Wednesday, September 4, 2024

NASA, Boeing prepare for return of Starliner spacecraft — without its astronauts

A view from a window that shows a gumdrop-shaped white spacecraft over Earth.

It’s been a long time coming, but Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is finally returning to Earth — without its two astronauts. The capsule is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Friday and land at the White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico early Saturday morning.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/starliner-return-1.7313085?cmp=rss

Ukraine faces more deadly missile strikes as foreign minister submits resignation

A man and a woman dressed formally are shown at individual platforms at what appears to be a news conference. The bespectacled man is speaking and gesturing as the woman looks on.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigned Wednesday, the most major move in a government reshuffle ordered by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a crucial juncture in the war against Russia. Russian strikes, meanwhile, killed at least seven people in the Ukrainian city of Lviv near the Polish border.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-kuleba-resignation-1.7312730?cmp=rss

WATCH | Pregnant woman, 6 children among migrants killed crossing English Channel

People crowd onto a boat as it approaches a dock.

At least 12 people, including six children and a pregnant woman, were killed after a migrant ship capsized on the English Channel. The disaster has reignited calls for stronger measures to address the migrant crisis.



source https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6499203?cmp=rss

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

At least 41 killed in Russian airstrikes on central Ukraine city, Zelenskyy says

Massive amounts of debris are shown on the ground in what appears to be a residential area.

Two Russian ballistic missiles struck an educational facility and nearby hospital in a central-eastern region of Ukraine, killing at least 41 people and wounding 180 others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-poltava-strikes-1.7311602?cmp=rss

WATCH | Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine

A man crouches in front of a heavily damaged building.

Russia unleashed a barrage of missiles on Ukraine on Monday as students prepared for their first day of school. The escalated attacks prompted calls for world leaders to do more.



source https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6497758?cmp=rss