Storm approaching Florida strengthens to hurricane

Hurricane Elsa was packing winds as high as 121 kilometres per hour as it hurtled toward Florida's northern Gulf Coast, expected to make landfall Wednesday morning.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/florida-hurricane-elsa-1.6092513?cmp=rss

Morata goes from hero to villain as Italy edges Spain on penalties for berth in final

Jorginho converted the decisive penalty kick Tuesday to give Italy a 4-2 shootout win over Spain and a spot in the European Championship final.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/morata-goes-from-hero-to-vilan-as-italy-edges-spain-on-penalties-for-euro02020-final-spot-1.6092308?cmp=rss

New tallest sandcastle towers over previous world record

Created by Dutch designer Wilfred Stijger, the sandcastle in northwest Denmark shattered the old Guinness World Record for tallest sandcastle by 3.5 metres, at a grand height of 21.16 metres tall.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/new-tallest-sandcastle-towers-over-previous-world-record-1.6092557?cmp=rss

Canadian killed in Florida collapse condo identified; 3 more Canadians still missing

The Canadian whose body was found at the site of a collapsed condo building in southern Florida has been identified as a 66-year-old woman who died alongside her husband.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/florida-condo-collapse-canadian-victim-1.6092123?cmp=rss

Pentagon cancels disputed JEDI cloud contract with Microsoft in win for Amazon

The Pentagon said Tuesday it cancelled a disputed cloud-computing contract with Microsoft that could eventually have been worth $10 billion US. It will instead pursue a deal with both Microsoft and Amazon and possibly other cloud service providers.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pentagon-cancels-jedi-contract-microsoft-1.6091974?cmp=rss

Ever Given, ship that was stuck in Suez Canal, finally given OK to leave Egypt

An Egyptian court on Tuesday lifted a three-month-long judicial seizure of a hulking shipping vessel that had blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week earlier this year, paving the way for it to leave Egypt.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ever-given-suez-canal-1.6091626?cmp=rss

EU aims to create first 'climate-neutral' continent by 2050

The European Union says it will harness banks and markets to funnel hundreds of billions of euros annually into sustainable investments and create the first "climate-neutral continent" by 2050.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/eu-harnessing-banks-markets-first-climate-neutral-continent-2050-1.6091541?cmp=rss

Storm threat hangs over renewed search at Florida condo site

A ramped-up rescue effort at the collapsed South Florida condo building faced new threats from the weather as a tropical storm approached the state.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/florida-condo-collapse-canadian-confirmed-dead-1.6091359?cmp=rss

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

Indonesia has prepared backup health facilities for a worst-case scenario where daily coronavirus infections reach 40,000 to 50,000, a senior minister said, as the country deals with surging COVID-19 case numbers.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-canada-world-canada-july6-2021-1.6091333?cmp=rss

Richard Donner, director of Superman, Lethal Weapon, dies at 91

Filmmaker Richard Donner, who helped create the modern superhero blockbuster with 1978's Superman and mastered the buddy comedy with the Lethal Weapon franchise, has died. He was 91.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/richard-donner-obituary-1.6091048?cmp=rss

Blue Jackets goalie Kivlenieks died of chest trauma from fireworks blast, says medical examiner

A medical examiner in Michigan says an autopsy has determined that Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died of chest trauma from an errant fireworks mortar blast, and not a fall as authorities previously reported.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/columbus-blue-jackets-goaltender-matiss-kivlenieks-1.6090187?cmp=rss

Plane with 28 on board missing in Russia's Far East

A plane with 28 people on board went missing in the Russian Far East region of Kamchatka on Tuesday, local officials said.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/plane-russia-missing-1.6091320?cmp=rss

Mother of Canadian woman detained in Syrian camp wants answers after another woman freed

The apparent ease with which a former U.S. diplomat convinced the Syrian Kurds to investigate and release a Canadian woman he helped — with no clear evidence that other detainees were being offered the same — has fuelled concern among those who say Canada is abandoning its obligations under humanitarian law to family members of ISIS militants.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canadian-isis-women-camp-syria-1.6091096?cmp=rss