Can you spot what's different about this baby giraffe? U.S. zoo celebrates its monochrome marvel

A giraffe without spots at a Tennessee zoo may be plain, but she's definitely not ordinary.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tennessee-zoo-spotless-baby-giraffe-1.6944640?cmp=rss

Thailand threatens to ban Facebook over misleading scam ads

Thailand is threatening to try to shut down Facebook in the country, saying the social media platform does not do enough to screen the legitimacy of the advertisements it runs, which has led to hundreds of thousands of people falling victim to financial scams.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/thailand-facebook-1.6943669?cmp=rss

Wagner group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin appears in video for first time since mutiny

Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to have published his first recruitment video for the Wagner Group since organizing a short-lived mutiny against President Vladimir Putin and defense officials in Russia.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/prigozhin-surfaces-video-africa-1.6943410?cmp=rss

Japan set to release water from Fukushima nuclear power plant into ocean later this week

Japan said on Tuesday it will start releasing radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Aug. 24, putting into motion a plan that has drawn strong criticism from China.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/japan-fukushima-nuclear-plant-water-1.6943382?cmp=rss

BRICS countries want more global influence but don't agree on how to get it

The BRICS group of countries already includes two of the world's largest economies and about 40 per cent of its population, but at a meeting in Johannesburg this week, it will discuss possibly expanding its membership in a bid to expand the bloc's influence.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/brics-summit-south-africa-1.6942508?cmp=rss