Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Beyoncé, Taylor Swift fandom now a professional vocation — of sorts — at U.S. news company

Beyonce accepts the award for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for "Renaissance" during the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 5, 2023.

This week the United States' biggest newspaper chain posted to its site two unusual job listings: a Taylor Swift reporter and a Beyoncé Knowles-Carter reporter.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/beyonce-taylor-swift-reporter-job-1.6966184?cmp=rss

Why Morocco's earthquake was so deadly

Morocco's magnitude 6.8 earthquake was objectively massive, but Andrew Chang explains how the devastated communities' geography and building construction are making rescue efforts especially difficult.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/why-morocco-s-earthquake-was-so-deadly-1.6964534?cmp=rss

Libyan city's death toll from devastating storm climbs to more than 5,000 people

A body of brown muddy water is shown, extending from a roadway or bridge that has collapsed.

The death toll from flooding that hit the eastern Libyan city of Derna reached more than 5,000 and was expected to rise further, a local health official said Wednesday, as authorities struggled to get aid to the coastal city where thousands remained missing and tens of thousands were homeless.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/libya-storm-aftermath-wednesday-1.6965006?cmp=rss

North Korea's Kim promises Putin full support for Russia's 'sacred fight'

Two men stand face-to-face to shake hands. Both are smiling.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that his country offers its "full and unconditional support" for Russia's "sacred fight" to defend its security interests, in an apparent reference to the war in Ukraine, and said Pyongyang will always stand with Moscow on the "anti-imperialist" front.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kim-jong-un-putin-summit-1.6964992?cmp=rss