Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
Officials in Norway believe a deadly bow attack in the country seems to be a terrorist act. Police said the suspect, a 37-year-old Dane suspected of Islamic extremism, killed five people.
JUST IN: Bow-and-arrow attack in Norway being treated as apparent act of terrorism https://t.co/Oessj2WM2P pic.twitter.com/jvxnREJtim
— The Hill (@thehill) October 14, 2021
At least 46 people have been killed and dozens more hurt in a fire at an apartment block in Taiwan. Many of the injured are in a serious condition, according to officials.
At least 46 people died and dozens were injured after a major fire broke out in a building in southern Taiwan on Thursday, authorities said https://t.co/SVRsRuj3vk
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) October 14, 2021
Coldplay singer Chris Martin says he isn't concerned about any "backlash" as his band prepares for a supposedly eco-friendly tour. Martin, who has long been attacked as a hypocrite due to his extremely high personal carbon footprint, said a dance floor used on the tour will generate electricity when fans jump up and down.
Chris Martin reveals how Coldplay are making their world tour environmentally friendly, including using a special floor that turns their fans’ dancing into energyhttps://t.co/HKlWroYJEF
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 14, 2021
The World Health Organization has said a team of scientists investigating the origins of COVID-19 could represent the last chance of getting to the bottom of how the devastating pandemic started. The two leading theories remain that the virus spread to humans through animals or that it leaked from a laboratory studying coronaviruses in Wuhan, China.
The World Health Organization created a new team to study Covid-19’s origins. “It may be our last chance to understand the origins of this virus.” https://t.co/IaKBw3AtoF
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) October 13, 2021
A lawsuit demanding North Korean tyrant Kim Jong-un pay damages for "state kidnapping" is being heard in a Japanese court. The case alleges that over 90,000 people were lured to North Korea from Japan under false pretences between 1959 and 1984.
A Japanese court is hearing from five people who say there were promised “paradise on Earth” in North Korea https://t.co/BocuM7i3FK (via AP)
— Bloomberg (@business) October 14, 2021
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