Friday, November 4, 2022

Nike suspends relationship with Kyrie Irving amid antisemitism scandal

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The shoe giant announced Friday night that it will halt its relationship with the Brooklyn Nets player, who has come under intense criticism after posting a link to an antisemitic film on social media.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/nba/nike-kyrie-irving-1.6641826?cmp=rss

Florida to ban gender-affirming health care for transgender minors

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Transgender children in Florida will be barred from receiving hormones or undergoing surgeries to treat gender dysphoria under a rule approved Friday by state medical officials at the urging of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/florida-transgender-health-care-ban-1.6641686?cmp=rss

Soup, roadblocks and superglue: Understanding Europe's disruptive climate activism

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World leaders are gathering in Egypt as COP27 begins on Nov. 6. At the same time, climate activists across Europe have been upping the ante with demonstrations. But do these attention-grabbing approaches risk alienating people?



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nothing-is-foreign-nov4-1.6640681?cmp=rss

Pakistan military denies ex-PM's claim that it helped orchestrate deadly campaign shooting

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Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan said Friday he was pausing his march on the capital, Islamabad, a day after a gunman opened fire on his campaign convoy, wounding him and killing one of his supporters. Thirteen others were hurt in the attack.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pakistan-former-prime-minister-imran-khan-shooting-protest-1.6641039?cmp=rss

Kherson residents in Ukraine should leave, Putin says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly endorsed the evacuation of civilians from parts of Ukraine's southern Kherson region on Friday, the latest sign of Russia's retreat in one of the most hotly contested areas in Ukraine.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-invasion-day-254-1.6640491?cmp=rss

North Korea, South Korea both launch warplanes as tension remain high

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South Korea scrambled about 80 military aircraft, including advanced F-35 fighter jets, on Friday after tracking about 180 flights by North Korean warplanes inside North Korean territory in what appeared to be a defiant show of strength.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/korea-north-south-military-aircraft-tension-1.6640418?cmp=rss

Oprah, who helped Mehmet Oz establish TV following, endorses Fetterman in Senate race

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TV icon Oprah Winfrey on Thursday endorsed Democrat John Fetterman in Pennsylvania's hotly contested Senate race and rejected Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz, whom she had helped launch to stardom nearly two decades ago when she brought him on her popular daytime talk show as a regular guest.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/us-senate-oprah-oz-fetterman-1.6640385?cmp=rss

Human rights defenders warn activists are being arrested ahead of Egypt's climate summit

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Human rights groups in Egypt had hoped the authoritarian government would relax its grip on civil society ahead of COP27, but instead advocates warn police have started cracking down and arresting anyone suspected of planning a protest in the lead up to the UN climate summit.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/cop-27-egypt-protest-arrests-1.6639736?cmp=rss