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CANADA

Labor dispute shuts down rail network

Canada's top two railroads — Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas Cityshut down their rail networks in the country on Thursday and locked out nearly 10,000 workers after unsuccessful negotiations with a major labor union. The decision, confirmed by the Teamsters union, sets the stage for an unprecedented rail stoppage that could badly damage the Canadian economy and have a significant effect on cross-border trade with the United States.

ITALY

Body of 5th missing recovered from yacht

The body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch was retrieved on Thursday from the wreck of his family yacht that sank earlier this week off the coast of Sicily during a violent storm, a source close to the rescue operation said. Lynch's 18-year-old daughter Hannah was still unaccounted for, the source said. The bodies of the other four people who vanished when the boat went down were recovered from the yacht on Wednesday.

Agencies Via Xinhua