Sunday, September 18, 2022

Biden says it was 'irresponsible' for Trump to keep classified documents at Mar-a-Lago

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U.S. President Joe Biden says the discovery of top-secret documents at former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate raised concerns that sensitive data was compromised and called it "irresponsible."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-trump-classified-documents-1.6587397?cmp=rss

Puerto Rico hit by blackout as Hurricane Fiona makes landfall

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The eye of newly formed Hurricane Fiona landed on Puerto Rico's southwestern coast on Sunday — already causing an island-wide power blackout and threatening to dump "historic" levels of rain.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/puerto-rico-hurricane-fiona-1.6587250?cmp=rss

The Queen's death is a stark reminder of how few women leaders there are

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If we elected more women to top roles, I wouldn't find myself feeling this way about someone who rose to power by fluke of birth.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/opinion-queen-death-women-leaders-feminism-1.6585597?cmp=rss

Taiwan earthquake traps people in toppled building

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A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling a three-storey building and temporarily trapping four people inside, stranding about 400 tourists on a mountainside, and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/taiwan-earthquake-1.6587036?cmp=rss

In Brazil, fears of Jan. 6-style post-election violence increase as president casts doubt on voting system

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To partisans across a stark political divide, Brazil's upcoming election is nothing less than a battle for the future of democracy in South America's largest nation. The Oct. 2 vote pits leftist ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/brazil-election-lula-bolsonaro-violence-riot-military-vote-1.6574862?cmp=rss

Camilla pays tribute to Queen, remembering her 'unforgettable smile'

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Camilla, wife of the Britain's new King Charles III and now Queen Consort, said the smile of the late Queen Elizabeth was "unforgettable," in a new message of tribute to the late monarch.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/queen-day-before-funeral-1.6587024?cmp=rss