Friday, March 3, 2023

South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison for killing wife, son

Murdaugh Killings

South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to two consecutive life in prison terms on Friday in the shooting deaths of his wife and son in a case that chronicled the unravelling of a powerful southern family with tales of privilege, greed and addiction.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-sc-murdaugh-sentencing-1.6766816?cmp=rss

King Charles to try to thaw post-Brexit relations with Europe on first trip abroad

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Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, are set to visit the European Union's two biggest countries March 26-31, hosted by Presidents Emmanuel Macron of France and Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany, Buckingham Palace announced.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/king-charles-first-state-visit-france-germany-1.6766813?cmp=rss

Ukrainians with missing relatives in Borodyanka await word as newly discovered graves are dug up

Russia Ukraine War

Ukrainian authorities are still unearthing people who were hastily buried in makeshift graves during Russia's brief but brutal occupation of villages and towns near Kyiv. Almost 200 bodies remain unidentified, while 280 people are listed as missing.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-borodyanka-missing-civilians-1.6766732?cmp=rss

'Stop the bleeding,' Philippines health official says about international recruiting of nurses

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Government health officials say there's a shortage of 350,000 nurses in the Philippines. They, hospital administrators and nursing advocates are trying to find ways to make their own health-care system sustainable, even as international recruitment delegations come knocking.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/philippines-health-international-nurses-1.6764854?cmp=rss