Within hours of Iran proudly announcing the launch of its latest centrifuges, a power blackout damaged some of the precious machines at its site in Natanz.
Iran has described this as an act of “terrorism” and pointed the finger at Israel. But there is still mystery over the cause.
In Israel, some reports have suggested a cyber-attack might have been responsible but Iran has talked of “infiltrators” amid reports of an explosion linked to the power generator.
Members of the far-right Tehreek-e-Labiak Pakistan (TLP) clashed with police in Pakistan on Tuesday after the party’s leader was arrested for demanding the expulsion of the French ambassador, officials said.
At least one police officer and one protester died during the second day of clashes in Lahore, the country’s second-largest city, authorities told Reuters.
Activists blocked crucial transport routes overnight, demanding the release of TLP leader Saad Rizvi.
Michigan has become the new epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., with one health expert linking the surge to the spread of the U.K. variant from the neighbouring Canadian province of Ontario.
Data compiled by John Hopkins University shows that Michigan is currently recording the highest daily infections per capita in the United States, averaging 7,359 new cases per day over the past week.
The police chief of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, and the officer identified as the shooter of Daunte Wright have both resigned in the fallout from the deadly shooting and ensuing unrest.
Mayor Mike Elliott said at a Tuesday press conference that Officer Kim Potter and Chief Tim Gannon both tendered their resignations, shortly after city manager Curt Boganey was fired in the aftermath of the deadly shooting described by the chief as a tragic accident.
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has called for the abolishment of police following the fatal shooting of unarmed black man Daunte Wright.
The Michigan Rep. made the radical declaration on Twitter Monday – one day after Wright was shot dead at a traffic stop in Minnesota when a white cop reached for her gun instead of a Taser, which has been characterized as an accident.
‘It wasn’t an accident. Policing in our country is inherently & intentionally racist,’ Tlaib posted to Twitter.
China’s cyber regulator has launched a hotline to report online criticism of the ruling Communist party and its history, vowing to crack down on “historical nihilists” ahead of the party’s 100th anniversary in July.
The tip line allows people to report fellow internet users who “distort” the party’s history, attack its leadership and policies, defame national heroes and “deny the excellence of advanced socialist culture” online, said a notice posted by an arm of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) on Friday.
“Some with ulterior motives … have been spreading historical nihilistic misrepresentations online, maliciously distorting, denigrating and negating the history of the party,” said the notice.
BLM militants smashed police cars, assaulted police officers, vandalized police stations, and looted local businesses in Minneapolis on Sunday night. Video footage shows the pillagers ransacking shoe stores, auto parts retailers, pharmacies, dollar stores, and even pizza restaurants. As we have learned in recent months, no ointment can numb the pain of systemic racism quite like an armful of stolen merchandise.
The ingenious new vaccine delivery system from Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca will slowly and continuously drip the vaccine into a person’s bloodstream presumably granting immunity to the coronavirus, so long as it is never removed from your body. When your IV bag runs out of vaccine fluid, you can simply go back to your local pharmacy for a refill at a nominal fee.
The parents of the 20-year-old black man shot dead by a veteran police officer during a traffic stop in Minneapolis say they are refusing to accept that the cop accidentally fired her gun instead of her taser.
Daunte Wright was fatally shot by Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kimberly Potter on Sunday after he was pulled over for what police said were expired license plate tags.
Police said a struggle broke out when they tried to arrest Wright after running his name and realizing he had an outstanding warrant.
Canada’s spy agency says 2020 saw the highest level of foreign espionage and foreign interference directed at Canadian targets since the end of the Cold War.
“The fluid and rapidly evolving environment caused by COVID-19 has created a situation ripe for exploitation by threat actors seeking to advance their own interests,” said Canadian Security Intelligence Service Director David Vigneault in his agency’s 2020 report, released today.
“In 2020, CSIS observed espionage and foreign interference activity at levels not seen since the Cold War.”
Residents in key swing districts are angry about the historic border crisis, blame President Joe Biden for it, and stand ready to make the Democrats pay for it in the 2022 midterm elections, according to a broad new survey on the illegal immigration calamity.
In 16 battleground congressional districts in 15 states, 56% blame Biden’s dismantling of former President Donald Trump’s policies for the crisis, including a whopping 48% who strongly agree, according to the survey for Heritage Action for America.
Ontario reports 3,670 new COVID-19 cases; 15 more deaths
Ontario reported 3,670 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, as fewer tests were processed, sending positivity to its highest point in a year.
The province also reported 15 additional deaths, brining the confirmed death toll to 7,582.
Ontario reported 4,401 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday and a record of 4,456 on Sunday.
Leger Poll: More than two-thirds of Canadians think that sports stadiums (79%), movie theatres and show venues (73%) and sports facilities and gyms (69%) should be closed where they live.
US will temporarily halt use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine
Federal health agencies will temporarily stop using Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose vaccine after six women developed blood clots, including one who died, according to officials and a new report Tuesday.
Even CNN is picking on Canada thanks to lamer Trudeau
Canada’s vaccine shortage: Covid-19 cases per capita pass U.S. rate as doctors plead for more vaccines @paulanewtonCNN reports pic.twitter.com/IbGok749Ep
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) April 12, 2021
Vaccination Smile…
My Jab update: – Got Pfizered yesterday. Shoulder is a bit tender, I feel a little feverish like when a cold or flu is coming on, homicidal thoughts, new appendages awkwardly situated but potentially advantageous nonetheless.
OTTAWA — Air Canada and the federal government have reached an agreement on a $5.9-billion aid package that the company says will speed up customer refunds, protect industry jobs and return service to some communities that were shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a news release, Air Canada said the $5.879-billion liquidity agreement is provided through the government’s Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF) program and includes $4 billion in loans, a $500-million investment in Air Canada stock and a separate $1.4-billion loan to help facilitate customer refunds.
Boy am I shocked.
In exchange for ~$6B in Canada govt financing, Air Canada agreed to, among other things, complete the purchase of 33 Airbus A220 aircraft, produced by Airbus's (formerly Bombardier) facility at Mirabel, Que.
— Paul Vieira (@paulvieira) April 12, 2021
At this point, there is no way to avoid it. Even a conviction of second degree murder—the strongest charge against him—will result in rioting. Why? Because the narratives have already been set and the riots are already planned. Regardless of the verdict, the narrative will be declared by leaders of the various movements and rioting will begin. They will have nothing to do with Derek Chauvin or even George Floyd. This is 100% about pushing the Neo-Marxist agenda using Black Lives Matter, Antifa, and others to incite riots across the nation.
Over the weekend, reporters were arrested, a man was violently detained by police and hundreds of people took to the streets of Montreal to protest the Quebec government’s mandatory COVID-19 curfew and stringent lockdown regime.
