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☆ ‘White paper’ protests: China’s top stationery supplier says it’s still selling A4 sheets
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hong Kong CNN Business —The rare protests that spread across China over the weekend often featured demonstrators holding pieces of blank white paper, a phenomenon that has caused problems for the country’s top stationery chain. A4 refers to a standard paper size commonly used in countries outside of the United States and Canada. After M&G issued its filing, some social media users said they weren’t able to order A4 white paper sheets from the company’s online stores. Following the stock exchange filing, shares in M&G Stationery clawed back some losses, but were still down 1% at Monday’s close. ‘White paper’ protestsThe protests were triggered by a deadly fire last Thursday in Urumqi, the capital of the far western region of Xinjiang.

☆ China’s ‘white paper’ protests cause headaches for country’s top stationery supplier
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Hong Kong CNN Business —The rare protests that spread across China over the weekend often featured demonstrators holding pieces of blank white paper, a phenomenon that has caused problems for the country’s top stationery chain. M&G Stationery is based in Shanghai and sells its products in over 50 countries and regions around the world, according to the company’s website. After M&G issued its filing, some social media users said they weren’t able to order A4 white paper sheets from the company’s online stores. Following the stock exchange filing, shares in M&G Stationery clawed back some losses, but was still down 1% by Monday’s close. ‘White paper’ protestsThe protests were triggered by a deadly fire last Thursday in Urumqi, the capital of the far western region of Xinjiang.

Asked about the protests on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the Chinese government was adjusting its Covid measures based on the realities on the ground. “We believe that with the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the support of the Chinese people, our fight against Covid-19 will be successful,” he said at a regular news briefing. Zhao also addressed the detention of BBC journalist Ed Lawrence, who was arrested Sunday while covering the protests in Shanghai. The Communist Party “has a lot of experience accumulated over the years in dissipating social unrest,” she said. Most of the people who protested appeared to be from the Han ethnic group that dominates China.

☆ Virginia law enforcement worker killed in shootout with deputies after murdering family of teen he catfished, police say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A Virginia law enforcement worker has been killed in a shootout with deputies in California after he allegedly murdered the mother and grandparents of a teenage girl he catfished online, before trying to escape with the teen, police said on Sunday. The Riverside Fire Department arrived at the residence to find a fire on the first floor. The teen was unharmed and was placed into protective custody of the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services, police said. Police said it was believed Edwards had developed an online relationship with the teen and was able to obtain her personal information. It was not immediately clear what roles Edwards held with either the Virginia State Police or the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.

☆ China's leaders will crack down harshly on zero-COVID protesters – so its markets will stutter, veteran investor Mark Mobius says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chinese markets will fall in the short term in the wake of unrest, legendary investor Mark Mobius said. "It's clear to me that Xi cannot tolerate any protests, so there will be a tough crackdown," Mobius told Bloomberg. "I think the government will, in order to survive, crack down harshly on any protesters," Mobius said. But that doesn't mean investors should be weighing up buying Chinese assets in the long term, Mobius said. He warned of the ever-looming threat of China invading Taiwan, which could trigger sanctions that would make any Chinese stocks worthless to western investors.

☆ Russian Strikes Hit Southern Ukraine as Country Scrambles to Restore Electricity
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

MYKOLAIV, Ukraine—Russian strikes hit cities across southern Ukraine over the weekend, as intense fighting continued in the country’s eastern Donetsk region. Thirteen people were injured in strikes on residential areas of Dnipro on Saturday, according to Ukrainian emergency services. A video posted by emergency services online showed firefighters putting out flames and helping extract people from the rubble of several apartment buildings. Rockets also hit the suburbs of Zaporizhzhia overnight, according to the region’s governor; there were no casualties.

☆ Landslide leaves up to a dozen missing on Italian island of Ischia
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Italy’s interior minister said no deaths were confirmed, appearing to contradict an early announcement by another senior official. “At the moment there are no confirmed deaths,” said Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, speaking from the firefighters emergency coordination center. The prefect for the Naples region, which includes Ischia, said at least 12 people were missing. Claudio Palomba also was quoted by Italian media as saying that no deaths had been confirmed. One family with a newborn that was previously reported missing had been located and was receiving medical care, according to the Naples prefect.

In Beijing, hundreds of mostly young people demonstrated in the commercial heart of the city well into the small hours of Monday. Freedom of expression, freedom of the press, freedom of arts, freedom of movement, personal freedoms. A security guard tries to cover a protest slogan against zero-Covid on the campus of Peking University in Beijing. “Open your eyes and look at the world, dynamic zero-Covid is a lie,” the protest slogan at Peking University read. At Tsinghua University, another elite university in Beijing, hundreds of students gathered on a square to protest against zero-Covid and censorship.

☆ A dozen people are missing and one is dead after a landslide swept cars and buildings into the sea on an Italian coast
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A landslide on the Italian island of Ischia has reportedly left 1 dead and at least 12 missing. Officials said some people are likely buried under mud from the landslide. Inclement weather made it difficult for rescuers to get to the island as rescue efforts continue. The landslide swept buildings, cars, and buses into the sea on the island of Ischia at the port of Casamicciola, rendering some streets impassable, according to The Associated Press. People remove mud from a house after heavy rainfall triggered landslides that collapsed buildings and left as many as 12 people missing, in Casamicciola, on the southern Italian island of Ischia, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022.

☆ Xinjiang Protests of Monthslong Covid Lockdown Erupt After a Deadly Fire
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Wenxin Fan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Firefighters sprayed water on a fire at a residential building in Urumqi on Thursday, in this image taken from a video. China’s Covid-19 restrictions on Friday became the focus of protests in Urumqi, the capital of the remote region of Xinjiang, after a deadly fire enraged city residents who have struggled with lockdowns of more than 100 days. Urumqi officials said 10 people were killed in the fire in a high-rise apartment building Thursday that it took firefighters 150 minutes to contain. Residents flooded social media with comments suggesting Covid-19 restrictions contributed to the delay. Video footage posted online by state-run media showed firetrucks waiting as Covid-related road barriers were removed.

☆ WATCH: Now-censored videos appear to show China's zero-Covid measures delaying response to deadly fire
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

At least ten people are dead and nine others injured after a fire at a residential building in China's Xinjiang Region, according to the local fire department's statement. The lockdown measures appeared to delay firefighters from getting through to the scene, based on videos circulating on social media reviewed by CNN. CNN's Selina Wang reports.

☆ Biden says he'll renew push for assault weapons ban following spate of mass shootings
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Peter Nicholas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Thursday he would make a renewed effort to enact a ban on assault-style rifles following a wave of mass shootings that have again put a spotlight on the nation's gun control laws. "The idea that we still allow semi-automatic weapons to be purchased is sick," he said while greeting firefighters in Nantucket, where he and his family are spending the Thanksgiving holiday. The Democratic-controlled House passed a ban in July, in a vote largely along party lines. Patrons prevented more deaths by confronting and disarming the suspect, identified by officials as Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22. The weapon used was in the style of a Colt AR-15, according to Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez.

☆ Canada to invest C$1.6 bln in first national climate adaptation strategy
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Nia Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

near Fintry, Canada, August 24, 2021. REUTERS/Artur Gajda/File PhotoNov 24 (Reuters) - Canada published its first ever national climate adaptation strategy on Thursday, including C$1.6 billion ($1.2 billion) in new federal funding commitments to help protect communities against the increasing impacts of global warming. The goal of the adaptation strategy is to help reduce those losses with federal policy and investment. "The fight against climate change has reached our doorstep. Ottawa has so far earmarked C$8 billion in federal funding for adaptation and disaster resilience, the statement said.

☆ At least 38 killed in fire at industrial wholesaler in central China
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

BEIJING — A blazing fire has killed 38 people at a company dealing in chemicals and other industrial goods in central China’s Henan province. A fire has killed 36 people at a chemicals and industrial goods company in central China’s Henan province. Online listings for the company, Kaixinda, said it was a wholesaler dealing in a wide range of industrial goods including what was described as specialized chemicals. The chemicals were found to be falsely registered and stored, with local officials found complicit in turning a blind eye to the potential threat. The densely populated and economically vital province has seen a number of deadly incidents leading to the arrest of local officials.

☆ 'There may be no light for a very long time': Ukrainians face a massive test of survival this winter
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Daily life has become a test of survival for many, with basic necessities such as water, food and medical provisions becoming scarce. Kherson residents collect water at a water point in the city that has had no electricity or water since the Russian retreat on November 16, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine. Firefighters work to put out a fire at energy infrastructure facilities, damaged by Russian missile strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv region, Ukraine November 15, 2022. EvacuationsUkrainian officials in parts of the country most badly affected by power shortages are warning residents of a harsh winter ahead. Residents talk with train station staff while waiting to be evacuated from Kherson on Nov. 21, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine.

☆ Tesla safety at centre of South Korean trial over fiery, fatal crash
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Ju-Min Park | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

SEOUL, Nov 21 (Reuters) - In an upscale Seoul neighbourhood two years ago, a white Tesla Model X smashed into a parking lot wall. The criminal trial about to begin in South Korea hangs on questions about the safety of Tesla cars, at a time when the EV maker faces a range of lawsuits and increased scrutiny by regulators. A lawyer for the family of Yoon Hong-geun, who owned the car and died in the crash, declined to comment. Tesla sold 17,828 vehicles in South Korea in 2021, registration data shows. Judge Park Won-gyu said that he plans to call Tesla engineers to testify and that the safety of Tesla vehicles would be examined at trial.

☆ Peru airport says firetruck on arranged drill before fatal collision
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A view shows a LATAM airline plane following a collision between a LATAM Airlines jet and a vehicle on the runway of Peru's Jorge Chavez International Airport, in Lima, Peru November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian CastanedaBUENOS AIRES, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The operator of Peru's capital airport said on Sunday that a firetruck involved in a dramatic and fatal collision with a LATAM Airlines (LTM.SN) passenger jet had been doing a pre-arranged emergency drill. On Sunday, Lima Airport Partners, which operates the airport, said in a statement on Twitter that the firetruck had entered the runway as part of an emergency response drill coordinated between the operator and the air traffic authority. "On Nov. 18, during the morning and until the beginning of the exercise, the firefighting team made all the necessary arrangements to execute the maneuver," the airport operator said. There is authorization to carry out an exercise, but it is outside the areas that currently have transit operations," he told radio station RRP on Saturday.

☆ Two firefighters died after a plane collided with their truck and burst into flames at a South American airport
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Stephanie Stacey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two firefighters were killed after a plane crashed into their truck during take-off at Peru airport. All passengers and crew survived the crash on Friday. Two firefighters were killed in the incident, but all passengers and crew survived, per LATAM Airlines. All flights at Jorge Chávez International Airport have been suspended until Saturday afternoon, per Lima Airport Partners. Lima Airport Partners and LATAM Airlines did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ Fire in Gaza Refugee Camp Kills 21
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Dov Lieber | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Palestinians gather in front of a building as firefighters extinguish a fire that broke out in one of the apartments in Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp. A fire in a residential building in the Gaza Strip killed 21 people, the Palestinian enclave’s Interior Ministry said, in one of the deadliest incidents in the territory in recent years outside of its conflict with Israel. The blaze erupted in a multistory building Thursday night in the crowded Jabalia refugee camp and spread fast due to a large amount of gasoline being stored there, said the ministry, which didn’t clarify how the fire started.

☆ Gaza Fire Kills 21 Members of Extended Family, Including Children
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Dov Lieber | Anas Baba | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Palestinians gather in front of a building as firefighters extinguish a fire that broke out in one of the apartments in Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp. JABALIA CAMP, Gaza Strip—A fire in a residential building in the Gaza Strip killed 21 people at a family gathering, including many children, Palestinian officials said, in one of the enclave’s deadliest incidents in recent years outside of its conflict with Israel. The blaze began in a multistory building Thursday night in the crowded Jabalia refugee camp and spread fast due to a large amount of gasoline being stored there, said the ministry, which didn’t clarify how the fire started.

☆ LATAM Airlines plane crashes on Peruvian runway, two firefighters dead
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

It was unclear why the firetruck entered the runway while the plane was taking off. This is the second incident in less than a month involving LATAM Airlines, after one of its planes had its nose destroyed during a severe storm that forced it to make an emergency landing. Chile-based LATAM Airlines' Peru branch said it was deploying all its resources to attend to those affected, and work with authorities to support the investigation. Lima Airport Partners, which operates Jorge Chavez, Peru's most important airport, said the airport will remain closed at least through 1 p.m. (1800 GMT) on Saturday. The flight was LA2213, covering the domestic Lima-Juliaca route, LATAM Airlines said.

☆ At least 21 killed, several others hurt in Gaza Strip fire
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

GAZA, Nov 17 — At least 21 people were killed and several others injured when a fire broke out in a building where residents attended a party in the Gaza Strip, health and civil emergency officials said on Thursday. It took fire fighters more than an hour to get control of the massive flames that burst through the top floor of a four-story residential building in the densely-populated Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip. Palestinians gather in front of a building as firefighters extinguish a fire which broke out in one of the apartments in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza strip, on Nov. 17. “The President gave instructions to provide all forms of medical and other assistance urgently,” Sheikh said on Twitter. Jabalia is one of eight refugee camps in Gaza, home to 2.3 million people and one of the world’s most densely populated areas.

☆ Wildfire Season in U.S. West Ends With Fewer Blazes, Less Damage
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Jim Carlton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

One of the slowest wildfire seasons in years has come to an end in the West thanks to well-timed rain and cooler temperatures, bringing a reprieve to a region hit by numerous destructive blazes over the past several years. The break is giving firefighters an opportunity to focus on prevention efforts such as thinning forests that could lessen damage from wildfires in the future, according to officials.

Drone Amplified, a Nebraska-based startup, is using unmanned aerial technology to improve one of the oldest and most-effective methods of preventing wildfires: prescribed burns. “Then you have helicopters with a whole crew on board, flying really low and slow over the fire,” he added of other methods for prescribed burns. The drones allow firefighters to work at a distance from flames, according to Detweiler, and in areas that are difficult to reach due to terrain or visibility. Precision is a critical element when conducting prescribed burns, because it is crucial for preventing fire escapes. Two recent controlled burns in New Mexico escaped and led to the state’s largest wildfire on record.

☆ Multiple people found dead at Phoenix home, police say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: 1 min

Multiple people were found dead Wednesday at a home in Phoenix, police said. A spokesperson for the department said officers were called to a residence near West Augusta Avenue and found "deceased victims" inside. "Out of an abundance of caution, Southwest Gas has turned off gas to the residence. The department told NBC affiliate KPNX of Mesa, Arizona, that it was "an extremely tragic situation." Emergency vehicles near the home where multiple people were found dead in Phoenix on Wednesday.

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