Chinese court upholds death penalty for Canadian prisoner Robert Schellenberg

A Chinese court on Tuesday rejected Canadian Robert Schellenberg's appeal against a death sentence for drug smuggling.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/schellenberg-spavor-verdicts-1.6135581?cmp=rss

Greece battles wildfires after worst heat wave in 3 decades

Wildfires have ignited across Greece in the wake of the nation's most protracted heat wave in 30 years — which sent temperatures soaring to 45 C for days — creating bone-dry conditions.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/greece-battles-wildfires-after-worst-heat-wave-in-3-decades-1.6135550?cmp=rss

Epstein accuser sues Prince Andrew, says he sexually assaulted her when she was 17

Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's longtime accusers sued Prince Andrew on Monday, saying he sexually assaulted her when she was 17, an allegation he has denied in the past.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/epstein-giuffre-prince-andrew-accuesed-sexual-assault-1.6135422?cmp=rss

U.S. soldiers will be required to get coronavirus vaccine under new Pentagon plan

Members of the U.S. military would be required to have the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Sept. 15, under a plan announced by the Pentagon Monday and endorsed by U.S. President Joe Biden.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-us-military-covid-19-vaccine-mandatory-1.6135067?cmp=rss

The next Olympics is less than 6 months away — and promises to be even more controversial

Another Olympic Games — with even more layers of dissent and debate than Tokyo — are less than six months away in Beijing.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/after-tokyo-beijing-olympics-less-than-6-months-away-1.6133917?cmp=rss

Markie Post, TV veteran actor of Night Court, dies at 70

Markie Post, best known for her role as Christine Sullivan on a seven-season run of NBC's Night Court, died Saturday at the age of 70.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/markie-post-dead-1.6134611?cmp=rss

BioNTech shares surge as vaccine-maker's profits soar on booming outlook

German pharmaceutical maker BioNTech, which developed the first widely used coronavirus vaccine with Pfizer, swung to a huge profit in the second quarter on record sales.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/biontech-earnings-1.6134619?cmp=rss

Taliban press on, take another Afghan provincial capital

The Taliban on Monday took control of another provincial capital in Afghanistan, an official said. The city's fall was the latest in a relentless, weeks-long Taliban offensive as American and NATO forces finalize their pullout from the war-torn country.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/afghanistan-taliban-provincial-capital-capture-1.6134559?cmp=rss

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

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga expressed his thanks to the nation Monday for helping to deliver a safe Olympics despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-august9-2021-1.6134511?cmp=rss

Top aide to N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns amid harassment allegations

Melissa DeRosa, a fixture next to Gov. Andrew Cuomo for months during his coronavirus news conferences, resigned late Sunday on the heels of a report that said Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cuomo-aide-derosa-resigns-1.6134496?cmp=rss

U.N. sounds clarion call over 'irreversible' climate impacts by humans

The U.N. climate panel sounded a dire warning Monday, saying the world is dangerously close to runaway warming – and that humans are "unequivocally" to blame.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/united-nations-climate-change-1.6134493?cmp=rss

Canada loosens more travel restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers

Beginning today, Canada will open its border to fully vaccinated American travellers. The federal government will also loosen several travel restrictions that apply to Canadians returning home from abroad.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-travel-americans-vaccinated-1.6132947?cmp=rss

How will the Tokyo Games influence the next Olympics of the COVID-19 era?

The Tokyo Games have provided Beijing a preview of hosting an Olympics during a pandemic, which should help the city navigate the challenges of COVID-19 when it welcomes athletes next year.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/tokyo-games-lessons-covid19-beijing-olympics-1.6131015?cmp=rss