coast of Japan. Now, an investigation by the journalism organization The Outlaw Ocean Project has revealed that China is sending an armada of indust Powerful 7.8 earthquake hits Alaska isles; tsunami threat overMisc World | 308 hits | 6:25 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Alaska Peninsula late Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning that sent residents fleeing to higher ground before it was called off without any damaging waves.UK government failed to investigate Kremlin interference
Misc World | 231 hits | 5:44 AM on Wednesday | posted by BeaverFever
Long-awaited analysis of downed Flight PS752's black boxes expected to get underway in FranceMisc World | 254 hits | 6:13 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Experts in France under the supervision of Iranian investigators are expected to start the long-awaited download of Flight PS752’s black boxes on Monday, while countries including Canada will likely watch virtually from the sidelines in Paris.China blasts dam to release water as flooding death toll rises
Misc World | 265 hits | 5:53 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Arise Sir Tom Moore: Queen Elizabeth knights 100-year-old fundraising captain
Queen Elizabeth knighted Captain Tom Moore on Friday, recognizing the 100-year-old for lifting the spirits of Britain during the gloom of the novel coronavirus outbreak by raising millions of pounds for health workers.
Misc World | 317 hits | 8:21 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Queen Elizabeth knighted Captain Tom Moore on Friday, recognizing the 100-year-old for lifting the spirits of Britain during the gloom of the novel coronavirus outbreak by raising millions of pounds for health workers. U.K. Bans Huawei From 5G Network, Raising Tensions With ChinaMisc World | 315 hits | 8:13 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Banning the use of the Chinese tech giant’s equipment in high-speed wireless infrastructure is a major reversal by Prime Minister Boris Johnson — and a big victory for the Trump administration.Back to Canada News
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