Tuesday Morning Briefing: Ten dead after van plows through Toronto crowd

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April 24, 2018 Reuters News Now Toronto Shoes, torn clothing and bodies covered with tarpaulins were strewn across one of Toronto’s busiest streets yesterday, turning a 15-block area into a ghost town after a van struck and killed 10 people and injured 15. The brutal incident - which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a “tragic and senseless attack” - was one of the most violent in recent Canadian history. Police say a suspect was arrested 26 minutes after the incident. Alek Minassian, 25, attended a high school program for students with special needs and former classmates say he was a withdrawn figure. More than 140 people have died by drivers who rammed their vehicles into crowds since an attack on revelers celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice in 2016. See past examples of fatal vehicle attacks. World In July 2015, UNESCO declared Sur's Roman-era fortress a world heritage site. Months later clashes broke out and urban warfare raged between Turkish security forces and Kurdish militants into 2016, devastating the eastern half of the ancient district. Reuters Graphics use satellite imagery to track the redevelopment of the site. Two Chevron employees detained in Venezuela last week could be charged with treason for refusing to sign a parts contract for a joint venture with state-owned oil company PDVSA, according to two sources familiar with draft charges against the U.S. firm’s executives. An autonomous driving electric vehicle may not take to the sky any time soon but could one day start to look a bit like The Jetsons’ flying car - a glass bubble without the long hood that is a signature feature of today’s gasoline-fueled cars. Read more on the future of cars with our dedicated page ‘Charged’. David Gaffen  @davidgaffen Inside Deripaska's scramble to soften Russia sanctions blow https://reut.rs/2HVhXvi Excellent work here on this one via @dmitryZ_reuters @Julia_AC_Payne @polina_devitt 11:24 AM - 24 Apr, 2018 Sohn investment conference Low profile hedge funds post high returns in year after New York Sohn conference One of the year’s most popular events for fund managers, the Sohn Investment Conference, is being held in New York. If history is any guide, some of the industry’s lower-profile managers will probably provide the most profitable ideas. 5 Min Read Gundlach says buy oil producers, bet against Facebook: Sohn Conference Billionaire investor Jeffrey Gundlach said investors should consider betting against Facebook because the prospect of regulation still hangs over the social media company’s stock. 3 min read Svea Herbst  @sveaherbst High-profile investors bet on stocks tied to millennials: Sohn Conference https://reut.rs/2HG212p @sohnconf #sohn2018 #hedgefunds @dkrandall 7:15 PM - 23 Apr, 2018 Top Stories on Reuters TV Macron's mission: dissuade Trump on Iran deal pullout top news   2:04 Hong Kong's plastic-eating fish pose a toxic risk world   1:41 Reuters TV  @ReutersTV This is what we know about Travis Reinking, the man known to have a history of mental illness and suspected of opening fire at a Waffle House with an AR-15: https://reut.rs/2FbMp1j 11:00 AM - 24 Apr, 2018 Real news for busy people More Newsletters Reuters News Reuters TV               © 2018 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036 Email Preferences    |   Privacy Policy    |   Terms and Conditions