Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Ethiopia's government calls all able citizens to war in Tigray region

Ethiopia Tigray Crises

Ethiopia's government on Tuesday summoned all capable citizens to war, urging them to join the country's military to stop resurgent forces from the embattled Tigray region "once and for all."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ethiopia-tigray-war-1.6136713?cmp=rss

Chinese, Russian militaries hold joint drills in northwest China

Russia China Military Exercises

Chinese and Russian military forces are engaged in joint exercises in northwestern China as ties grow between the two autocratic states amid uncertainty over the instability in Afghanistan



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-china-alliance-1.6136369?cmp=rss

Voting machine company Dominion sues Newsmax, OAN and Trump allies for defamation

Election Senate Runoff

Vote-counting machine maker Dominion Voting Systems filed defamation lawsuits Tuesday against right-wing broadcasters and a prominent Donald Trump ally over their baseless claims that the 2020 U.S. election was marred by fraud.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/dominion-voting-1.6136373?cmp=rss

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces resignation

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying he didn't want the state government consumed by investigations into his personal behaviour, announced his resignation on Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ny-cuomo-resigning-1.6136072?cmp=rss

Work from home tax? Google employees who don't come back in to the old office may get paid less

GOOGLE SAN FRANCISCO

Google employees based in the same office before the pandemic could see their pay change if they work from home in another city and choose to not come back to the office, according to a company pay calculator seen by Reuters.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/google-wfh-1.6135876?cmp=rss

Actor Christina Applegate diagnosed with multiple sclerosis

christina applegate ms

Emmy Award-winning actor Christina Applegate, best known for roles on Married With Children and Samantha Who?, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis earlier this year.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/christina-applegate-multiple-sclerosis-1.6135841?cmp=rss

Lionel Messi leaves Barcelona after striking deal to join Paris Saint-Germain club

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The move comes after his shock departure from the Spanish soccer club he joined as a schoolboy.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/lionel-messi-barcelona-exit-flies-to-france-1.6135769?cmp=rss

Giant California wildfire has destroyed hundreds of homes, and still threatens many more

USA-WEATHER/WILDFIRES

California's largest single wildfire in recorded history kept pushing through forestlands as fire crews tried to protect rural communities from flames that have destroyed hundreds of homes.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/california-wildfires-dixie-1.6135741?cmp=rss

Taliban tighten control of Afghan north as UN fears erasure of human rights

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Taliban fighters tightened their grip on captured territory in Afghanistan on Tuesday as civilians hid in their homes and a pro-government commander vowed to fight to the death to defend Mazar-i-Sharif, the biggest city in the north.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/afghanistan-taliban-united-nations-1.6135753?cmp=rss

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

Virus Outbreak Texas

Texas is looking for out-of-state health workers to help fight its third wave of COVID-19 infections.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-august10-2021-1.6135719?cmp=rss