Sunday, August 7, 2022

Second World War bomb revealed in drought-hit Italy's River Po

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Heat waves sweeping Europe this summer have brought not just record high temperatures and scorched fields: The drought-stricken waters of Italy's River Po are running so low they revealed a previously submerged World War Two bomb.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/italy-drought-bomb-found-1.6544215?cmp=rss

Worker wounded in new Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Ukraine says

Ukraine Russia

Ukraine's state nuclear power company Energoatom said on Sunday that a worker was wounded when Russian forces again shelled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe, on Saturday evening.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-war-day165-1.6544097?cmp=rss

Human rights groups criticized some Ukrainian war actions. Experts say they should be taken seriously

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More than five months after Russia’s invasion began, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office claims to be investigating some 26,000 alleged Russian war crimes. But it’s unclear to what extent Ukraine is probing any actions of its own armed forces that may have violated international laws.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-war-investigations-1.6541732?cmp=rss

How Kate has found her role as the House of Windsor looks to its future

Britain Commonwealth Games Hockey

Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, her husband Prince William and their young family, have been front and centre recently at public events, as the House of Windsor puts a focus on those in the direct line of succession.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/royal-family-dynamics-charlotte-william-kate-1.6542816?cmp=rss

Chinese, Taiwanese warships eye each other as drills due to end

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Chinese and Taiwanese warships played high-seas "cat and mouse" on Sunday ahead of the scheduled end of four days of unprecedented Chinese military exercises launched in reaction to a visit to Taiwan by the U.S. House Speaker.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-taiwan-military-exercises-1.6544086?cmp=rss

Israeli airstrike kills 2nd top Islamic Jihad commander

Israel Politics

An Israeli airstrike killed a senior commander in the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, authorities said Sunday, their second leader to be slain amid an escalating cross-border conflict.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-gaza-1.6544083?cmp=rss