Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony director fired for past Holocaust joke

The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee fired the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/olympic-opening-ceremony-holocaust-1.6112360?cmp=rss

Police fire tear gas, water cannons at protesters decrying Greece vaccination mandate

Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters who gathered Wednesday in Athens to oppose coronavirus vaccination requirements proposed by the Greek government.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/police-fire-tear-gas-water-cannons-at-protesters-decrying-greece-vaccination-mandate-1.6112260?cmp=rss

4th Canadian victim of Florida condo collapse identified

A fourth Canadian victim has been identified nearly four weeks after the June collapse of a 12-storey condo tower in Surfside, Fla., that killed more than 90 people.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/miami-condo-collapse-fourth-canadian-victim-identified-1.6112011?cmp=rss

Biden nominates David Cohen as pick for ambassador to Canada

U.S. President Joe Biden has nominated David Cohen, a tech executive who once served as chief of staff to the mayor of Philadelphia, to be his ambassador to Canada.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/biden-nominee-us-ambassador-canada-david-cohen-1.6111926?cmp=rss

Liverpool, U.K., becomes 3rd site stripped of UNESCO world heritage status

The English city of Liverpool was removed from UNESCO's list of world heritage sites on Wednesday because new buildings undermined the attractiveness of its Victorian docks, making it only the third site to be removed from the prestigious list.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/liverpool-unesco-world-heritage-status-stripped-1.6111958?cmp=rss