Friday, October 20, 2023

A chainsaw-wielding libertarian could become Argentina's next president

A man into microphones during a political rally.

Argentines will vote in presidential elections on Sunday with a radical outsider, libertarian Javier Milei, in pole position to win, though he will likely face a second round run-off.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/argentina-presidential-election-javier-milei-1.7002584?cmp=rss

'Ultimate win-win': Global impact brings Olympics, cricket back together again

The Canadian men's national cricket team celebrates a wicket against hosts Bermuda at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier.

After more than a century and now with an estimated 2.5 billion fans worldwide — cricket is returning to the Olympics. The continued growth of the sport and the very first Major League Cricket season contributed to its inclusion for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/cricket-canada-global-impact-of-olympic-status-ioc-icc-1.6999623?cmp=rss

Thursday, October 19, 2023

U.S. journalist detained in Russia after visiting for family emergency

Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva is seen in an undated photo.

Russia has detained an editor at U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for failing to register as a foreign agent while visiting for a family emergency, the broadcaster said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/alsu-kurmasheva-journalist-detained-1.7001647?cmp=rss

Canadian sentenced for message suggesting Anne Frank's diary was not authentic

A faded black and white image of a petite teenage girl sitting at a desk and writing. She has shoulder-length dark hair and is turning to one side to look at the camera.

A Dutch court on Thursday sentenced a man to two months in jail for projecting a message by laser onto the Anne Frank House Museum in Amsterdam that suggested Frank's diary was a forgery or that she had not written it.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/anne-frank-man-jailed-for-antisemetic-statement-1.7001477?cmp=rss

Mahsa Amini, who died in Iranian police custody, awarded Sakharov human rights prize

An older woman in a headscarf holds up a sign bearing the picture of a younger woman with the inscription on it, 'Jana Amini.'

Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country's conservative Islamic theocracy, was awarded the European Union's top human rights prize on Thursday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sakharov-prize-amini-1.7001160?cmp=rss