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Canada: Thousands evacuate Manitoba as wildfires rage – DW – 05/29/2025
The premier of the Manitoba province has said more than 17,000 people need to evacuate their homes in the largest evacuation in "living memory." A province-wide state of emergency was also declared. More than 17,000 people in Canada's Manitoba province were being evacuated on Wednesday as wildfires raged. "The Manitoba government has declared a province-wide state of emergency due to the wildfire situation," Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew told a news conference. "This is the largest evacuation Manitoba will have seen in most people's living memory," he added. Military assistance requested Kinew said he had asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to deploy the military to assist with both the evacuation process and the firefighting efforts to quell the fires. According to Kinew, military aircraft would be deployed "imminently" to help evacuate residents in endangered remote northern communities. The evacuations include the town of Flin Flon, where 5,000 people were earlier told to prepare to flee as a blaze bore down on the mining town named after a fictional character in a 1905 paperback novel. Canada: Learning to live with wildfires To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Where are people being evacuated to? Residents of several other remote towns and Indigenous communities have also been told to evacuate to safety. Most of the evacuees are expected to be transported to the provincial capital of Winnipeg. Elsewhere, wildfires in the province of Alberta have prompted a temporary shutdown of some oil and gas production, while forcing residents of at least one small town to evacuate. History of wildfires Earlier in May, two people in the small community of Lac du Bonnet died after being caught in a major wildfire northeast of Winnipeg. The worst wildfire season in Canadian history occurred in 2023. The only recorded deaths then were firefighters. There are currently 134 wildfires raging across Canada, including fires in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. Half of these fires are considered out of control. Canada after the wildfires: Building back better To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Edited by: Sean Sinico
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আস্থার সংকটে পুঁজিবাজার – DW – 29.05.2025
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UK: Criminal charges brought against Andrew and Tristan Tate – DW – 05/29/2025
Self-proclaimed misogynist and social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, have been charged with several counts of rape, assault and trafficking, UK prosecutors have announced. Andrew Tate faces 10 criminal charges in Britain, including rape, actual bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Wednesday. The CPS said it had authorized the charges against the internet personality, which relate to three complainants, before an extradition warrant was issued in 2024 to bring him to the UK from Romania. What are the charges against Tristan Tate? Tristan Tate, Andrew's brother, faces 11 charges, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking. This is in relation to one complainant. "We can confirm that we have authorized charges against Andrew and Tristan Tate for offences including rape, human trafficking, controlling prostitution and actual bodily harm against three women," prosecutors said in a statement. "A European arrest warrant was issued in England in 2024, and as a result the Romanian courts ordered the extradition to the UK of Andrew and Tristan Tate." The Tate brothers, have denied any wrongdoing. Criminal matters in Romania 'must be settled first,' CPS says "However, the domestic criminal matters in Romania must be settled first," a CPS spokesperson said. The Tates flew to the United States in February after Romanian prosecutors lifted a travel ban, then returned to Romania the following month to fulfill legal obligations. A former kickboxer and self-proclaimed misogynist, Andrew Tate has gained millions of fans by extolling the virtues of an ultra-masculine lifestyle. Edited by: Sean Sinico
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US updates: Court blocks Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs – DW – 05/29/2025
05/29/2025 May 29, 2025 Court blocks Trump's global tariffs A US federal trade court based in Manhattan, New York, has blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency powers law. Trump announced across-the-board tariffs on April 2, setting off waves of global trade uncertainty. The ruling from a three-judge panel at the New York-based Court of International Trade came after several lawsuits argued Trump exceeded his authority, left trade policy dependent on his whims and unleashed economic chaos. The Trump administration is expected to appeal the ruling. US tariffs must typically be approved by Congress, but the president has argued he has the power to act by deeming the country's trade deficits a national emergency.
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Pakistan: Man faces prison after walking lion in Punjab
Pakistani authorities confiscated two African lions after a man caused panic as he walked one of them through the streets over the weekend for a TikTok video. The man, who was also wielding an automatic rifle, has since been arrested, after residents in the Gujranwala district of Punjab province reacted with fear to the incident. "We have arrested the man involved in the TikTok stunt and confiscated two African lions from his possession," Mohammad Rizwan, spokesperson for Punjab Wildlife Department, told dpa news agency on Tuesday. Rizwan said that the man could face up to seven years in prison for illegal possession of lions and putting lives of the public in danger. Showing off big cats is a criminal act in Punjab Under the Punjab Wildlife Act of 1974, as amended in 2025, keeping or displaying big cats in urban areas is a criminal offense. Punjab wildlife authorities have banned the keeping of big cats in populated zones and also prohibited the sharing of dangerous videos involving big cats on social media. "No one is be allowed to keep lions at homes and in densely populated residential neighbourhoods," Rizwan said. There are more than 100 private breeding houses in Punjab, and scores of people also keep big cats including tigers and cheetahs in their homes. Last month, the government in Punjab launched an app asking people to register big cats in an attempt to regulate ownership.
