ca-hotdailynews: 2014-12-23 Canada English World

North Korea partially back online after internet collapse
BBC News
Some internet services have been restored in North Korea after an almost unprecedented internet outage, amid a cyber security row with the US. Though there has been no comment from the authorities in Pyongyang, US experts reported the restoration.
North Korea's Internet back up after hours-long collapse; US declines to say if it's ...   Haaretz
China opposes putting DPRK situation on Security Council agenda   Xinhua
N. Korean blackout the stuff of a global cyber-mystery   Toronto Star
Telegraph.co.uk
Financial Times
Los Angeles Times
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France attack: Van driven into shoppers in Nantes
BBC News
A van has been driven at shoppers at a French Christmas market in the city of Nantes and the driver is reported to have stabbed himself, officials say. Ten people are reported to have been injured, five seriously. The exact circumstances remain unclear, but ...

France Rocked by Attacks as Fear of IS-Inspired Terror Grows   Voice of America
Market van crash was deliberate say French police   Irish Independent
France: 11 Hurt as Van Strikes Market   New York Times
Toronto Sun
Sydney Morning Herald
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Glasgow police investigate George Square fatal bin lorry crash
BBC News
Police investigations at the scene of a fatal bin lorry crash in Glasgow are due to resume at first light. Six people were killed when the lorry ran, apparently out of control, through city streets, on Monday. The vehicle, operated by the city council, eventually ...

Glasgow bin lorry crash: Vehicle 'was travelling at 50mph in incident that didn't ...   Mirror.co.uk
Six killed in Glasgow truck crash   Herald Sun
Six dead after bin lorry crashes into group of pedestrians in Glasgow city centre   Daily Mail
Belfast Telegraph
Herald Scotland
The Times (subscription)
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Zoo orangutan, Sandra, entitled to legal rights, Argentine court rules, clearing ...
National Post
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An orangutan that has lived 20 years at the Buenos Aires zoo is entitled to some legal rights enjoyed by humans, an Argentine court has ruled, a decision the ape's attorney called unprecedented and a ticket to greater freedom.
Court grants orangutan basic rights   Irish Independent
Argentina: Court Sides With Orangutan   New York Times
Orangutan held in zoo wins right to freedom   Times of India
Sydney Morning Herald
ABC News
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Cuba's Raul Castro To Participate In Summit Of Americas
Bernama
HAVANA, Dec 23 (BERNAMA-NNN-Agencies) -- Cuban leader Raul Castro confirmed his participation in the seventh Summit of the Americas, scheduled for April 10-11, 2015, in Panama. "I confirm that I will participate to express our positions with sincerity ...

Cuba's private sector braces for US tourism boom   Channel News Asia
Cubans signal they're unlikely to extradite NJ fugitive   CBS News
Building bridges with Cuba   Washington Post
Reuters
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CBC.ca

Hamilton vigil mourns children slain in Pakistan school shooting
CBC.ca
Syed Suhjah Abbas once studied at the same school in Peshawar, Pakistan where a Taliban attack claimed the lives of 132 children and 16 teachers last week. On Monday night, he was one of the several speakers calling on Hamiltonians to stand together ...

Pakistan warns of more violence after school attack   Xinhua
Pakistan was warned about Peshawar school attack in August, says report   Firstpost
Amnesty slams Pakistan executions but activists say 'Only dead Taliban are ...   Zee News
Daily Mail
Business Standard
The Independent
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CBC.ca

Mohamed Fahmy, Canadian imprisoned in Egypt, pleads for Harper's help
CBC.ca
Imprisoned Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy is calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to personally ask Egypt's president to release him before an appeal court closes his chance at a retrial. Fahmy, who made the comments in an exclusive interview ...

Qatar Suspends News Channel Critical of Egyptian Government   New York Times
Fahmy warned Al Jazeera that tactics could come back to 'bite' them   The Globe and Mail
Al-Jazeera suspends Egypt channel   The Daily Star
Businessweek
Daily Mail
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New York mayor De Blasio calls for pause in protests
The Globe and Mail
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called Monday for a temporary halt to protests over police conduct as he faced a widening rift with a force preparing Christmas-time burials for two of its own and decrying the demonstrations as a factor in the officers' ...

As NYPD and Its Funerals Evolve, Several Constants Remain   New York Times
NYC mayor meets with families of slain police officers   CNN
New York gunman bragged: 'Watch what I'm gonna do', say police   gulfnews.com
Reuters
Daily Mail
CBC.ca
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Nigeria: 2 Explosions Kill at Least 26
New York Times
Two explosions in two northeastern Nigerian states on Monday killed at least 26 people and wounded 79, rescue and health officials said. A car bomb at a bus station in Gombe killed at least 20 people and wounded 60, a Red Cross official, Abubakar Yakubu ...

Nigerian bomb attacks kill 27 and leave 60 wounded   Irish Independent
Nigerian Police Beef Up Security Ahead Of Festive Season   Bernama
35 Killed In Gombe, Bauchi Bombings   Leadership Newspapers
BBC News
Reuters
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Christmas Forecast: Stormy Week to Bring Severe Weather and Lots of Rain
ABC News
The weather outside will be frightful this week just in time for Christmas. Will we get a white Christmas this year? For some, there will be abundant snow out West and in the Mountains over the past couple of days. A developing storm will also bring a new ...

No snow, just rain for Christmas   Aiken Standard
ALERT: Christmas Eve travel forecast   WRTV Indianapolis
Rain, snow possible amid heavy holiday travel   Dayton Daily News
Fox11online.com
MassLive.com
WAAY
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