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Your Daily BriefNovember 28th, 2022 |
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In Today’s Brief
- Belgium: Riots after World Cup loss
- Irene Cara: Dead at 63
- Black Friday: Spending breaks records
Landslide on Italian island
At least seven people lost their lives after a landslide caused by rain swept through a town on the southern Italian island of Ischia.
The landslide began after about six inches of rain fell on Ischia over six hours on early Saturday. The office of the prefect of Naples reported that at least 10 people remained missing in the port town of Casamicciola, and that in addition to the dead and missing, four people were injured and more than 160 were displaced. Following the incident, over 100 firefighters, rescue divers, and earthmoving units were deployed to Ischia to try to clear streets strewn with debris.
The Naples prefect, Claudio Palomba, said that the stream of mud had destroyed 15 homes. According to local sources, nearly half of the houses on Ischia may have been built without the necessary permits, making them unable to withstand landslides and earthquakes.
Covid policies spur protests in China
Protests against zero-Covid policies in China took place over the weekend in cities like Beijing and Shanghai, along with dozens of university campuses.
A fire on Thursday that left 10 people dead in a residential building in the city of Urumqi prompted demonstrations after videos of the incident posted on social media led to accusations that lockdowns were a factor in the blaze. In terms of scope, the protests are the most widespread against the Chinese Communist Party since the 1989 Tiananmen movement. While protests have remained peaceful in most areas, hundreds of demonstrators clashed with police in Shanghai yesterday evening.
Nearly three years after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, China is the only major country still implementing lockdown measures. The nation’s zero-Covid strategy has suspended access to neighborhoods for weeks at a time, with some cities carrying out daily testing on residents.
Hotel siege in Somalia
Gunmen from the Islamic militant group Al-Shabaab attacked a hotel frequented by government officials in Somalia's capital of Mogadishu last night, according to Somalian officials.
In a broadcast that Al-Shabaab delivered on its radio frequency, the group claimed responsibility for the attack on the hotel Villa Rose and said it was targeting the nearby presidential palace. The attackers used explosives and guns, according to remarks from Somalian police spokesman Sadik Dodishe, who added that security forces had rescued civilians and government officials from the hotel and launched an operation to remove the assailants. As of last night, there have been no official reports of casualties.
After being elected in May, Somalian President Mohamud declared an “all-out war” against Al-Shabaab. Yesterday’s events come one month after Al-Shabaab orchestrated an attack in which two vehicles exploded minutes apart in the Somalian capital, leaving at least 121 people dead and injuring 333 others.
Around the Globe
- Riots broke out in several cities in Belgium and the Netherlands after Morocco’s national soccer team defeated Belgium with a final score of 2-0 at the World Cup yesterday (More)
- More than 2,500 people were invited to pose nude at an Australian beach in a photo shoot aimed at raising awareness about skin cancer in the country; the shoot took place at sunrise on the last day of Australia's National Skin Cancer Action Week (More)
- Tens of thousands of people marched through Mexico City yesterday in a show of support for Mexican President Manuel López Obrador, who himself led the march (More)
On the Homefront
- A twelve-year-old individual died in a shooting near an open-air mall in Atlanta, Georgia over the weekend that left five others injured, according to the Atlanta Police Department (More)
- Nebraska agriculture officials said that 1.8M chickens must be killed after the state’s 13th case of bird flu was found on an egg-laying farm about 120 miles north of Omaha; the U.S. Department of Agriculture says more than 52.3M birds in 46 states have been slaughtered so far as part of this year’s outbreak (More)
- Off-duty New York firefighter Nicholas Perri, Jr. rescued a woman by pulling her from a burning car in Connecticut without any protective equipment or a hose line over the weekend, according to local officials (More)
Glitz & Games
- Canada was eliminated from the World Cup after Croatia’s national team defeated them with a final score of 4-1 at Qatar’s Khalifa International Stadium (More)
- The Michigan Wolverines beat the Ohio State Buckeyes for the second year in a row with a final score of 45-23 at the two universities’ annual football game over the weekend (More)
- Irene Cara, known for singing the two title tracks of the 80s films Fame and Flashdance, passed away at age 63 (More)
Business & Markets
- Major indexes in the stock market ended mixed on Friday’s half-day of trading (Dow +0.45%, Nasdaq -0.52%, S&P 500 -0.03%)
- This year’s Black Friday spending figures from online shoppers hit a record high of $9.12B, according to estimates from Adobe Analytics (More)
- Disney’s animated film Strange World is expected to lose $100M in its theatrical run based on North American ticket sales figures during its opening week (More)
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Tip & Tricks
- Bump This: Start your week off the funky way with the new Red Hot Chili Peppers track “The Shape I’m Takin’” - listen on Apple Music and Spotify
- Feel Good: Watch this video of an elephant mother teaching her baby how to slide down a hill at a wildlife sanctuary in Thailand’s Narathiwat province (More)
- Go Deep: Read up on how factors such as falling stocks and rising inflation have resulted in the technology industry losing $7.4T in one year (More)
- Look Up: Check out this image that NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured of two galaxies distorted by gravity and merging into a ring 671M light-years away from Earth (brings a whole new meaning to the term “Mergers and Acquisitions,” eh?)
- Say What: “I hope this doesn’t sound conceited, but I’ve never had imposter syndrome when it comes to acting because I’ve never done anything else in my life,” actress Catherine Zeta-Jones said in an interview with the Telegraph promoting the new Netflix series Wednesday in which she stars as Morticia Addams (there’s nothing wrong with confidence, Catherine!)
- Hot Goss: Squid Game actor O Yeong-su has been charged with sexual misconduct in Seoul, South Korea around an incident that took place in 2017; the 78-year-old is the first South Korean to win a Golden Globe award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series for his performance in the hit Netflix show (More)
- Life Hack: Feeling “empty inside” is an extremely common mental health struggle that often gets overlooked - here are some ways to identify feelings of numbness and what you can do to steer yourself back to positivity
Looking Back…
On November 28th: William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway (1582); Lady Astor becomes the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1919); rapper Queen Latifah releases her debut album All Hail the Queen (1989); American musician Randy Newman is born (1943).
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