Good morning and welcome to your weekday morning roundup of the top stories you need to know.
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What's going on today:
- China has harsh words for Canada. $4$4 Chinese Ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu warned that "any attempt to bully or oppress the Chinese people will inevitably be hit hard."
- Slipping stocks. $4. It's shaping up for another subdued day on the stock market, with investors focused on Fed Chair Jerome Powell's big speech on Friday.
- A bad vaccine batch plagues Japan. $4 This setback in Japan's vaccination drive comes just as the country reported a record-high number of over 23,000 daily COVID-19 infections.
- "Jo Ferrari" is on the loose. $4 Colonel Thitisan Utthanaphon was filmed demanding $60,000 from the suspect for his release, and then ordered other officers to put a plastic bag over the suspect's head and beat him.
- Kabul airport faces new threats. $4 The US previously warned about the possibility of an attack, but the latest alert named specific airport gates, and reports said there were specific threats.
- That's all for now. See you tomorrow.