Sunday, July 11, 2021

Racist abuse targets 3 English players who missed penalties against Italy

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Italy overcame England's dream start to capture the European Championship with a shootout victory in the final of Euro 2020 at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/racist-abuse-england-saka-rashford-sancho-euro-final-1.6098801?cmp=rss

4 arrested, guns seized at hotel near MLB All-Star Game events

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Four people have been arrested and more than a dozen weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition have been seized at a downtown Denver hotel that is close to several events planned in conjunction with the upcoming Major League Baseball All-Star Game.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/four-arrested-guns-seized-near-mlb-all-star-game-events-1.6098697?cmp=rss

Police arrest Haitian they say aided foreign assassins behind president's killing

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Haiti's police chief announced Sunday that officers have arrested a Haitian man accused of flying into the country on a private jet and working with the masterminds and alleged assassins behind the killing of President Jovenel Moïse.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/haiti-president-assassination-arrest-citizen-1.6098764?cmp=rss

Thousands march against government in Cuba

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Thousands of Cubans marched on Havana's Malecon promenade and elsewhere on the island Sunday to protest food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus crisis, in one of the biggest anti-government demonstrations in memory.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/anti-government-protests-cuba-food-shortages-high-prices-1.6098704?cmp=rss

2 Arizona firefighters killed in plane crash as wildfires rage on in western U.S.

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Firefighters working in searing weather struggled to contain a Northern California wildfire that continued to grow Sunday and forced the temporary closure of a major highway, one of several large blazes burning across the U.S. West amid another heat wave that shattered records and strained power grids.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-west-wildfires-heat-wave-1.6098636?cmp=rss

Ticketless fans storm Euro 2020 final at Wembley

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Fans without tickets have stormed past security and gained access to the European Championship final between England and Italy.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/england-italy-euro-2020-wembley-recap-july-10-1.6098510?cmp=rss

Argentina, Messi slay demons with victory over Brazil in Copa America final

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Lionel Messi's Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 in Saturday's Copa America final to secure the national team's first title in 28 years and the superstar's first major international trophy.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/argentina-brazil-copa-america-final-july-10-1.6098024?cmp=rss

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

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The Saskatchewan government on Sunday removed all reamaining public health restrictions imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19, blamed for 572 deaths in the province.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-july11-2021-1.6098310?cmp=rss

Pope Francis appears in public for 1st time since intestinal surgery

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Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance since surgery last week, greeting well-wishers as he stood on a hospital balcony.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/pope-francis-surgery-hospital-appearance-1.6098312?cmp=rss