Saturday, August 29, 2020

Banksy's migrant rescue boat overloaded, stranded at sea, rescuers say

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A rescue boat funded by British street artist Banksy has issued urgent calls for help, saying it is stranded in the Mediterranean and overloaded with migrants it has been unable to bring ashore.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/banksy-migrant-rescue-boat-1.5704900?cmp=rss

France's horses killed in mysterious ritual-like mutilations

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Armed with knives, some knowledge of their prey and a large dose of cruelty, attackers are going after horses and ponies in pastures across France in what may be ritual mutilations.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/france-horses-mutilations-1.5704908?cmp=rss

Afghanistan flash floods kill 160, search for missing continues

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Rescuers in Afghanistan continued to search amidst mud and rubble for missing people on Saturday after flash flooding this week killed around 160 people and washed away homes across the country, officials said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/afghanistan-flash-floods-1.5704884?cmp=rss

13 dead after two-storey restaurant collapses in China

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Thirteen people were killed in China after a two-storey restaurant collapsed during a gathering Saturday morning, state media said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-restaurant-collapse-1.5704893?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening around the world on Saturday

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German police, who deployed 3,000 officers to control crowds expected to reach 20,000, have prepared for possible violence as activists opposed to coronavirus lockdown measures urge social media followers across Europe to arm themselves and gather in Berlin.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-world-aug29-1.5704861?cmp=rss