Monday, July 15, 2024

French soldier stabbed outside Paris train station amid heightened Olympics security

A patch with French words is seen on a person's sleeve.

A French soldier was stabbed outside a big train station in Paris on Monday, and the alleged attacker was arrested, officials said, while the city was under a high security alert 11 days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/france-stabbing-paris-olympics-1.7264363?cmp=rss

World swimming body promises additional pre-Olympic anti-doping tests of Chinese team

A Chinese men's swimmer competes in the final of the mixed 4x100-metre medley relay during the Tokyo Olympics on July 31, 2021.

Chinese swimmers going to the Paris Olympics are undergoing increased drug testing of at least eight times this year before the Games, World Aquatics said on Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/aquatics/chinese-swimmers-pre-olympic-doping-tests-1.7263858?cmp=rss

Nearly 3 in 4 infants live where low vaccine coverage drives measles outbreaks: UN

A child reacts before receiving a vaccine injection at a kids clinic in Kiev, Ukraine, in 2019.

About 14.5 million children failed to get vaccinated in 2023 amid a rise in global conflicts that hindered supplies, according to UN estimates.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/child-vaccination-who-1.7263699?cmp=rss

Judge hands Trump major legal victory, dismissing classified documents charges

A dark haired woman wearing glasses is shown in a video still from a Zoom meeting.

A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally holding onto classified documents, dealing the former president another major legal victory in what some analysts believed was the most challenging case he was facing among his four criminal indictments.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/florida-judge-cannon-trump-documents-case-1.7263683?cmp=rss

Wedding celebrations for billionaire heir Ambani wrap up with extravagant reception

A bride and groom, viewed from the side, hold each other's hands.

A wedding reception on Sunday wrapped up monthslong celebrations as the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia's richest man, married his longtime girlfriend with a price tag estimated in the hundreds of millions.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/ambani-wedding-celebrations-wrap-up-1.7263616?cmp=rss

All eyes on battleground state Wisconsin as Republicans gather for national convention

A man in a baseballcap and uniform with a visit that says 'Police Secret Service' stands with his back to the camera, looking toward steel barricades and a building that says 2024 Republican National Convention.

With the U.S. presidential election looming, each campaign is placing its bets on Wisconsin, where small voting blocs and swing counties can sway what is now considered a 'purple' state — one that could determine the winner.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/wisconsin-battleground-state-1.7260861?cmp=rss