Monday, May 3, 2021

U.S. reuniting 4 families separated at Mexico border under Trump administration

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The Biden administration said Monday that four families that were separated at the Mexico border during Donald Trump's presidency will be reunited in the United States this week in what Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calls "just the beginning" of a broader effort.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-trump-us-mexico-border-families-1.6011446?cmp=rss

U.S. wildlife crew makes 'once in a lifetime catch' of giant sturgeon

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Tipping the scales at about 108 kilograms (240 pounds), this adult lake sturgeon — considered one of the largest ever recorded in the U.S. — is a touch longer than the wildlife crew members who caught it.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/giant-sturgeon-100-years-old-detroit-river-1.6009186?cmp=rss

Sunday, May 2, 2021

7 dead after fuel tankers catch fire in Afghan capital

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A searing blaze that roared through dozens of fuel tankers on the northern edge of the Afghan capital of Kabul killed seven people and injured 14 others, the Interior Ministry said Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/afghanistan-tankers-fire-1.6010953?cmp=rss

Israel observes day of mourning for religious festival dead

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Israel observed a day of mourning on Sunday for 45 people crushed to death at a Jewish religious festival, with flags lowered to half-staff and questions raised about accountability for one of the country's worst civilian disasters.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-festival-victims-day-of-morning-1.6010944?cmp=rss

Lauded and loathed: Why the French still can't get enough of Napoleon — 200 years after his death

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For many in France, Napoleon Bonaparte is the epitome of French achievement, having conquered much of Europe and remade the structures of his country. But it's a complicated legacy for the sharp-tongued emperor against whom most modern French presidents are still measured 200 years after his death.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/napoleon-anniversary-death-1.6005544?cmp=rss