Sunday, May 1, 2022

Why Prince Harry is raising eyebrows again

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Prince Harry may have stepped back from official royal duties, but the sixth in line for the throne hasn't stepped back from stirring controversy and sparking headlines.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/prince-harry-charles-camilla-visit-1.6435665?cmp=rss

The backstory on a U.S. book-ban blitz and an unlikely target: A book about cute babies

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How did a book-ban blitz ensnare a book about adorable infants? The tale of Everywhere Babies involves censorship, hypocrisy, and details distorted in the fog of a culture war creeping across the U.S.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/everywhere-babies-backstory-1.6436594?cmp=rss

Saturday, April 30, 2022

British MP resigns after admitting to watching porn in House of Commons

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Neil Parish, a member of Parliament since 2010, announced his decision Saturday after pressure from members of his own party who sought to defuse sleaze allegations before Britain holds its local elections on May 5.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/british-mp-house-of-commons-porn-neil-parish-1.6437371?cmp=rss

Dozens missing in China after partial collapse of 6-storey building

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Rescuers in central China have pulled out alive five of 23 people trapped in a partially collapsed building, authorities said on Saturday, while President Xi Jinping gave instructions to rescue the victims "at all costs."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-building-collapse-changsha-1.6437200?cmp=rss

Angelina Jolie meets wounded children and fans in western Ukraine

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Hollywood actress and United Nations special human rights envoy Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to Lviv, in western Ukraine, on Saturday. But a UN spokesperson says she wasn't in the city on official business but in her "personal capacity."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-angelina-jolie-un-human-rights-1.6437178?cmp=rss