Tuesday, August 27, 2024

How this 'early warrior' of climate change reporting helped change the media landscape 

Selfie of a gray haired, bearded man wearing a New York Rangers hockey journey.

Peter Dykstra, an environmental activist-turned-journalist who helped push climate change reporting into the mainstream, has died.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/peter-dykstra-obituary-1.7305462?cmp=rss

This 11-month-old is the first confirmed case of polio in Gaza

a mother strokes her baby's cheeks while he sleeps

Nafin Abu Al-Jidyan says her son was crawling normally, until one day, he developed a fever followed by vomiting. She rushed him to the Al-Aqsa Hospital, where staff ran tests and confirmed Abdul Rahman had contracted polio.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/polio-gaza-israel-hamas-1.7306241?cmp=rss

At least 6 dead in Ukraine as Russia fires further barrage of missiles, drones

A couple sit in front of their house, which was destroyed by a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

Russia launched missile and drone attacks targeting scores of Ukrainian regions and killing at least six people, officials said on Tuesday, a day after Moscow's biggest air attack of the war on its neighbour.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-air-attack-1.7306239?cmp=rss

WATCH | Australia implements ‘right to disconnect’ legislation

A person holds two smart phones in their hands.

A new law has come into effect in Australia, giving most employees the 'right to disconnect' by ignoring work calls and emails outside of work hours. A similar plan is being worked on in Canada, though some experts warn it won't make much of a difference.



source https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6491405?cmp=rss