Wednesday, August 31, 2022

How war in Ukraine has shattered schools and students' security

Boy, 11, walking along rubble at bombed-out school in Chernihiv, Ukraine

The annual return to school in Chernihiv, Ukraine, this fall, occurs amid an ongoing war and in the aftermath of Russian attacks that destroyed at least 11 schools in the region and damaged more than 130 others.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-war-students-schools-impact-russia-1.6568347?cmp=rss

Flood-stricken Pakistan dealing with waterborne diseases, food shortages

PAKISTAN-WEATHER/

Officials in Pakistan raised concern Wednesday over the spread of waterborne diseases among thousands of flood victims, as waters from powerful monsoon rains began to recede in many parts of the country.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pakistan-floods-diseases-food-shortages-1.6568188?cmp=rss

Times Square set to become 'gun-free zone' under law taking effect Thursday

USA-GUNS/NEW YORK

Times Square is one of many 'sensitive' places — including parks, churches and theaters — that will be off limits for guns under a sweeping new state law going into effect Thursday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/new-york-gun-law-times-square-gun-free-zone-1.6568353?cmp=rss

In a 1st, the Queen will not return to London to receive Boris Johnson and his successor

 BRITAIN-ROYALS/

In a first, the Queen will remain in Scotland, where she is taking her summer break, to receive Britain's outgoing Prime Minster Boris Johnson and his successor next week, royal officials said Wednesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/queen-scotland-no-travel-johnson-successor-1.6568309?cmp=rss

International nuclear inspectors head to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant

UKRAINE-CRISIS/ZAPORIZHZHIA

A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) set off on Wednesday from the Ukrainian capital towards the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to inspect for damage after shelling nearby sparked fears of a radiation disaster.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iaea-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-ukraine-1.6567664?cmp=rss