Tuesday, June 10, 2025

10 killed in attack at Austrian school, including shooter

The back of an officer in uniform is shown, with the inscription Polizei on his uniform. Low-rise buildings and trees are in the background.

Nine people were killed in a shooting at a school in the Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday, authorities said. The suspected perpetrator also died.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/austria-graz-school-shooting-1.7556847?cmp=rss

Every year, folks travel from far and wide watch this giant pencil get sharpened

A crowd of people standing in the street watching and pointing phone cameras at a giant pencil, roughly six feet tall, surrounded by scaffolding on a lawn.

More than 1,000 people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/giant-pencil-sharpening-1.7557371?cmp=rss

Israeli gunfire kills over a dozen Palestinians near Gaza aid site, health officials say

Men carry bags of flour as theyre walking along a dirt road.

Israeli gunfire killed at least 17 Palestinians and wounded dozens of others as thousands of displaced people approached an aid distribution site of the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in central Gaza on Tuesday, local health authorities said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-gaza-aid-distribution-site-1.7556840?cmp=rss