What's hot in real world news? - Thread 10.0

[Kevin Pacey]

Somewhat old article:
torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/JIVANI: Trudeau misrepresents Canadians who disagree with him [It was never true that opposition to vaccine passports and mandates was a racist or white supremacist movement]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/colum...agree-with-him

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/Pakistan summons U.S. ambassador over Biden's nuclear remarks [re: distrusting safety of Pakistan's nuclear program] - 2022-10-15:

https://www.reuters.com/world/pakist...rk-2022-10-15/

nbcnews.com/news/world/Too late for a Saudi rethink? Critics say oil cut was a predictable blow for Biden [Powerful Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had been "actively rewarded" by Biden for his “very bad behavior with presidential visits and fist bumps,” one activist said.]:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/s...ssia-rcna52039

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/world-us-canada/Subpoena of Trump sets stage for dramatic showdown [The decision of whether to indict the president for crimes relating to the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol rests with the justice department, not Congress. And the committee's formal subpoena of the former president, while historic, is almost certain to be ignored by Mr Trump.]:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63251433

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/world-europe/At least 11 dead after attack on Russian army recruits training to fight in Ukraine [During a firearms training session, two men opened fire on a group who had volunteered to fight in Ukraine, state-owned news agency Ria reported. The attackers were from a former Soviet republic, the Russian defence ministry said, but did not give further details. They were also shot dead during the incident in the Belgorod region of Russia, which borders Ukraine. A further 15 people were wounded.]:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63273599

cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-10-15-22/LIVE UPDATES - October 15, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news:

https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news...-22/index.html

[Kevin Pacey]

globalnews.ca/news/Climate protesters charged after dousing van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ with tomato soup [more such idiots!]:

https://globalnews.ca/news/9201388/c...van-gogh-soup/

For those who forgot/didn't know:
artnews.com/art-news/Mona Lisa Smeared with Cake by Climate Change Protester: ‘Think of the Planet’:

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/new...sm-1234630315/

[Kevin Pacey]

theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/10/The Russian Space Program Is Falling Back to Earth [The storied space superpower was already stalling. Then came the Ukraine war.]:

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/...kraine/671740/

[Kevin Pacey]

asahi.com/ajw/articles/Young Japanese scholars head to China for stable, independent jobs:

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14720169

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/China says it reserves right to use force over Taiwan - 2022-10-15:

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...an-2022-10-15/

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/health/COVID drug in $450M deal with Canada failed to cut deaths, hospitalizations: study [Results of a major trial of the medication have cast new doubt over a deal to purchase and manufacture the COVID drug molnupiravir]:

https://nationalpost.com/health/cana...ependent-trial

reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/Europe likely entering another covid wave says WHO, ECDC - 2022-10-12:

https://www.reuters.com/business/hea...dc-2022-10-12/

[Kevin Pacey]

healthline.com/health-news/Everything to Know About Potential Side Effects of the Monkeypox Vaccine:

https://www.healthline.com/health-ne...vaccine-method

ctvnews.ca/world/Uganda locks down two districts in bid to stem spread of Ebola:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/uganda-...bola-1.6110801