Monday, March 10, 2025

Pope Francis no longer in imminent danger, doctors say, but remains in hospital

Praying hands hold a photo of Pope Francis.

Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia that has kept him hospitalized for nearly a month, doctors said Monday, but they have decided to keep him hospitalized for several more days to receive treatment.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pope-not-in-imminent-danger-1.7479746?cmp=rss

A boat capsizes in Congo and 25 are dead, many of them soccer players

A soccer ball sits on the field

A boat has capsized in southwestern Congo and killed 25 people, many of them soccer players, authorities said Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/congo-boat-capsizes-25-dead-soccer-players-1.7479537?cmp=rss

Gaza desalination plant could run out of clean water after Israel cuts off power supply

A man fills up jugs of water.

Palestinians in Gaza could be out of clean drinking water in a matter of days after Israel cut off its electricity supply to the territory, which drastically slashed operations at a water desalination plant. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-israel-water-plant-electricity-1.7479215?cmp=rss

Mahmoud Khalil, activist in Columbia student protests, detained by immigration agents

A man begins to speak.

Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian activist Saturday who played a prominent role in Columbia University's protests against Israel, a significant escalation in the Trump administration's pledge to detain and deport student activists.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mahmoud-khalil-immigration-arrest-columbia-protests-1.7479146?cmp=rss