Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Nearly 7 million displaced during Congo's decades-long conflict, UN says

People carrying their belongings as they walk down a dirt path.

A record 6.9 million people have been displaced by conflict across Congo, the United Nations migration agency said, making it one of the world's largest displacement and humanitarian crises.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/congo-conflict-displacement-1.7014224?cmp=rss

Monday, October 30, 2023

Canadian among dozens killed by Hurricane Otis in Mexico

A car stuck in mud near debris and floodedwater in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis.

A Canadian was among dozens killed when Hurricane Otis hit Mexico's resort city of Acapulco last week, officials said Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canadian-confirmed-dead-hurricane-otis-mexico-1.7013068?cmp=rss

Angry and violent crowd storms Dagestan airport looking for Jews on board plane from Israel

People gather on a tarmac as a plane is seen in the background.

Hundreds of people stormed into the main airport in Russia's Dagestan region and onto the landing field Sunday, chanting antisemitic slogans and seeking passengers arriving on a flight from Tel Aviv, Russian news agencies and social media reported.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-plane-protests-dagestan-russia-1.7012196?cmp=rss

German Israeli who was taken hostage by Hamas has died, Israel says

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A German Israeli woman who was seized by Hamas at a music festival on Oct. 7 is dead, the Israeli government said on Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/german-israeli-taken-hamas-shani-nicole-louk-1.7012870?cmp=rss

Biden to bring in sweeping new rules to govern the use of AI

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U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday will sign a sweeping executive order to guide the development of artificial intelligence — requiring industry to develop safety and security standards, introducing new consumer protections and giving federal agencies a long to-do list to oversee the rapidly progressing technology.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/artificial-intelligence-safeguards-united-states-biden-1.7012347?cmp=rss