Sunday, August 20, 2023

Tropical storm Hilary batters California, causes deadly flooding in Mexico

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Deadly floodwaters inundated streets across Mexico's arid Baja California on Sunday as Tropical Storm Hilary moved ashore carrying torrential rain into Southern California, and concerns mounted that flash floods could strike in places as far north as Idaho that rarely get such heavy rain.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tropical-storm-mexico-california-1.6942195?cmp=rss

Man fatally shoots California store owner in dispute over shop's Pride flag, police say

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A dispute over an LGBTQ Pride flag at a California clothing store spiralled into deadly violence this weekend when a man shot and killed the 66-year-old business owner right in front of her shop, authorities said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/california-store-shooting-pride-flag-1.6942100?cmp=rss

Wildfire on popular Spanish tourist island Tenerife was started deliberately, official says

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Canary Islands regional President Fernando Clavijo said Sunday that police have confirmed that a wildfire raging on the Spanish tourist island of Tenerife was started deliberately. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/wildfire-tenerife-started-deliberately-1.6941995?cmp=rss

Netherlands, Denmark commit to giving F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

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The Netherlands and Denmark announced Sunday that they will give F-16 warplanes to Ukraine, in a long-awaited announcement that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called an important motivation for its forces, which are embroiled in a difficult counteroffensive.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-f16-fighter-jets-netherlands-denmark-1.6941863?cmp=rss

Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon

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Russia's first moon mission in 47 years failed when its Luna-25 space craft spun out of control and crashed into the moon after a problem preparing for pre-landing orbit, underscoring the post-Soviet decline of a once mighty space program.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/russia-luna-25-failure-1.6941827?cmp=rss