Saturday, September 12, 2020

Hurricane expected to bring life-threatening storm surge to U.S. Gulf Coast

Tropical Weather Florida

Tropical Storm Sally formed Saturday off south Florida amid forecasts it would grow into a hurricane capable of striking the U.S. Gulf Coast in coming days with high winds and a life-threatening storm surge.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hurricane-sally-storm-louisana-florida-weather-1.5722298?cmp=rss

Iran executes wrestler whose case drew international attention

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Iranian state TV on Saturday reported that the country's authorities executed a wrestler for allegedly murdering a man, after U.S. President Donald Trump asked for the 27-year-old condemned man's life to be spared.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-execution-wrestler-trump-1.5722160?cmp=rss

Thousands of women march amid sustained pressure on Belarus president to resign

Belarus Protests

About 10,000 women marched noisily through the Belarusian capital on Saturday, beating pots and pans and shouting for the resignation of the country's authoritarian president on the 35th consecutive day of large anti-government protests.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/women-march-belarus-protests-1.5722012?cmp=rss

At least 25 dead in U.S. West Coast wildfires, but calmer winds offer some hope

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Fires have destroyed thousands of homes in days, making Oregon the latest epicentre in a larger summer outbreak of fires sweeping the western U.S., collectively scorching a landscape the size of New Jersey.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pacific-northwest-wildfires-1.5721945?cmp=rss

Beloved reggae star Toots Hibbert dead at 77

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Toots Hibbert was one of reggae's founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later helped make it an international movement through such classics as Pressure Drop, Monkey Man and Funky Kingston.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/toots-hibbert-reggae-obit-1.5721918?cmp=rss

What's behind the 'unprecedented' wildfires ravaging California

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The deadly fires devastating California are unlike any seen before, experts say. Research shows that climate change has amplified the risk of many conditions that help them ignite and spread, suggesting there will be more extreme wildfires in the western U.S. and Western Canada.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/california-wildfires-climate-change-1.5659909?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Saturday

PHASE 2 REOPEN

Toronto is opening a centre for those with COVID-19 who cannot self-isolate at home — a service the federal government says is open to other cities across the country. Here's a look at what's happening with the coronavirus in Canada and around the world.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-world-sept12-1.5720796?cmp=rss

When Olympic champion Jesse Owens was a guest on CBC-TV

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In 1963, the gold-winning sprinter told the panel on a CBC game show about competing at the 1936 Games and his work as a mentor to young athletes.



source https://www.cbc.ca/archives/when-olympic-champion-jesse-owens-was-a-guest-on-cbc-tv-1.5717484?cmp=rss

More than 50 dead after landslides collapsed gold mine in eastern Congo

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More than 50 people are dead after landslides collapsed three artisanal gold mining wells near the city of Kamituga in eastern Congo's South Kivu province on Friday, officials said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/congo-gold-mine-collapse-1.5721888?cmp=rss