Wednesday, April 3, 2024

As Ugandan court upholds anti-gay law, activists fear rising hatred and violence

Two women stand next to each other among a crowd of people. They are wearing matching shirts that say: "HIV/AIDS Gender Equality Human Rights"

Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera says Uganda's anti-gay legislation has already empowered people to abuse members of her community. Now, she fears it's about to get worse.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/ugadan-antigay-law-upheld-1.7162661?cmp=rss

Florida brewery faces backlash for its 'Epi Pen' peanut-flavoured beer

Stacks of beer cans called Epi Pen

A brewery in Florida is facing backlash over its peanut-flavoured beer. Not because of the ingredients, but because of its name: Epi Pen Peanut Butter Ale.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/peanut-allergy-beer-1.7161997?cmp=rss

Trump accuses Biden of 'bloodbath' of migrant-led crime, makes disputed claim about murder victim

A cleanshaven older man in a suit and a tie stands on a stage as a police officer is shown behind him.

Donald Trump accused President Joe Biden of unleashing a "bloodbath" at the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday, escalating his inflammatory rhetoric as he campaigned in two Midwestern swing states likely to be critical to the outcome of the 2024 election.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-migrant-crime-claims-1.7161976?cmp=rss

'We are losing the Amazon rainforest': Record number of wildfires in parts of Brazil

Overhead view of forest with a ring of fire burning across it.

Wildfires in the normally humid, tropical Amazon rainforest have been supercharged by a disastrous combination of elevated temperatures, historic drought and deforestation. In Roraima State, in northern Brazil, the number of fires in February were more than five times the average.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/amazon-wildfires-brazil-1.7161712?cmp=rss