Sunday, October 13, 2024

Death is everywhere in Gaza. That has prompted people of all ages to write their last words for loved ones

A woman and her daughter look at a text on a cellphone.

There is likely no one among the more than two million residents of Gaza who hasn’t been touched by death in the last year of Israel's war with Hamas, leading some to confront their mortality and the looming presence of death by writing a form of last will and testament for their loved ones.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/wills-gaza-death-1.7349754?cmp=rss

Saturday, October 12, 2024

Ukraine military recruiters raid bars, restaurants looking for men not registered for conscription

A soldier kneels in a trench as an explosion goes off in the near distance.

Ukrainian military recruitment officers raided restaurants, bars and a concert hall in Kyiv, checking military registration documents and detaining men who were not in compliance, media and witnesses reported Saturday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-war-conscription-raid-1.7351297?cmp=rss

Why Trudeau flew to the other side of the world to spend less than 48 hours in Southeast Asia

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone at the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.

Amid the threat of an early federal election, the prime minister left Ottawa during a chaotic parliamentary sitting week for a meeting of Southeast Asian countries in Laos. Despite everything unfolding on Parliament Hill, senior government officials believed skipping the summit wasn't an option.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-asean-summit-1.7351100?cmp=rss

Hurricane Milton floodwaters prevent Florida woman from rescuing dying father

A woman and daughter embrace.

A woman recalls the heartbreak of not being able to rescue her father, a paraplegic who died in his trailer as rising floodwaters caused by Hurricane Milton hit in Lakeland, Fla.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hurricane-milton-flooding-florida-1.7351172?cmp=rss

SpaceX could launch and catch massive Starship this Sunday

A rocket is seen sitting on a launch pad with an orange and pink sky with some clouds.

SpaceX is preparing once again to launch its 37-storey Starship as soon as Sunday, pending regulatory approval. And the big show will be the possible attempt at catching its booster back at the launch pad.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/spacex-starship-ift5-1.7349224?cmp=rss