10 killed, 20 injured in Texas crash of overloaded van carrying migrants

An overloaded van carrying 29 migrants has crashed on a remote South Texas highway, killing at least 10 people, including the driver, and injuring 20 others, authorities say.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/texas-crash-1.6130053?cmp=rss

Australia pledges $1B to address treatment of Indigenous people

Australia's government on Thursday pledged the equivalent of $1 billion Cdn to address what is called Indigenous disadvantage, including compensation to thousands of mixed-race children who were taken from their families over decades.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/australia-indigenous-1.6130238?cmp=rss

Grammys commit to more hiring diversity for 2022 show

The Grammy Awards will adopt an inclusion rider that will require producers to recruit and hire more diverse candidates backstage and in front of the camera for next year's ceremony.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/grammys-commit-to-more-hiring-diversity-1.6129647?cmp=rss

Parents of Canadian child killed in Beirut blast say lack of justice is 'enraging'

The parents of a three-year-old girl who was killed in an explosion in Beirut say the same people who caused the tragedy remain in power one year later.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canadian-child-beirut-blast-1.6129473?cmp=rss

Belarusian Olympic runner who feared going home lands in Vienna

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who said a feud with team officials made her feel she could not safely return home, arrived in Austria on Wednesday, part of a journey that could see her settle in Europe to avoid reprisals from her authoritarian government.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/trackandfield/track/belarusian-runner-lands-in-vienna-1.6129290?cmp=rss

WHO calls for moratorium on COVID-19 booster shots through September

World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that the WHO is calling for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until at least the end of September.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/who-booster-shot-moratorium-plea-1.6128975?cmp=rss

Melting ice imperils 98% of emperor penguin colonies by 2100

With climate change threatening the sea ice habitat of Emperor penguins, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday announced a proposal to list the species as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/emperor-penguins-1.6128977?cmp=rss

Hot, gusty weather could mean explosive growth of California's largest wildfire

Thousands of firefighters have prepared for a tougher fight against California's largest wildfire as extremely dangerous weather returns, threatening to stoke flames into explosive growth.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/united-states-wildfires-1.6128881?cmp=rss

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

Japan warned on Wednesday that coronavirus infections are surging at an unprecedented pace as new cases hit a record high in Tokyo, overshadowing the Olympics and adding to doubts over the government's handling of the pandemic.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-august4-2021-1.6128837?cmp=rss

How extreme is this year's extreme weather? Here's a closer look

As the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather, experts are noticing something different: 2021's onslaught is hitting harder and in places that have been spared global warming's wrath in the past.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/extreme-weather-2021-1.6128874?cmp=rss

Lebanon marks 1 year since deadly explosion at Beirut port

Banks, businesses and government offices were shuttered Wednesday as Lebanon marks one year since the horrific explosion at the port of Beirut.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lebanon-explosion-1.6128819?cmp=rss