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Dockworkers along the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike on Tuesday, halting the flow of about half the nation’s ocean shipping after negotiations for a new labour contract broke down over wages. CBC | World News
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Why workers plan to strike at ports across U.S. East — and how it could cause consumer chaos
The strike could hit 36 ports that handle about one-half of U.S. ocean imports. That could affect the availability of a range of goods, from cars to bananas. CBC | World News
Read More »Police arrest eight men after man shot dead in east London park
Joshua McLean was fatally shot in Weavers Fields, Bethnal Green, on the evening of August 6. Armed police and paramedics raced to the park shortly before 8.30pm Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Israel and Lebanon spark WW3 fears as Middle East on the brink of ‘full-fledged war’
Strikes from Israel on Lebanese targets yesterday saw 490 people killed, marking the deadliest day between the two states since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »By bruising and humiliating Hezbollah, is Israel playing ‘Middle East roulette?’
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Read More »Metropolitan Police car hits girl, 16, in East London as teen rushed to hospital
The 16-year-old girl was treated at the scene by medics before being rushed to hospital after being hit by a Metropolitan Police car in London this afternoon Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Israel sparks fear of all out war in Middle East as Syria strike leaves 16 dead
Fears of a mass escalation in the Middle East conflict were growing today after Israel launched new strikes within Syria. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Iran warns of ‘definitive’ attack as war tensions in Middle East reach fever-pitch
Iran has vowed to avenge the death of Hamas’ former political leader Ismail Haniyeh and says it is not afraid of the consequences. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Middle East LIVE: Hezbollah fires hundreds of rockets after pre-emptive Israeli strikes
Hezbollah has launched its “first phase” of retaliation against Israel, with more than 320 rockets targeting multiple military sites. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »On the Middle East, public trust and the meaning of impartiality
Impartiality is attached to the journalism we produce and how we produce it. When a CBC journalist is assigned to report on something, their story has not been pre-written or preordained but is approached with fairness and an open mind. CBC | World News
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