Sunday, February 6, 2022

Death of boy who fell into Morocco well sparks outpouring of international condolences

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The death of five-year-old Rayan Awram despite a massive effort to rescue him from a deep well sparked an outpouring of sympathy on Sunday, from his village in northern Morocco to the Vatican, from King Mohammed to international football clubs.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/morocco-well-death-boy-condolences-1.6341852?cmp=rss

Senegal beats Egypt in shootout to win its 1st Africa Cup of Nations

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Sadio Mane delivered a first African Cup of Nations title for Senegal on Sunday by drilling the decisive penalty in a shootout into the bottom left corner to beat Egypt and his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/mane-beats-salah-senegal-african-cup-1.6341847?cmp=rss

U.S. Coast Guard rescues 18 people stranded on Lake Erie ice floe

Lake Erie ice floe

The United States Coast Guard said the group became stranded near Catawba Island, Ohio, just south of the Canada-U.S. border.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/18-rescued-from-lake-erie-ice-floe-1.6341811?cmp=rss

At least 3 dead after cyclone leaves trail of devastation in Madagascar

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Three people were reported dead in southeastern Madagascar on Sunday after cyclone Batsirai made landfall, leaving a trail of devastation including collapsed buildings, power cuts and flooding.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/madagascar-cyclone-1.6341716?cmp=rss

West Africa again grapples with 'coup contagion' as military takeovers rise

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West Africa's new wave of coups kicked off in Mali in 2020, followed by another in Guinea the next year and then Burkina Faso late last month.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/west-africa-military-coups-mutiny-1.6341653?cmp=rss

Ignore 'apocalyptic predictions' on possible Russia invasion, urges Ukraine foreign minister

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said a week ago Ukraine was not a sinking Titanic and accused Washington and media of fuelling panic that weighed on the economy when there were "no tanks in the streets."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-invasion-apocalyptic-predictions-1.6341599?cmp=rss

Celebrated singer Lata Mangeshkar, known as 'Nightingale of India,' dead at 92

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Lata Mangeshkar, a legendary Indian singer with a prolific, groundbreaking catalog and a voice recognized by a billion people in South Asia, has died, her doctor said. She was 92.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lata-mangeshkar-obituary-1.6341439?cmp=rss

Cut off by COVID and conflict, Canadian medical mission to Yemen goes virtual

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A mission to train health care workers in Yemen to use portable ultrasound devices was disrupted by COVID and the ongoing war between government forces and Houthi rebels, so doctors in Canada and the U.S. decided to conduct the training from thousands of kilometres away with the help of some tablets and a satellite internet connection.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/portable-ultrasound-yemen-1.6333047?cmp=rss