Their names are frequently autocorrected. This campaign wants tech companies to change that

The “I am not a typo” campaign is pushing technology companies to update their dictionaries with more non-Western names.

source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/autocorrected-names-tech-companies-1.7213177?cmp=rss

Mexico is about to experience its 'highest temperatures ever recorded' as death toll climbs

The extreme heat smothering much of Mexico has already killed dozens of people, but the hottest temperatures are yet to come, officials say.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-heat-wave-1.7214308?cmp=rss

Ukraine has 'combat control' of parts of Kharkiv region Russia has targeted, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that his country's armed forces had secured "combat control" of areas where Russian troops staged an incursion this month in northern parts of Kharkiv region.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/zelenskyy-kharkiv-attacks-ukraine-russia-1.7214450?cmp=rss

Search continues for 2 international students who possibly drowned in the Detroit River

Windsor police say the two people who are presumed to have drowned were swimming in the area west of Sandpoint Beach, an area with longstanding safety concerns.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/sandpoint-beach-1.7213454?cmp=rss

Louisiana passes bill to categorize abortion pills as controlled substances

Two abortion-inducing drugs could soon be reclassified as controlled and dangerous substances in Louisiana under a first-of-its-kind bill that received final legislative passage Thursday and is expected to be signed into law by the governor.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/louisiana-mifepristone-bill-1.7213528?cmp=rss

Israeli army recovers bodies of 3 more hostages from Gaza

The bodies of three more hostages killed on Oct 7. were recovered overnight from Gaza, Israel's army said Friday, as the top United Nations court prepares to rule on whether Israel must halt its military operations and withdraw from the enclave.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-hamas-war-day-231-1.7213523?cmp=rss