SURREY, B.C. – A Metro Vancouver RCMP officer has been severely injured in an early morning collision.
4 stolen paintings found in South Africa cemetery
An informer's tip led South African police to a private cemetery Tuesday where they found four paintings hundreds of miles away from where they had been stolen from a museum in the capital, authorities said. EU drops planned board gender quota for softer pressure
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission has dropped a plan to force firms to give 40 percent of non-executive board positions to women in favor of a less drastic obligation to favor female candidates where they are equally qualified, an EU source said on Tuesday. The quota proposal had run into opposition from a number of countries, led by Britain, and from large firms. Commission lawyers said it was “problematic” for the European Union to impose strict quotas, though it could instruct companies on how to hit quotas. …
Tens of thousands anxiously await solar eclipse in Australia; clouds may spoil the view
SYDNEY – Tens of thousands of tourists, scientists and amateur astronomers from around the world waited anxiously across tropical northern Australia on Tuesday to find out whether the clouds will part in time to see a total eclipse of the sun.
Staff for Labrador MP unaware of planned update on campaign spending
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – If embattled federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Peter Penashue planned to update constituents Tuesday about his campaign overspending, it’s news to his Labrador staff.
Somalia news website is run by the US military
The website’s headlines trumpet al-Shabab’s imminent demise and describe an American jihadist fretting over insurgent infighting. At first glance it appears to be a sleek Horn of Africa news site. But in fact the site is run by the U.S. military as part of a propaganda operation aimed at countering extremists in Africa.
Fitch downgrades Bombardier after C-Series delay
(Reuters) – Fitch Ratings downgraded its debt ratings on Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier Inc on Monday, citing high development spending on its C-Series regional jet as the company tries to crack a market dominated by Boeing Co and Airbus . Fitch, which cut Bombardier’s issuer default rating and long-term ratings to BB from BB+, also cited “execution challenges” in the rail division. Last week Bombardier reported weaker-than-expected quarterly revenue, said it would cut 1,200 jobs in the rail unit, and pushed back the C-Series’ maiden flight by six months. …
Centrica says its gas market governance policies are "robust"
LONDON (Reuters) – Gas owner Centrica moved to distance itself from reports of the manipulation of wholesale prices in the gas market on Tuesday, saying it had “very robust governance and compliance policies”. The company said its own traders were prohibited from providing price information to price reporting agencies, and emphasised that were more than 50 participants in the market, not just energy suppliers. British regulators are investigating a whistleblower’s claims that gas traders had sought to rig wholesale gas prices. (Reporting by Rosalba O’Brien; editing by Rhys Jones)
Wholesale gas pricing system open to abuse, traders say
LONDON (Reuters) – The reporting method used by industry media in the UK gas market to assess daily prices, at the centre of a regulatory probe, is flawed and easy to manipulate, some traders in the sector say. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) and energy regulator Ofgem are investigating allegations made by a whistleblower that traders have manipulated wholesale prices on Europe’s biggest gas market, a trend-setter across the continent. …
Tower of London intruder walks off with keys
LONDON (Reuters) – British police are investigating how an intruder breached the walls of the Tower of London and stole a set of keys from the tourist attraction and home of the crown jewels. Locks to the Tower’s drawbridges and other rooms have been changed after a man was caught trespassing in the early hours of November 6 and escorted from the premises, according to a royal palaces statement. The stolen keys did not provide access to the Tower itself, Historic Royal Palaces said in a statement, but admitted a lapse in security. …
It's not too late for families to grab adjacent seats on Thanksgiving flights
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Flying this Thanksgiving and worried that you won’t be able to sit with family?
Thousands await solar eclipse in Australia
Tens of thousands of tourists, scientists and amateur astronomers from around the world waited anxiously across tropical northern Australia on Tuesday to find out whether the clouds will part in time to see a total eclipse of the sun.
Palestinian Authority unable to pay salaries, even as it pursues statehood
While Palestinians prepare for an upgrade to non-member state status at the UN late this month, small businesses in the occupied West Bank are sliding towards the abyss due to a fiscal crisis that economists say threatens the very existence of the Palestinian Authority.
Fighting grows along Syria's borders, threatening to spread war
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B.C. changes tsunami alerts following criticism after October quake
VICTORIA – The powerful earthquake that rocked British Columbia’s coast two weeks ago has shaken up the way the provincial government is issuing its tsunami alerts.
Lawyers to wrap up Afghan rampage hearing for U.S. soldier
(Reuters) – A preliminary hearing for Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a massacre this year, was to enter its final stage on Tuesday with lawyers' closing statements. Army prosecutors and defense attorneys were expected to wrap up their arguments in the case against Bales, 39, a father of two from Lake Tapp, Washington, who could face the death penalty. The hearing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state was meant to determine whether there is enough evidence to warrant a court-martial. … 
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