Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Chinese Canadian pop star, Kris Wu, dumped by brands over sexual assault allegations

Kris Wu

The former member of Korean boy band EXO has lost endorsement and other deals with at least 10 brands including Porsche and Bulgari after a teenager accused him of sexually assaulting her while she was drunk.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/chinese-canadian-pop-star-kris-wu-dumped-by-brands-1.6109416?cmp=rss

Haiti installs Ariel Henry as new leader while mourning slain president

Haiti President Killed

Haiti's government installed a new prime minister on Tuesday, while officials mourned assassinated President Jovenel Moïse and arrested at least three police officers implicated in his killing.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/haiti-ariel-henry-prime-minister-1.6110528?cmp=rss

Belgium holds day of mourning for flood victims as death toll, including Germany, rises to 201

Europe Floods Belgium

Belgium's king and queen visited the flood-stricken town of Verviers to lead the nation in a minute of silence Tuesday to remember those who died. German Chancellor Angela Merkel meanwhile made a second tour of the disaster zone in her country.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/belgium-flood-mourning-germany-1.6110259?cmp=rss

Heavy flooding in central China inundates subway system, closes historic sites

China Flooding

Heavy rain pounded the central Chinese province of Henan on Tuesday, bursting the banks of major rivers, flooding the streets of a dozen cities and trapping subway passengers waist-high in floodwaters.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-henan-flooding-1.6110092?cmp=rss

Politics the reason Canada has surpassed U.S. on COVID vaccines, Fauci says

Virus Outbreak Congress

How did the U.S. squander a months-long lead to fall behind Canada on COVID-19 vaccinations, leaving it short of herd immunity while a deadly variant wallops unvaccinated pockets of the country? U.S. official Anthony Fauci blames his country's politics.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/fauci-us-canada-vaccines-1.6109362?cmp=rss