Thursday, June 10, 2021

India blocks Canadian bhangra-rap star Jazzy B's Twitter account after he supports farm protests

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Jaswinder Singh Bains — known internationally as bhangra-rap star Jazzy B — says he was shocked when messages began coming in over the weekend from fans who couldn't see his Twitter account in India.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/india-jazzy-b-twitter-block-censorship-1.6060665?cmp=rss

The 'ring of fire' seen in the sky around parts of the world Thursday

Annular eclipse as viewed in Toronto on June 10, 2021

The top of the world got a sunrise special on Thursday — a "ring of fire" solar eclipse.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/annular-eclipse-photos-june10-2021-1.6061023?cmp=rss

U.S. committed to seeing patents waived to boost COVID-19 vaccine access

Health-care workers prepares AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine dose

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is committed to efforts to waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and will raise the issue with the World Trade Organization (WTO), but it may take time, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Thursday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-covid19-patents-vaccines-1.6060602?cmp=rss

Ousted Myanmar leader faces new corruption charges that her lawyer slams as 'absurd'

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New corruption cases have been opened against Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other former officials from her government, state-run media said on Thursday. The cases are the latest in a series of charges brought against the elected leader, who was overthrown in a military coup earlier this year.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/aung-san-suu-kyi-myanmar-new-charges-absurd-1.6060499?cmp=rss

Hoover Dam reservoir hits record low water level amid extreme drought

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The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the extreme drought across the U.S. West.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/hoover-dam-record-1.6060347?cmp=rss