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A severe winter storm has left much of Canada battered on Christmas weekend with weather warnings in place across the country. Flights have been cancelled at major airports in Ontario, Quebec and B.C., and sections of provincial highways have been closed off due to hazardous driving conditions, impacting holiday travel …
Read More »Canadian teen killed as twin bomb blasts shake Jerusalem
Two explosions at bus stops on Jerusalem’s outskirts killed one person and wounded at least 14 others on Wednesday, health officials said, in what Israeli police said appeared to be an attack by Palestinian militants. Lisa Stadelbauer, the Canadian ambassador to Israel, said the deceased was a “young Canadian,” confirming …
Read More »Gunfire, blasts in western Iran amid Mahsa Amini protests
The sound of apparent gunshots and explosions echoed early Monday through the streets of a western Iranian city, one of the hot spots of protests over the death of a 22-year-old woman. At least one man reportedly was killed by security forces in a village nearby, activists said. The incidents …
Read More »Gas pipeline leaks in Baltic Sea preceded by huge blasts, Denmark and Sweden say
The explosions that rocked natural gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea ahead of huge methane leaks “probably corresponded to an explosive load of several hundred kilos,” Denmark and Sweden wrote Friday in a letter to the United Nations. Norwegian researchers published a map Friday projecting a huge plume of methane …
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