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1 21 years for slaying and mosque attack: A white nationalist Norwegian who killed his stepsister and then stormed an Oslo mosque and opened fire, hitting no one, was found guilty Thursday and sentenced to 21 years in prison, the longest jail term under Norwegian law. Philip Manshaus, who had said in court that he regretted not having caused more damage, “has proven to be an extremely dangerous person,” prosecutor Johan Oeverberg said as he demanded the maximum penalty.

Masks required: Canada’s largest 2 city will make masks mandatory on public transit because of the pandemic. Toronto Mayor John Tory said effective July 2 masks will be required on the third busiest transit system in North America, behind New York City and Mexico City.

3 Zoom blocks China account: Zoom, the video chat and conferencing app that leapt to fame during the coronavirus outbreak, briefly blocked the account of a Chinese human rights leader who used the platform to organize a commemoration of the Tiananmen Square crackdown against political dissidents in China.

Officer facing charges: A Hong 4 Kong judge Thursday summoned a traffic officer to appear in court over the shooting of a demonstrator last year, making him the first member of the police force to face charges over the street clashes that have roiled the city since last summer.

Syria protest: About a dozen 5 young Syrian men spread out their arms, clutched each other’s shoulders to form a circle and began jumping up and down. As they did, they raised a chant that had rarely been heard before in their southern Syrian city of Sweida: a demand for the ouster of President Bashar Assad.