Monday, July 8, 2024

IN PHOTOS | Spain's famous running of the bulls takes to the streets of Pamplona

People and bulls run down a narrow, cobblestone street.

The San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, carried out its famous running of the bulls. Thousands of spectators watched as the bulls rushed down the narrow streets during the controversial tradition.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/in-photos-spain-s-famous-running-of-the-bulls-takes-to-the-streets-of-pamplona-1.7257570?cmp=rss

Boeing to plead guilty to criminal fraud, pay $243M US fine in proposed deal over fatal crashes

The nose of a commercial airplane that says Boeing on its side is shown on the tarmac.

Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two crashes of 737 Max jetliners that killed 346 people, including several Canadians, after the U.S. government determined the company violated an agreement that had protected it from prosecution.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/boeing-plea-deal-1.7256889?cmp=rss

Russian airstrikes kill at least 20 in Ukraine, damage Kyiv children's hospital

Dozens of people are shown at a distance standing on rubble near a building with a heavily damaged section.

Russia launched a barrage of missiles on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in a rare daytime attack on Monday, killing at least 20 people across the country and hitting a key children's hospital, officials said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-war-kyiv-childrens-hospital-1.7256892?cmp=rss

Trudeau heads for the hotseat at NATO summit as allies question Canada's defence commitments

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly speak to reporters

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to Washington today for a meeting of NATO nations — where he's widely expected to hear some tough talk from allies behind closed doors about his government's refusal to deliver a clear plan to meet the alliance's defence spending targets.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-nato-defence-spending-summit-1.7256027?cmp=rss