Monday, August 28, 2023

Swedish government charges man with spying on Sweden and U.S. for Russia

GRU Headquarters in Moscow

Sweden charged a man on Monday with spying on it and the United States on behalf of Russia, and unlawfully transferring advanced technology to Russia's armed forces, over a nine-year period.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sweden-russia-spying-1.6949581?cmp=rss

Trump's federal election interference case gets a March 4, 2024 trial date

Trump Georgia Election Indictment

A federal judge has set a March 4, 2024 trial date for Donald Trump in the case where he is accused of plotting to overturn results of the last presidential election.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-federal-election-case-trial-date-1.6949478?cmp=rss

DeSantis booed at vigil for victims of Jacksonville shooting

Fatal Store Shooting Florida

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis — who is running for the GOP nomination for president, who has loosened gun laws in Florida and who has antagonized civil rights leaders by deriding "wokeness" — was loudly booed as he addressed the vigil.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/jacksonville-shooting-desantis-1.6949454?cmp=rss

Deadly Greek wildfire shows no signs of easing

Greece Wildfires

Greek authorities reinforced firefighting forces in the northeastern part of the country Monday, where a massive wildfire was burning for a 10th day with no signs of abating.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/greece-wildfire-1.6949386?cmp=rss

5 dead, including 4 children, in migrant boat incidents near Greece, Turkey

Migration Greece

Five people died, including four children, and dozens were rescued Monday in two separate incidents involving migrant boats heading to Greek islands from nearby Turkish shores, Greek authorities said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/greece-migrants-boat-1.6949379?cmp=rss

China to stop requiring COVID-19 test results for incoming travellers

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China will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test result for incoming travellers starting Wednesday, a milestone in its reopening to the rest of the world after a three-year isolation that began with the country's borders closing in March 2020.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-travellers-covid-19-test-1.6949358?cmp=rss

Dazzling Simone Biles wins record 8th U.S. gymnastics title a full decade after her 1st

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A decade later, Simone Biles is still on top. The gymnastics star won her record eighth U.S. Championship on Sunday night, 10 years after she first ascended to the top of her sport as a teenage prodigy.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/gymnastics/simone-biles-record-8th-us-gymnastics-title-1.6949319?cmp=rss