Thursday, July 25, 2024

French sprinter to wear cap during Olympic opening ceremony after hijab dispute resolved

A sprinter is seen reaching for a baton in a relay race.

French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla will be allowed to participate in the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics wearing a cap to cover her hair, an agreement reached with the French Olympic Committee after Sylla said she was barred because of her hijab.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/sounkamba-sylla-cap-hijab-compromise-opening-cerimony-1.7275356?cmp=rss

Pentagon warns of potential Russian action in the Arctic — including jamming GPS satellites

A French sailor uses binoculars to scan the area as others stand on the bow of the French navy frigate Normandie during a docking manoeuvre in a Norwegian fjord, north of the Arctic circle.

The Pentagon has released an updated Arctic strategy that warns of low-level Russian 'destabilizing' activities in the Far North aimed at the United States, Canada and its allies.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/pentagon-russia-arctic-gps-jamming-1.7274182?cmp=rss

Philippine oil tanker sinks, raising fears of major oil spill in Manila Bay

The top of a vessel is shown above the waterline in a still taken from video.

A Philippine oil tanker sank in Manila Bay early Thursday after encountering huge waves, and the coast guard was working to determine whether the vessel was leaking oil — in what could be a major spill — after it rescued 16 of 17 crew members in a nighttime operation, officials said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/philippines-tanker-spill-1.7274804?cmp=rss

This Gaza man makes videos cooking aid food for children in displacement camps

A man holds a candied apple while it drips the excess sugar coating into a bowl.

Hamada Shaqoura, 33, says the kids motivate him to cook so that he can make them some of the meals they used to have before the war. Some of his videos have gone viral on TikTok, and he's since garnered hundreds of thousands of followers.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-israel-tiktok-aid-food-cooking-1.7274164?cmp=rss

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Trump shooter used 'mechanical equipment' to climb roof, may have had collapsible gun stock: FBI

A white haired man is shown speaking in closeup while wearing a suit and tie.

Thomas Crooks, the shooter who killed one person and injured Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on July 13 may have possessed a collapsible stock weapon, FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/fbi-wray-congress-1.7273747?cmp=rss