Chinese court upholds death penalty for Canadian prisoner Robert Schellenberg

A Chinese court on Tuesday rejected Canadian Robert Schellenberg's appeal against a death sentence for drug smuggling.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/schellenberg-spavor-verdicts-1.6135581?cmp=rss

Greece battles wildfires after worst heat wave in 3 decades

Wildfires have ignited across Greece in the wake of the nation's most protracted heat wave in 30 years — which sent temperatures soaring to 45 C for days — creating bone-dry conditions.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/greece-battles-wildfires-after-worst-heat-wave-in-3-decades-1.6135550?cmp=rss

Epstein accuser sues Prince Andrew, says he sexually assaulted her when she was 17

Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's longtime accusers sued Prince Andrew on Monday, saying he sexually assaulted her when she was 17, an allegation he has denied in the past.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/epstein-giuffre-prince-andrew-accuesed-sexual-assault-1.6135422?cmp=rss

U.S. soldiers will be required to get coronavirus vaccine under new Pentagon plan

Members of the U.S. military would be required to have the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Sept. 15, under a plan announced by the Pentagon Monday and endorsed by U.S. President Joe Biden.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-us-military-covid-19-vaccine-mandatory-1.6135067?cmp=rss

The next Olympics is less than 6 months away — and promises to be even more controversial

Another Olympic Games — with even more layers of dissent and debate than Tokyo — are less than six months away in Beijing.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/after-tokyo-beijing-olympics-less-than-6-months-away-1.6133917?cmp=rss