Monday, August 30, 2021

Taliban take control of now-quiet Kabul airport after U.S. withdrawal

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The Taliban held full control of Kabul's international airport Tuesday after the last U.S. plane left its runway, marking the end of America's longest war and leaving behind a now-quiet airfield and Afghans outside it still hoping to flee the insurgents' rule.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/taliban-airport-seize-1.6159272?cmp=rss

Kanye West's Donda: What you need to know

Kanye West

A missing track, two controversial collaborators and a reignited feud with Drake — here's what you need to know about Kanye West's new album Donda.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/kanye-west-donda-1.6158815?cmp=rss

Man testifies against R. Kelly in sex-trafficking trial

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After several days of  testimony from women claiming they were groomed and sexually abused by R. Kelly, a man took the witness stand at Kelly's sex-trafficking trial to say the R&B star exploited him in the same way when he was a high school student.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/man-testifies-r-kelly-1.6158560?cmp=rss

It's official: You can't buy leaded gasoline for cars anywhere on Earth

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Leaded gasoline has finally reached the end of the road, the UN environment office said Monday, after the last country in the world to use it stopped selling the highly toxic fuel.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/un-leaded-gasoline-1.6158216?cmp=rss

Renewed activity at North Korea nuclear reactor 'deeply troubling,' UN atomic watchdog says

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North Korea appears to have restarted a nuclear reactor that is widely believed to have produced plutonium for nuclear weapons, the UN atomic watchdog said in an annual report, highlighting the isolated country's efforts to expand its arsenal.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/north-korea-reactor-iaea-1.6158006?cmp=rss

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

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Intensive care cases in Australia's New South Wales will hit a peak in October as COVID-19 infections accumulate, said the premier of the country's most-populous state, which reported record daily new infections on Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-november30-2021-1.6157958?cmp=rss

Ida slams Louisiana coast, bringing heavy rain and devastating floods

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Hurricane Ida knocked out power to all of New Orleans and inundated coastal Louisiana communities on a deadly path through the Gulf Coast that was still unfolding Monday, promising more destruction.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hurricane-ida-storm-wind-rain-august30-2021-1.6157962?cmp=rss