Friday, June 11, 2021

Lobster diver survives brief entrapment inside whale's mouth

Humpback whales feed near Gloucester, Mass.

A commercial lobster diver who got caught in the mouth of a humpback whale off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass., on Friday morning said he thought he was going to die.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trapper-lobster-diver-humpback-whale-1.6063136?cmp=rss

Darnella Frazier, teen who recorded George Floyd's arrest, murder, wins Pulitzer citation

A person in Minneapolis, Minn., reacts to verdict in Derek Chauvin's trial

The teenager who pulled out her cellphone and recorded the police restraint and death of George Floyd, helping to launch a global movement to protest racial injustice, was awarded a special citation by the Pulitzer Prizes on Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/darnella-frazier-george-floyd-video-pulitzer-1.6062709?cmp=rss

Pakistan's PM urges governments to fight online hate and extremism after London, Ont. truck attack

Imran Khan

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan is calling on world leaders to crack down on online hate and extremism following the deadly truck attack in London, Ont. — now being investigated by authorities as a possible act of terror.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/imran-khan-rbl-interview-1.6062850?cmp=rss

UN human rights chief warns of military buildup, escalating violence in Myanmar

Switzerland UN Human Rights

Michelle Bachelet said more than 108,000 people have fled their homes in eastern Kayah state in the last three weeks, and her office cited "credible reports" that security forces have shelled civilian homes and churches and blocked access for humanitarian aid.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/un-human-rights-chief-michelle-bachelet-myanmar-1.6062810?cmp=rss

Dutch princess says she won't accept royal allowance at age 18

Princess Amalia, photographed in Eindhoven, Netherlands, in April 2021

The heir to the Dutch throne, Princess Amalia, has decided for the next few years not to accept the allowance — worth some 1.6 million euros ($2.4 million Cdn) per year — that she is entitled to receive annually once she turns 18 in December.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dutch-princess-royal-allowance-return-1.6062386?cmp=rss