Friday, May 19, 2023

G7 leaders in Japan preparing for arrival of Zelenskyy

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Leaders of the world's top democratic industrialized nations are clearing the decks for the arrival Sunday of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, CBC's Murray Brewster reports from Hiroshima, Japan.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/g7-zelenskyy-japan-1.6850472?cmp=rss

'Dream come true' for L.A. dancers who just formed the only strippers' union in the U.S.

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Dancers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood have joined the Actors' Equity Association, making them the only unionized strippers in the United States. And they're hoping others will follow suit.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/la-strippers-unionize-1.6848327?cmp=rss

Italy cleans up following deadly floods

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More than 15,000 people have been forced to leave their homes due to floods and hundreds of landslides, and many blocked in their homes have no electricity and dwindling food supplies. Some evacuated flood victims sheltered in a national museum, where volunteers provided cots for them to sleep on.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/italy-floods-1.6849679?cmp=rss

Facing disturbing content daily, online moderators in Africa want better protections and a fair wage

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Content moderators in Kenya say social media networks have been exploiting them for years, offering low wages and inadequate mental health support.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/content-moderators-union-social-media-ai-1.6848949?cmp=rss

Andy Rourke, bassist for '80s British group The Smiths, dead at 59

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Musician Andy Rourke has died after a lengthy bout with pancreatic cancer, his former Smiths bandmate Johnny Marr said Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/andy-rourke-smiths-bassist-obit-1.6848897?cmp=rss

Iran executes 3 men over violence during last year's anti-government protests

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Iran executed three men on Friday over recent protests, the country's judiciary said on Twitter.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-executes-3-men-over-violence-during-last-year-s-anti-government-protests-1.6848880?cmp=rss