Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Denmark unveils World Cup jerseys that protest host Qatar

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Denmark will wear team jerseys at the World Cup that protest the human rights record of host nation Qatar, with a black option unveiled Wednesday to honour migrant workers who died during construction work for the tournament.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/worldcup/soccer-world-cup-denmark-protest-jersey-1.6598960?cmp=rss

R. Kelly facing $300,000 US payment to sex abuse victim

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A U.S. federal judge signaled Wednesday that she plans to order disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly to pay more than $300,000 US to one his victims in a decades-long scheme to use his fame to sexually abuse young fans.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/r-kelly-sex-abuse-payment-1.6599416?cmp=rss

Draft offices reportedly appear on Russian border to intercept fleeing conscripts

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Long lines of Russians trying to escape being called up to fight in Ukraine continued to clog highways out of the country on Wednesday, and Moscow reportedly set up draft offices at borders to intercept some of them.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-draft-offices-border-1.6599203?cmp=rss

Iran's president to speak to nation amid protests over young woman's death

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Hardline President Ebrahim Raisi planned a television address to the nation on Wednesday amid a tide of anti-government unrest in Iran, with protesters chanting "death to the dictator," after the death of a young woman in police custody.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/iran-protests-mahsa-amini-1.6598749?cmp=rss

Body of famed U.S. extreme skier Hilaree Nelson found on Nepalese mountain

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The body of a famed U.S. extreme skier who went missing this week after falling from the world's eighth-highest mountain was recovered Wednesday and transported to Nepal's capital.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nepal-skier-body-found-hilaree-nelson-1.6598403?cmp=rss

Russia denies any role in possible sabotage of pipelines in Baltic Sea

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The European Union's top diplomat says the bloc suspects that damage to two underwater natural gas pipelines was sabotage and is warning of retaliation for any attack on Europe's energy networks



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nord-stream-pipeline-damage-1.6598348?cmp=rss

Ian now a Category 4 hurricane as it approaches southwestern Florida

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Winds and rain have begun intensifying in southern Florida, a day after Hurricane Ian battered the western tip of Cuba, bringing down the electricity grid and leaving the entire island without power.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hurricane-ian-cuba-florida-1.6598339?cmp=rss