China flooding deaths triple to more than 300 after officials revise toll

More than 300 people died in recent flooding in central China, authorities said Monday, three times the previously announced toll.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-flooding-zhengzhou-henan-1.6127340?cmp=rss

U.S. to accept thousands more Afghan refugees ahead of military pullout

The United States is expanding efforts to get Afghan citizens out of their country ahead of the U.S. military pullout at the end of the month, a move that follows Canada's promise to resettle certain Afghan residents.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/afghan-refugees-us-accepts-1.6126842?cmp=rss

Wildfires blaze on in drought-hit Turkey as criticism of government grows

Firefighters using planes and helicopters, and locals with buckets of water, battled wildfires raging for a sixth day near southern coastal resorts in drought-hit Turkey on Monday and the government faced fresh criticism of its handling of the disaster.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/turkey-coastal-wildfires-drought-1.6126859?cmp=rss

Belarusian sprinter enters Polish Embassy in Tokyo after plea to IOC for help

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya plans to seek asylum in Poland after alleging that her Olympic team tried to send her home from Japan, an activist group says.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/trackandfield/belarusian-sprinter-tokyo-olympics-hotel-1.6126676?cmp=rss

Laurel Hubbard, 1st openly transgender Olympic weightlifter, competes in Tokyo

Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard made her mark by competing in the women's weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics, but couldn't complete a lift.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/weightlifting/laurel-hubbard-1st-openly-transgender-weightlifiting-olympian-1.6126764?cmp=rss

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

The federal government is expecting to receive more than 2.3 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week as public health officials brace for a potential fourth wave of infections.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coroanvirus-covid19-canada-world-aug2-2021-1.6126725?cmp=rss