3 people found dead in Northern California wildfire

Three people have died in a Northern California wildfire that has forced thousands from their homes, one of them apparently while trying to flee.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/california-wildfires-deaths-1.5718295?cmp=rss

Kool & the Gang co-founder and singer dead at 68

Ronald "Khalis" Bell, a co-founder and singer of the group Kool & the Gang, has died. He was 68.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/kool-gang-ronald-khalis-bell-dead-1.5718106?cmp=rss

'Unprecedented' wildfire moving quickly toward Portland, thousands flee their homes

Firefighters are struggling to contain an 'unprecedented' wildfire moving toward Portland. Thousands of residents south of Oregon's largest city have been told by authorities to flee their homes, in some cases with only minutes to spare.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/wildfire-portland-thousands-evacuating-1.5717761?cmp=rss

U.S. pulls thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan

As U.S. President Donald Trump tries to fulfil his campaign promise to get the country out of "endless wars," over 2,000 troops have this month been withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/afghanistan/troops-leave-iraq-afghanistan-1.5717498?cmp=rss

Scientists searching for extraterrestrial life find that we are alone — for now

Scientists have completed the broadest search to date for extraterrestrial civilizations by scanning roughly 10.3 million stars using a radio telescope in Australia, but have found nothing.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/space-search-aliens-1.5717969?cmp=rss

Trump acknowledged seriousness of COVID-19 privately to Bob Woodward in early February

U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged in February he knew how deadly and contagious the novel coronavirus was but played it down because he did not want to create a panic, according to recordings of interviews done for a new book.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-coronavirus-woodward-book-1.5717368?cmp=rss

Rise in sea level from ice melt in Greenland and Antarctica match worst-case scenario: study

A recent study says melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are the main contributor to sea level rise around the world and the rate of their melt matches the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's worst-case climate warming scenarios.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/rise-in-sea-level-caused-by-melting-ice-sheets-study-leeds-1.5716021?cmp=rss

UN experts report on possible Yemen war crimes slams Canada, others for continued arms sales

Weapons provided by Western powers — including Canada — and Iran to the warring sides in Yemen are fuelling the six-year-old conflict, marked by deadly Saudi-led coalition air strikes and Houthi shelling, United Nations investigators said on Wednesday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/un-yemen-war-report-1.5717151?cmp=rss

Norwegian MP nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize again

A far-right Norwegian lawmaker said on Wednesday that he has once again nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-2021-nobel-nomination-1.5717142?cmp=rss

European officials gather with Nobel laureate from Belarus to prevent her arrest

Belarusian authorities on Wednesday detained one of the last leading members of an opposition council who remained free, moving methodically to end a month of protests against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/belarus-znak-alexievich-1.5716936?cmp=rss

Increased warming closing in on Paris climate agreement temperature limit, UN report finds

The world is getting closer to passing a temperature limit set by global leaders five years ago and may exceed it in the next decade or so, according to a new United Nations report.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/increased-warming-closing-in-on-paris-agreement-limit-1.5716923?cmp=rss

U.S. Justice Department wants to represent Trump in defamation case stemming from rape claim

The United States Justice Department is asking to take over President Donald Trump's defence in a defamation lawsuit from a writer who accused him of rape, and federal lawyers asked a court Tuesday to allow a move that could put the American people on the hook for any money she might be awarded.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/justice-department-trump-carroll-suit-1.5716909?cmp=rss

Greece's overcrowded migrant camp on Lesbos evacuated after major fire

A major overnight fire swept through Greece's largest refugee camp, which had been placed under COVID-19 lockdown, burning through container housing and leaving more than 12,000 migrants in emergency need of shelter on the island of Lesbos Wednesday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/greece-lesbos-moria-fire-1.5716901?cmp=rss

As coronavirus vaccine trial is paused, WHO says safety is top priority, not speed

The safety of a prospective coronavirus vaccine comes "first and foremost," the World Health Organization's chief scientist said on Wednesday, as a trial of a leading candidate from AstraZeneca was paused due to concerns over side effects.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-world-sept-8-1.5716866?cmp=rss

Kyle Rittenhouse becomes poster boy for armed self-defence after Kenosha shooting

Accused Kenosha gunman Kyle Rittenhouse has emerged as the latest conservative cause célèbre in a highly politicized campaign over gun rights in the U.S. and the perennial debate about armed citizens defending themselves.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kyle-rittenhouse-conservative-cause-1.5716034?cmp=rss

Kabul roadside bomb targets vice-president, kills 10 civilians

A roadside bomb in Kabul targeted first Afghan Vice-President Amrullah Saleh on Wednesday morning but he escaped unharmed, his spokesman said. The attack killed at least six people.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kabul-bomb-roadside-1.5716856?cmp=rss

Trump's plan to 'decouple' from China will require a robot revolution: Don Pittis

Trump’s latest plan to spurn China and bring manufacturing jobs home is no quick fix but it’s a step in the right direction as an “economic catastrophe” transforms North American jobs. But it will need to be well managed.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/trump-s-plan-to-decouple-from-china-will-require-a-robot-revolution-don-pittis-1.5716301?cmp=rss