Saturday, July 24, 2021

Thousands in Sydney protest pandemic lockdown, dozens arrested

Virus Outbreak Australia

Thousands of people took to the streets of Sydney and other Australian cities on Saturday to protest pandemic lockdown restrictions, and police made multiple arrests after crowds broke through barriers and threw plastic bottles and potted plants.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-world-july24-2021-1.6115796?cmp=rss

Friday, July 23, 2021

Search for bodies concludes at site of Florida condo collapse

Building Collapse Miami

Firefighters on Friday declared the end of their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed Florida condo building, concluding a month of painstaking work removing layers of dangerous debris that were once piled several storeys.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/florida-condo-collapse-search-concludes-1.6115369?cmp=rss

Fauci says prospect of open border for fully vaccinated Canadians part of active U.S. talks

Fauci

U.S. President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser says he's looking forward to the resumption of land border travel between Canada and the U.S.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/fauci-canada-border-reopening-1.6115245?cmp=rss

China's Xi visits Tibet amid infrastructure boom, rising controls over religion

China Tibet

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made a rare visit to Tibet as authorities tighten controls over the Himalayan region's traditional Buddhist culture, accompanied by an accelerated drive for economic development and modernized infrastructure.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/xi-jinping-china-tibet-visit-religion-1.6114970?cmp=rss

More than 100 killed after monsoon in India triggers landslides, flooding

India Landslide

Landslides and flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rain hit parts of western India, killing more than 100 people, officials and news reports said Friday. More than 1,000 people trapped by floodwaters were rescued.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/monsoon-landslide-flooding-india-1.6114745?cmp=rss