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By Mathiew LEISER, with Genevieve NORMAND in Montreal LEBEL-SUR-QUÉVILLON, Canada, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) – No droppings, tracks, nests or other traces of wildlife — Canada’s boreal forests were devastated by record wildfires this year. In the woodlands of Quebec province, hunter Paul Wabanonik searches for fresh moose tracks on his Indigenous tribe’s ancestral lands, which had sustained him and his family. “Normally, we would see traces everywhere,” says the Ashinabe tribesman. But “it’s like […]
WASHINGTON, Oct 3, 2023 (AFP) – The United States announced sanctions Tuesday on a China-based network for producing and distributing chemicals used to make drugs including those fueling a deadly national fentanyl crisis. President Joe Biden’s administration has made the fight against fentanyl a priority, with the synthetic opioid blamed for tens of thousands of deaths in recent years. The sanctions targets include 25 individuals and entities based in China, alongside three other parties in […]
By Thomas URBAIN NEW YORK, Oct 3, 2023 (AFP) – The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of one of cryptocurrency’s biggest exchanges, began Tuesday with a jury set to determine if he committed massive fraud by stealing billions of dollars from clients. The 31-year-old — once one of the most respected figures in crypto — now faces decades in prison and could see his name stand alongside Bernie Madoff and Elizabeth Holmes as the […]
By Andréa BAMBINO NEW YORK, Oct 3, 2023 (AFP) – The New York judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial slapped a limited gag order on the former president after he insulted a court clerk in a social media post on Tuesday. “Personal attacks on members of my court staff are unacceptable,” Judge Arthur Engoron said as Trump sat at the defense table during the second day of his high-profile trial in a Manhattan courtroom. […]
OTTAWA, Oct 3, 2023 (AFP) – Canada’s parliament on Tuesday elected Greg Fergus as its first black speaker, following his predecessor’s resignation over the public celebration of a Ukrainian veteran who fought for the Nazis. Fergus, a Liberal MP, said the Commons is where “hard debates will happen,” but urged lawmakers to “treat each other with respect.” “There can be no dialogue unless there is a mutual understanding of respect.” As speaker of the chamber, […]
MIAMI, Oct 3, 2023 (AFP) – A Florida man convicted of murdering two women in 1996 was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday, local media said. Michael Zack, 54, was put to death at the Florida State Prison in the town of Raiford, the Pensacola News Journal reported. The newspaper said the lethal drug cocktail was administered at 6:02 pm and Zack was pronounced dead 12 minutes later. Zack was sentenced to death in 1997 […]
By Daniel AVIS NEW YORK, Oct 3, 2023 (AFP) – United Airlines announced Tuesday it had ordered a total of 110 new planes from Boeing and Airbus, and secured options to purchase 90 more, in a major deal signaling confidence in the aviation sector. The US airline said in a statement it had ordered 50 Boeing 787-9 and 60 Airbus A321neo aircraft, with deliveries due to begin in 2028. The combined orders are worth $22.4 […]
WASHINGTON, Oct 3, 2023 (AFP) – Kevin McCarthy was axed Tuesday as speaker of the US House of Representatives in a brutal, historic rebellion by far-right Republicans accusing him of a string of broken promises and furious at his cooperation with Democrats. The maneuver laid bare the chaotic levels of infighting among Republicans heading into the 2024 presidential election, with its likely candidate Donald Trump making history of his own as the only former or […]
WASHINGTON, Oct 3, 2023 (AFP) – US authorities said they have issued a “breakthrough” first-ever fine over space debris, slapping a $150,000 penalty on a TV company that failed to properly dispose of a satellite. On Monday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) came down on Dish for “failure to properly deorbit” a satellite called EchoStar-7, in orbit since 2002. “This marks a first in space debris enforcement by the Commission, which has stepped up its […]
KYIV, Ukraine, Oct 2, 2023 (AFP) – Ukraine on Monday reacted angrily to a social media post by billionaire Elon Musk that made fun of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s repeated calls for Western military and financial aid to fight Russian forces. Musk has provided Ukraine with Starlink satellite services that have been vital to the Ukrainian army, but some have criticised his statements on the war with Russia. Musk owns the social media platform X — […]
MEXICO CITY, Oct 2, 2023 (AFP) – At least ten people, including three children, were killed and 60 more injured when the roof of a church came crashing down on a baptism in northeastern Mexico on Sunday, authorities said. The disaster struck the coastal town of Ciudad Madero, in Tamaulipas state, with a Red Cross rescuer telling local media that 80 people had been in attendance at the Santa Cruz parish when the roof caved […]
