Thursday, August 5, 2021

6 dead in Alaska sightseeing plane crash, U.S. Coast Guard says

Alaska Missing Plane

A sightseeing plane crashed Thursday in the area of Misty Fjords National Monument in southeast Alaska, killing all six people on board, the U.S. Coast Guard said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/alaska-sightseeing-plane-crash-six-dead-1.6131765?cmp=rss

Interpreters who fled Afghanistan consider dangerous trip home to apply for refugee status

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Some Afghan interpreters who risked their lives to flee the country are considering a dangerous new journey back into Afghanistan in the hopes of qualifying for resettlement in Canada.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/afghan-interpreters-third-countries-1.6131416?cmp=rss

Amazon delays back-to-office plans until January as delta cases keep rising

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Amazon has pushed back its return-to-office date for tech and corporate workers until January 2022 as COVID-19 cases surge nationally due to the delta variant.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/amazon-office-return-delays-1.6131096?cmp=rss

Belarus Olympic sprinter used Google translate to plead for help in Tokyo

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Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, fearing reprisals back home after publicly criticizing her coaches at Tokyo 2020, used her phone to translate a plea for help at an airport in Japan as she tried to avoid being forced onto a plane and eventually fled to Poland.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/belarus-sprinter-google-translate-plea-1.6130831?cmp=rss

Do athletes get money for medals? Why do divers use tiny towels? Your Olympic questions answered

Tokyo Olympics Swimming

Do Olympic athletes get any financial compensation for winning a medal? What are they made of? Why are Russian athletes competing but not Russia? And why the name change for synchronized swimming? CBC News provides some answers to those burning questions sparked after weeks of Olympic viewing.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/olympics-tokyo-questions-1.6129099?cmp=rss