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☆ The US is releasing doses of flu medicine from the national stockpile amid a surge in cases
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Sarah Braner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

HHS said today that states can now access the national stockpile of Tamiflu, a flu antiviral. There's a shortage of the medicine, thanks to a rough start to this flu season. This comes as flu season continues to sweep across the US, with thousands of hospitalizations. States were given access to their own stockpiles last week, according to the statement. Rui Vieira/PA Images via Getty ImagesThis flu season is intense—and it started early.

☆ Five Killed at Canada Condo Shooting in ‘Horrendous Scene’
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Jennifer Calfas | Paul Vieira | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A police officer at the scene of a mass shooting at a condominium building in the Toronto suburb of Vaughan, Ontario. Five people were killed and one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at a condominium in Vaughan, Ontario, Sunday night, local police said. Police officers shot a suspected shooter while responding to a report of a male active shooter on Sunday night around 7:20 p.m. local time, the York Regional Police said in a statement Monday.

☆ Five People Dead, Gunman Killed, in Canada Condo Shooting
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Jennifer Calfas | Paul Vieira | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A police officer at the scene of a mass shooting at a condominium building in the Toronto suburb of Vaughan, Ontario. Five people were killed and one person was seriously injured after a gunman opened fire at a condominium building in Vaughan, Ontario, north of Toronto, Sunday night, local police said. The suspected shooter was killed by police. Officers were responding to a report of a male active shooter on Sunday night around 7:20 p.m. local time, the York Regional Police said.

REUTERS/Adriano MachadoBRASILIA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Brazil's leftist President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday picked a trusted ally, former Sao Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad, as his finance minister, ending days of speculation over a key ministerial appointment. Lula is set to take office on Jan. 1 after narrowly defeating far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in October. After the nomination of Haddad, a stalwart of Lula's Workers Party (PT), Brazil's real , fell as much as 1.3% against the dollar before paring losses. As the mayor of Brazil's largest city from 2013 to 2016, Haddad renegotiated its debt with the federal government, reducing it by about 50 billion reais. Since losing his re-election bid as mayor in 2016, Haddad has described himself as a college professor on Twitter.

Facebook owner Meta Platforms is one of the companies that would be affected by the proposal in Canada. Google parent Alphabet Inc., Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. and Bytedance Ltd., TikTok’s owner, are pushing back against a proposal in Canada that would force digital platforms to more prominently feature Canadian content and compensate news outlets. The new rules, championed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau , would require reworking existing algorithms so that if a person in Canada searched on YouTube, the results would display videos mostly from Canadian artists ahead of foreign or U.S.-made content.

☆ Canada’s Justin Trudeau Defends Use of Emergency Powers Against ‘Freedom Convoy’ Protesters
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Paul Vieira | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in Parliament Thursday, said he had grown impatient with local police’s inability to end the Ottawa protests. OTTAWA—Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a judicial inquiry Friday that he invoked extraordinary powers to end a weekslong protest earlier this year over Covid-19 mandates because local police lost control of the demonstration and key U.S.-Canada trade routes needed to remain open. The prime minister testified at the end of a 31-day inquiry that seeks to determine whether the Canadian leader was justified in invoking emergency powers last February to end the demonstrations. Canada’s emergency-power legislation automatically triggers an independent inquiry following the use of such powers.

☆ China’s Xi Jinping Chides Justin Trudeau at G-20, Video Shows
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( James T. Areddy | Paul Vieira | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

That’s not appropriate,” a visibly agitated Mr. Xi told Mr. Trudeau on the G-20 sidelines as the Bali summit was closing, according to a video posted on Twitter by a reporter for Canadian broadcaster CTV. In their encounter on Wednesday, the Canadian prime minister emphasized the importance of transparency and expressed a desire to work constructively despite disagreements. At this year’s G-20 meeting, Mr. Xi didn’t hold formal talks with Mr. Trudeau as he did with President Biden and the leaders of France and Australia, among others. Quoting an unnamed person, the Global Times said Mr. Xi told Mr. Trudeau that the key requirement for China-Canada relations is finding a common ground while managing differences. Speaking to reporters before departing Indonesia, Mr. Trudeau on Wednesday said he had defended Canada’s interests in his conversations with Mr. Xi.

☆ Arsenal beat Wolves 2-0 to extend Premier League lead
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WOLVERHAMPTON, England, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Arsenal brushed aside bottom club Wolverhampton Wanders 2-0 on Saturday with both goals from Martin Odegaard to take a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League going into a mid-season break for the World Cup. The result left Arsenal first in the Premier League on 37 points, five ahead of Manchester City who lost at home to Brentford earlier in the day. Despite plenty of effort and passionate support from their fans at Molineux stadium, it was ultimately another miserable day for Wolves, who are bottom of the league on 10 points. They were watched by their incoming manager Julen Lopetegui from the stands before he formally takes the reins. Reporting by Andrew Cawthorne Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Stormzy: After conquering music world, rapper targets racial inequality in football
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Alasdair Howorth | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Premier League clubs Manchester United and Fulham are among the organizations that are partnering with rapper Stormzy’s Merky FC to improve diversity and representation at all levels of the football industry. “That statistic is embarrassing,” said the Croydon-born rapper who is set to launch the program next year. Rapper Stormy (C) has also been working in publishing and education to improve diversity and inclusion. “Hopefully with what we’re doing we can drive a change.”This isn’t the first time that Stormzy has worked within an industry to improve representation. The rapper has also provided scholarships for black students attending Cambridge University to improve the number of who attend the university.

☆ U.S.-Canada Border Frequent Traveler Program Sparks Diplomatic Rift
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Paul Vieira | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

OTTAWA—A disagreement between the U.S. and Canada over border security, which has simmered for months behind the scenes, has escalated into a public diplomatic spat that is disrupting plans for business travelers who frequently cross the border. The snarl revolves around the U.S.-Canada trusted-traveler program, called Nexus, that expedites entry of previously screened passengers into either country. Nexus centers in Canada haven’t reopened since they were closed at the start of the pandemic, because the U.S.—which has long wanted more legal protection for American border agents working at Canadian centers—hasn’t sent its agents back.

☆ Bank of Canada Surprises With Half-Point Interest-Rate Rise to 3.75%
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Paul Vieira | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

OTTAWA—The Bank of Canada raised its main interest rate on Wednesday at a lighter-than-expected pace, as the central bank said it expected close to zero growth starting late this year and through the first half of 2023 owing to lower household and business spending. Canada’s central bank increased its target for the overnight rate by a half-percentage point from 3.25% to 3.75%, the highest level in roughly 14 years. Three-quarters of economists surveyed last week by The Wall Street Journal expected the Bank of Canada to deliver a second straight 0.75-percentage-point rate increase, citing elevated inflation and remarks from Gov. Tiff Macklem that signaled no end to the central bank’s aggressive tightening campaign.

☆ Star Jones reveals if she’d ever return to ‘The View’
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

CNN —Star Jones says it’s unlikely viewers will ever see her on “The View” again. I mean, I’ve done it,” she told People when she was asked about a possible return. Jones added, “One moves forward.”She also gushed over her “wonderful, crazy over-the-top experience” on the show and complimented the women who have hosted over the years. She returned for “The View’s” 25-year anniversary, where she was joined by fellow alums Barbara Walters, Meredith Vieira, Joy Behar and Debbie Matenopoulos. Jones started as cohost in 1997 and left in 2006 after nine seasons.

☆ Facebook Says It Is Prepared to Block News Content in Canada
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Paul Vieira | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

OTTAWA— Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. has warned Canada it is prepared to block the sharing of Canadian news content—like it did in Australia last year—unless the Liberal government amends legislation that would compel big digital companies to compensate domestic media outlets. The legislation is under review by a parliamentary committee, and lawmakers voted this week to stop hearing further testimony from witnesses. Facebook said it wasn’t given an opportunity to testify, so late Friday it issued a statement outlining the company’s concerns with Canada’s proposed rules—and a warning.

☆ Impressive Everton thrash Palace 3-0 to end losing run
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LIVERPOOL, England, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored his first goal of the season as Everton ended their three-match losing streak in the Premier League with an impressive 3-0 win over Crystal Palace at home on Saturday. "For the team and for myself to get the win today it went exactly how I hoped," Calvert-Lewin said. The result ended Palace's unbeaten run of three league games and also means that they are yet to win an away league game this term. "I think we were second best in every department of the game," Palace manager Patrick Vieira told the BBC. "We saw a team who played with determination to win the game and we didn't match that level.

CNN —For many, the name Patrick Vieira brings to mind one of the most dominant midfielders in English Premier League history. To the younger generation, he is now one of the up-and-coming modern managers emerging in the Premier League. But Vieira wants to remind the world that he was born in Senegal and is proud to be African. “The diversity of our French and French national team was a success as well as winning the World Cup.”Patrick Vieira holds aloft the Premier League trophy after the Premier League match between Arsenal and Leicester City in 2004. The former Arsenal captain is currently the only manager from an ethnic minority in the Premier League and only the 10th Black manager since the competition’s inception in 1992.

☆ Hockey Canada Leaders Step Down in Wake of Sexual-Assault Settlement
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Paul Vieira | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Scott Smith, who stepped down as CEO of Hockey Canada, in Ottawa this summer. OTTAWA—The chief executive and the board of directors at Canada’s governing body for hockey stepped down Tuesday, after some of Canada’s biggest corporations severed financial relationships with the organization in response to its handling of sexual assault allegations. Hockey Canada said the resignations are in recognition of “the urgent need for new leadership and perspectives.” The organization will hold votes for members to elect a new board no later than mid-December.

☆ Racism in soccer world to be probed in ‘Patrick Vieira — Off the Bench’ documentary
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Federation Studios, the outfit behind the international Emmy award-nominated documentary “Nadia,” is set to co-produce “Patrick Vieira — Off the Bench,” a social-impact documentary shedding light on racism in the world of soccer and beyond. Federation Studios, whose documentary unit is headed by veteran journalist Myriam Weil, is partnering up with SlugNews, an award-winning production outfit, to develop and produce “Patrick Vieira — Off the Bench.” The documentary feature will soon start shooting in the U.K. and France. A well-respected figure within the sports landscape who went from player to coach for one of the world’s most prestigious soccer teams, Vieira says he has witnessed and experienced structural racism. “In 2022, Black players continue to be insulted on the field and on social media,” says Vieira. Weil says Vieira has been wanting to make a social impact documentary for a long time to spark a discussion and hopefully change the status quo a world scale.

☆ SK Capital Buys Generic-Drug Firm Founded by Murdered Canadian Billionaire
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Paul Vieira | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Barry Sherman, the late founder of generic-drug maker Apotex Pharmaceutical Holdings who was murdered along with his wife in 2017. OTTAWA—A New York private-equity firm has purchased Apotex Pharmaceutical Holdings Inc., the Canadian generic-drug maker founded by billionaire Barry Sherman , who was murdered along with his wife at his Toronto home and whose deaths are the subject of a nearly five-year investigation. SK Capital, which focuses on investments in the pharmaceutical and chemical sectors, said in a statement it agreed to acquire the closely held Toronto-based company. SK Capital said the transaction was subject to regulatory approval. Representatives for SK Capital and Apotex didn’t respond to requests for further comment.

☆ Canada Repeals Covid-19 Border Restrictions
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Paul Vieira | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Travelers at the Toronto airport; far fewer Americans are visiting Canada than before the pandemic struck. OTTAWA—Canada will scrap its remaining Covid-19 border restrictions on Oct. 1, bringing an end to pandemic policies that have dramatically slowed cross-border traffic between Canada and the U.S.Canada will no longer bar people that haven’t been fully vaccinated for Covid-19 from entering the country. It also stopped a requirement that travelers upload proof of vaccination and other information into a government app called ArriveCan. Business owners, politicians and border agents said that preclearance method was clunky, error-ridden and dissuaded travelers from entering Canada. Wearing masks on flights and trains will also be optional.

☆ Brazil’s Right-Wing Leader Spends on Poor Before Elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

RIO VERDE, Brazil—Toiling on the dusty plains of central Brazil, Edilamar Caetano and her husband had long been loyal supporters of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , the leftist front-runner in next month’s presidential elections whose own family worked the land as farmhands. In April, President Jair Bolsonaro , the former army captain who took office four years ago promising fiscal restraint and a smaller state, came to town. He gave Ms. Caetano and her husband, Wagner Vieira, a title to 84 acres they had been farming as squatters, delivering the paperwork personally with an awkward hug in a local ceremony.

☆ Arrests made in England and Wales in 2021-22 highest in eight seasons
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The 2021-2022 season was the first full season where all scheduled matches were played at full spectator capacity following the COVID-19 pandemic. The arrests made last season were around 59% higher than those in the 2018-2019 season, which was before the COVID-19 pandemic. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe most common offence types were public disorder (36%) and violent disorder (20%). The number of matches with reported incidents last season increased by 60% (+602 matches) compared with 1,007 matches in 2018-19. The Premier League announced on Wednesday that supporters of teams who take part in anti-social and criminal behaviour at stadiums will receive automatic club bans with a minimum term of one year.

„Continuăm să observăm o agravare a epidemiei”, a afirmat purtătoarea de cuvânt a guvernului, Mariana Vieira da Silva, anunţând că numărul municipalităţilor cu risc epidemiologic ridicat sau foarte ridicat a ajuns la 60, faţă de 45 săptămâna trecută. Interdicţia de circulaţie pe timp de noapte impusă vineri va continua să se aplice în aceste zone cu risc, concentrate în majoritatea la Lisabona şi în împrejurimile capitalei, precum şi în regiunea turistică Algarve (sud). De acum înainte, clienţii restaurantelor vor trebui să prezinte un test negativ la coronavirus sau să facă dovada vaccinării complete pentru a avea acces în incinta localurilor în weekend.

Persons: Mariana Vieira Locations: Silva, Lisabona, Algarve

☆ Patrick Vieira revine în Premier League. Tehnicianul francez a preluat formația Crystal Palace
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-05 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Fostul fotbalist celebru Patrick Vieira va antrena în Premier League. Tehnicianul francez de 45 de ani a preluat formația Crystal Palace. Vieira a semnat un contract pe trei ani cu „vulturii” și îl va înlocui, astfel, pe Roy Hodgson, care și-a dat demisia la finele sezonului precedent. Ca fotbalist, Patrick Vieira și-a făcut nume la Arsenal Londra, unde a jucat 9 ani și a cucerit trei titluri în Premier League. În tricoul echipei naționale a Franței, Vieira a adunat 107 selecții și a marcat 6 goluri.

Persons: Patrick Vieira, Crystal Palace . Vieira, Roy Hodgson, Vieira Organizations: Premier League, Crystal Palace ., New York, Arsenal Londra, Internazionale Milano, Juventus Torino, Manchester City Locations: New, New York City, Italiei, Franței

☆ Prostituatele dintr-un oraş din Brazilia cer să fie vaccinate cu prioritate: ”Suntem în prima linie”
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-07 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Prostituatele din Belo Horizonte, oraş din sud-estul Braziliei, au început o grevă simbolică, organizând manifestaţii pentru a cere să fie incluse în grupurile de populaţie care trebuie vaccinate cu prioritate împotriva COVID-19, relatează AFP, citat de agerpres.ro. Trebuie să fim vaccinate", a declarat la începutul săptămânii, pentru agenţia franceză de presă, Cida Vieira, preşedinta Asociaţiei Prostituatelor din Minas Gerais. În Brazilia, ţară de 212 milioane de locuitori, aproape 337.000 de persoane au murit din cauza virusului. În total, 25.713 persoane au murit de COVID-19 în acest stat din sud-estul ţării, al doilea în funcţie de populaţie, după Sao Paulo. Conform datelor furnizate marţi de Ministerul Sănătăţii, Brazilia a depăşit pragul de 4.000 de decese zilnice legate de COVID-19.

Persons: Cida Vieira, preşedinta, Sao Paulo Locations: Belo Horizonte, Braziliei, Minas Gerais, Belo, Brazilia, Brazilie, ţării, Sao

☆ Portugalia preia de la 1 ianuarie preşedinţia Consiliului UE, sub semnul consecinţelor post-Brexit
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-31 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +5 min

Preşedinţia germană lasă moştenire un acord pentru planul de recuperare şi buget comunitar pentru perioada 2021-2027, însă sarcina este departe de a fi finalizată. Mii de britanici deţin o a doua reşedinţă în Portugalia şi există o importantă comunitate de imigranţi portughezi în Regatul Unit. Portugalia are relaţii puternice şi cu Brazilia, cu care, în semestrul în care Portugalia a deţinut ultima preşedinţie europeană prin rotaţie, în 2007, a organizat un summit în care s-a decis consolidarea relaţiilor economice şi comerciale. "Deşi este o ţară mică şi la periferia Europei, Portugalia este o fereastră pentru economia globală", susţine Antonio Mendoza. Portugalia nu va uita nici de alte două aspecte care au fost axele Uniunii Europene în ultimii ani, tranziţiile digitală şi ecologică.

Persons: Antonio Costa, dificultăţi, Antonio Mendoza, Mendoza, Augusto Santos Silva . Portughezii, -, Jose Reis, Reis, Pedro Siza Vieira Organizations: UE, Uniunea Europeană, Uniunii Europene, Summit Locations: Ungariei, Poloniei, Portugalia, Lisabona, Europa, Bruxelles, Londra, Regatul Unit, Portugaliei, Coimbra, reşedinţă, Africa lusofonă, Brazilia, Timorul de Est, India, Europei, Mendoza

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