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34 mins ago
Texas authorities are trying to find who shot and killed 2 bald eagles
By Chris Boyette
The Operation Game Thief program published the images of two dead bald eagles and is looking for those responsible for this federal crime. (Credit: Operation Game Thief/Facebook)
The Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the conviction of whoever is responsible for shooting and killing two bald eagles in East Texas.
State wildlife officials believe the eagles were killed on or about October 28 and were found dead in Nacogdoches County, according to a news release from Operation Game Thief, a crime-to-life prevention program. Texas wild.
Killing a bald eagle is a federal crime, punishable by one year in prison and a $100,000 fine, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
The bald eagle is native to North America and is the national bird of the United States, officially chosen in 1789 as the symbol of the country.
37 minutes ago
Chinese city of Xinjiang celebrates 100 days under confinement by covid-19
By CNN in Beijing
The capital of China's western Xinjiang province marked 100 days under a COVID-19 lockdown on Thursday, as the country continues to enforce its strict zero-COVID measures amid growing public unrest and despite recent easing. of some covid-19 protocols.
The provincial capital, Urumqi, has been under lockdown since August 10, while most of Xinjiang has been under lockdown for more than 100 days, according to CNN's tally.
Residents have not been able to leave the province during this time and many have been forced to stay in their apartments and houses under the measures.
The grim milestones come as China sees a surge in infections fueled by simultaneous outbreaks in several cities, where control measures are stretching residents and local authorities to the limit.
Beijing's prestigious Peking University closed its main campus on Wednesday, restricting thousands of students and faculty from leaving, after a potential case of covid-19 was detected in an "abnormal" test result, according to a statement published in your website.
The university said online classes would be held until Friday and began a 3-day daily mass testing scheme.
On the same day, the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing was also forced to close after two students tested positive on Wednesday, according to the school's official WeChat account.
In the past week, at least three other universities, the China University of Geosciences, China Petroleum University and North China University of Electric Power, were also forced to close after positive cases were reported on their campuses. .
On Thursday, the country reported around 23,132 cases of covid-19, according to the China Health Commission, a significant increase from the nearly 9,000 cases reported on November 9.
Some lockdown measures, including mass testing, have caused frustration for those living in lockdown, where recurring problems such as a lack of immediate medical care, food supplies and loss of income have been felt, and have continued to erupt into rare public protests.
46 mins ago
Canada bans senior Iranian government officials from entering the country
By Sahar Akbarzai and Artemis Moshtaghian
Protests in Iran have been going on for three months since the death of Mahsa Amini. (Credit: ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)
Canada announced Monday that it has barred senior Iranian government officials from entering Canada.
The Canada Border Services Agency made the announcement in support of Iranians protesting across Iran, according to a press release.
Canadian Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino announced Monday that Canada has designated Iran as a regime that has engaged in terrorism and systematic and gross violations of human rights, the statement said.
“This means that tens of thousands of high-ranking members of the Iranian regime, including many members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, are now inadmissible into Canada,” the statement explained.
Now entering a third month of protests, Iranians have been taking to the streets after the death of Mahsa Amini, calling for social and political change despite the government's brutal crackdown and arrests.
Canadian officials clarified that senior Iranian officials barred from entering the North American country include members of Iran's cabinet, senior diplomats, ambassadors, senior military and intelligence officials, members of the judiciary, heads of state and senior public officials, the communication said.
"Perpetrators of gross and systematic human rights abuses are not welcome in this country," Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser said, according to the statement.
The new rule applies to individuals who were senior officials "at any time on or after November 15, 2019," the agency said.
In addition, current and former senior Iranian officials already in Canada may be investigated and also expelled from the country, the statement explained.
"While the Iranian people continue to pressure their government and hold it accountable, the Canadian government is taking steps to prevent senior members of the Iranian regime from finding safe haven in Canada," the statement said.
“As the people of Iran continue to stand up and demand their rights, Canada stands with them.
The Iranian regime's brutal crackdown on these demonstrations - killings, beatings and arrests of protesters - once again makes clear its flagrant disregard for human rights."
Canada has gone even further by sanctioning Iranian citizens under Canada's Special Economic Measures Act, which sanctions individuals for serious human rights violations, making them "inadmissible to Canada," according to the statement.
The law allows Canada to take economic action against "certain persons in circumstances where an international organization of states or an association of states of which Canada is a member asks its members to do so, a serious breach of peace and security has occurred, serious and systematic violations of human rights have been committed in a foreign state, or significant acts of corruption have been committed involving a national of a foreign state," according to the Law on Special Economic Measures.
Canada has also sanctioned 52 Iranians since the end of September when protests broke out in Iran.
"Canada will continue to work in unison with our partners, including the US, UK and Europe, and will use all diplomatic tools at its disposal to respond to Iranian regime aggression, whether in Iran or abroad." .
55 mins ago
Myanmar to release former UK ambassador and Australian economist, pardon hundreds of prisoners
by CNN
Myanmar will free former British ambassador Vicky Bowman, Australian businessman Sean Turnell and Japanese journalist Toru Kubota, who are among hundreds of prisoners pardoned to mark the country's National Day, state media announced Thursday.
In September, Bowman and her husband were sentenced to one year in prison after being detained and charged by authorities with violating immigration laws.
The Myanmar military authorities claimed that the address Bowman had recorded on her visa did not match her residence.
Turnell, a former adviser to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, was also sentenced in September by a Myanmar military court to three years in prison for violating the country's Official State Secrets Act, he confirmed to CNN at the time.
Kubota had been sentenced in October to 10 years in prison on charges including violating immigration law for entering Myanmar on a tourist visa and filming protests, Japan's NHK public broadcaster reported.
The Japanese embassy in Myanmar said on Thursday that it had been notified by the Myanmar authorities that Kubota would be released later that day, NHK added.
The news comes shortly after Southeast Asian leaders met in Phnom Penh in ASEAN, where the Myanmar conflict was one of the most prominent issues after Myanmar's ruling junta failed to implement a negotiated peace plan in April. from last year.
The country remains part of ASEAN, despite calls by human rights groups for its expulsion, but has been barred from sending political-level representatives to key events.
This is not the first time that the Myanmar army has released political prisoners.
In October 2021, the army released more than 5,600 people detained for protesting against the military regime.
1 hour ago
US births at home hit highest level in 30 years in 2021
By Carma Hasan
There were more than 50,000 home births in the United States in 2021, an increase of 12% from the previous year and the highest level since at least 1990, according to a report from the Centers for Control and National Health Statistics. US Disease Prevention, CDC.
This follows a 22% increase in home births between 2019 and 2020, “corresponding to the initial increase in Covid-19 cases in the United States,” the report says.
Home births increased 21% for black women, 15% for Hispanic women, and 10% for white women in 2021.
Among the 30 states that reported the most births at home, West Virginia had the highest increase: 49% between 2020 and 2021.
Data on home births are not available before 1990.
