Friday, June 17, 2022

Some human remains found in Brazil's rainforest are of U.K. journalist Dom Phillips, police say

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Federal police said Friday that some of the human remains found deep in Brazil's Amazon rainforest have been identified as belonging to missing British journalist Dom Phillips.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/human-remains-dom-phillips-missing-amazon-1.6493038?cmp=rss

Julian Assange's extradition to U.S. approved by British government

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at the Westminster Magi

The British government has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/uk-assange-extradition-1.6491977?cmp=rss

Can a new law stop China's forced labour?

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Human rights organizations say more than a million Uyghurs have been detained, with estimates of hundreds of thousands forced into producing cotton, apparel and electronics for some of the world’s biggest brands. A new U.S. law is trying to change how profitable that can be.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nothing-is-foreign-june-17-1.6490247?cmp=rss

Curry, Canada's Wiggins lead Warriors to franchise's 4th NBA title in 8 years

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The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions once again, topping the Boston Celtics 103-90 on Thursday night for their fourth title in the last eight seasons.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/nba/warriors-celtics-nba-finals-june-16-1.6491913?cmp=rss

Historic flooding forces Yellowstone National Park to get visitors out, close gates

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More than 10,000 visitors were ordered out of Yellowstone as unprecedented flooding tore through the northern half of the nation's oldest national park.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/yellowstone-flooding-evacuation-1.6488893?cmp=rss