Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson’s office would not take a call from the Parliamentary Protective Service (PPS) during the truckers’ Freedom Convoy early this year, the office’s acting director told a parliamentary committee on Sept. 29. Larry Brookson told members of Parliament and senators in a joint committee that he was concerned about the large number…
Ottawa Mayor Declined Call From Parliament Security Service During Freedom Convoy: Official
At Least 22 Killed in 2 Uganda Helicopter Crashes, Congo Army Says
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo—At least 22 people were killed when two Ugandan military helicopters crashed on Monday and Tuesday in east Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, a Congo army spokesman who asked not to be named told Reuters on Wednesday. Uganda sent troops to its central African neighbor in December to help fight…
Ugandan Lawmakers Pass Law to Curb Trade in Human Organs
KAMPALA—Ugandan lawmakers passed legislation on Thursday to ban any trade in human body parts, after a series of media reports about criminals using force and trickery to take people’s organs. The law will impose punishments up to life imprisonment and fines up to 2 billion Ugandan shillings ($520,000) and introduce regulations to strengthen controls on…
Taiwan to End COVID Quarantine for Arrivals, Welcome Back Tourists
TAIPEI—Taiwan will end its mandatory COVID-19 quarantine for arrivals from Oct. 13 and welcome tourists back, the government said on Thursday, completing a major step on its plan to re-open to the outside world. Taiwan had kept some of its entry and quarantine rules in place as large parts of the rest of Asia relaxed…
Self-Exiled Hong Kong Democrat Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Jail in Absentia
September 29, 2022
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HONG KONG—A court in Hong Kong on Thursday sentenced a pro-democracy activist and former lawmaker, Ted Hui, to 3.5 years in jail for “criminal contempt” after he failed to show up for trial in several criminal cases. Hui, 40, fled Hong Kong in December 2020, several months after the Chinese regime imposed a sweeping national…
Europe’s Generic Drugmakers Say They May Cut Output Due to Energy Bills
FRANKFURT—Europe’s drugmakers have warned they may stop making some cheap generic medicines because of surging electricity costs and are calling for an overhaul of the way they are priced, the latest industry to seek help as the energy crisis deepens. The generic drug industry lobby group Medicines for Europe, which represents companies including Teva, Novartis’s…
Boeing, Taiwan’s China Airlines Finalize 787 Order
Taiwan’s China Airlines has finalized an order for 16 Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner jets, with an option for 8 more, the companies said on Wednesday, nearly a month after disclosing a provisional agreement. The firm order for 16 jets is worth $4.6 billion at list prices, though discounts are normal in such orders. China Airlines…
Crypto Exchange FTX to Acquire Bankrupt Voyager’s Assets
Voyager Digital said on Monday crypto exchange FTX, whose bailout proposal the bankrupt lender had rejected earlier this year, has won its assets in a $1.42-billion bid at an auction. The FTX bid comprises a fair market value of all Voyager cryptocurrency, at a to-be-determined date, which is pegged at about $1.31 billion at current…
Toronto City Councillor Michael Thompson Charged With Sexual Assault: Lawyer
Toronto city councillor Michael Thompson has been charged with sexual assault, according to his lawyer. Defence lawyer Calvin Barry says Thompson, who is in his fifth term as councillor for Scarborough Centre and is seeking re-election in October’s municipal election, faces two counts of sexual assault. Barry says the charges are “on the lower end…
Senate GOP Judiciary Committee to Investigate ‘Excessive’ FBI Raid of Pennsylvania Pro-Life Activist’s Home
Attorney General Merrick Garland has received a flurry of stern letters, including notice of an investigation, from Republican members of Congress in the days since the FBI’s Sept. 23 raid on the Pennsylvania home of pro-life activist Mark Houck. “Not only did your office turn a local dispute into a national case, but the FBI…
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