Friday, February 10, 2023

He planned to blow up a mosque, but found salvation there instead

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After visiting an Indiana mosque with a secret plan to bomb it, a U.S. military veteran unexpectedly finds himself welcomed with open arms.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/stranger-at-the-gate-1.6743300?cmp=rss

U.S. downs unknown flying object posing 'reasonable threat' to civilian flights near Alaska

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The Pentagon shot down an unknown object flying in U.S. airspace off the coast of Alaska on Friday, according to White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/alaska-unknown-object-us-airspace-1.6744511?cmp=rss

'No place' for Russians at Olympics amid invasion of Ukraine, Zelenskyy tells summit

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Russian athletes have "no place" at next year's Paris Olympics while their country's invasion of Ukraine continues, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told a summit of sports officials from about 30 countries Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/olympics-ukraine-boycott-summit-zelenskyy-1.6743892?cmp=rss

Canadian crew helps rescue woman trapped in Turkey earthquake rubble for 5 days

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Rescuers shouted "God is great" and hugged each other on Friday after freeing a woman who was trapped for five days in the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in earthquake-ravaged Turkey.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/turkey-syria-earthquake-rescue-efforts-1.6743820?cmp=rss

Ukraine infrastructure hit by Russian missiles in widespread attacks

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Russia unleashed strategic bombers, killer drones and rockets in a barrage of attacks on Ukrainian targets early Friday, as a military push by Moscow that Kyiv says has been brewing for days appeared to pick up pace ahead of the one-year anniversary of its invasion.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-invasion-day-352-1.6743772?cmp=rss